The rebellion of the servant army is not uncommon in Chinese history, the most famous of which is the Battle of Hengrus with the Arab Empire during the Tang Dynasty.

The war took place in the tenth year of the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, when the Arab Empire was still known as the Great Food Empire, which coincided with the peak of the Tang Dynasty, and both sides were in a state of extreme territorial expansion.

The famous Tang general Gao Xianzhi conquered almost the entire Central Asian region, allowing the Tang Dynasty to cross the Pamir Plateau and the vast desert to directly border the city of Hengrus under the control of the Great Food Empire.

The Tang army in this era can be said to be invincible, and it did not take any foreign enemies in its eyes, even if it was an expedition of thousands of miles and did not have any advantage in troops, Gao Xianzhi still decided to launch an attack on Hengros City.

On the other hand, the Great Food Empire had also been eyeing the four towns of Anxi in the Tang Dynasty for a long time, so it mobilized heavy troops to prepare for a heavy blow to the Gao Xianzhi Department of the Anxi Army of the Tang Dynasty.

Needless to say, the result was that the Tang Dynasty's servant army Gelulu Department rebelled at a critical moment, resulting in the defeat of the Tang Empire. Then the Anshi Rebellion broke out within the Tang Dynasty, and from then on, the Central Plains Dynasty was no longer able to conquer Central Asia, and even the territory of the Western Regions could not be held.

The Persian Governor's Mansion, the Beiting Governor's Mansion, and the Anxi Governor's Mansion, which symbolize the pinnacle of the Tang Dynasty, gradually disappeared in the long river of history.

Until nearly a thousand years passed, the Ming Dynasty opened up the Hexi Corridor and relied on the policy of restraint to reach the edge of the Western Regions. But even this kind of rubbing is still interrupted by the rise of the Mongol Warat, and it is already a matter of the Qing Dynasty to call the new return of the homeland again.

Shen Yichen didn't have the ability to be a prophet, and it was impossible for him to guess in advance that the Chijin Mongol Guard would rebel. The original intention of transferring Yang Xin, the commander of Zhangwubo, to garrison Jiayuguan was to worry that Shi Heng, the prince of Zhongguo, would rush forward, after all, the defeat of the three guards of Wuliang Ha was still vivid.

Although the reason for the defeat of Zhongguo Gong Shiheng back then was more because the center of the court withheld the salaries of the soldiers, so that the morale collapsed and he had no intention of fighting at all. But from the side, it can be seen that once Shi Heng fights, he has a rather careless posture, and it is easy to break if he is too rigid.

In order to prevent this from happening, Shen Yichen let Zhang Wubo, a good general, sit in Jiayuguan and give necessary support at a critical moment. As a result, I didn't expect to hit the right one, and I encountered the defection of the Chijin Mongolian guard, which came in handy.

However, the situation is inferior to inferior, and the soldiers of the Ming West Expeditionary Army still showed their bloody nature and toughness. Especially Shi Ming, the right governor sitting in the rear, saw that the Chijin Mongolian guards turned against the Shazhou Guards and the Anding Guards, and rushed towards the Ming army camp, the five thousand soldiers and horses could be said to be as immobile as a mountain!

"Did the sons and daughters see it, the Chijin Mongolian guard is reversed!"

Compared with many generals who would conceal unfavorable information on the battlefield, Shi Ming, the right governor, instead shouted a sentence and clearly told the reserve sergeants what had happened.

"Shen Ge Lao once said that if the vassals of the vassal state dare to rebel, the Ming Dynasty will definitely point the soldiers at the front and pacify the people who are not subservient!"

"Luchuan, Wuliang Ha Sanwei, Jurchen Sanbu, and Korea were all swept away by my Ming Dynasty, and now it is the turn of the group of traitors of the Kansai Seven Guards. Since ancient times, the Han enemy Wuhu, the Ming soldiers used your swords to teach the barbarians what it means to surrender! ”

The Shi clan is worthy of a family of military generals, and there is a brave and good fighting blood in their bones, Shi Ming's shouting directly ignited the blood of the five thousand Ming reserve army soldiers present, and there was no panic or fear in their eyes, as if they were staring at the enemy in front of them who were several times their own like hungry wolves.

"The Ming army is mighty!"

An earth-shattering roar sounded, accompanied by the battle horns of the Ming soldiers, 5,000 soldiers and horses rushed towards the 30,000 soldiers and horses of the Guanxi Guard without hesitation. Once both sides belonged to the Ming Dynasty's guard sequence, but now they have become undying enemies on the battlefield.

Facts have proved that benevolence and righteousness cannot move foreign races, and the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains that cast a dynasty only rely on swords and swords, iron and blood!

The meat grinder-like war continued, and Shi Heng, the prince of Zhongguo, didn't know how long he had been fighting, and he couldn't even tell whether it was the blood-colored remnant sun, or the blood of the soldiers on both sides of the enemy stained the earth.

The Western Expeditionary Army, composed of the children of the clan led by Shi Heng and the Xuanda Border Army, does have the top elite strength of the Ming Dynasty. But the Mongol cavalry, which was also commanded by the Heavenly Sage Khan, also picked up the bravery of Genghis Khan's time, trying to prove that they were the overlords of this vast territory.

The more powerful the soldiers and horses fought to the end, it was more like two trapped beasts fighting, and neither side had any way out. However, in the overall situation, the balance of victory was tilted in favor of the Mongols, and when the combat strength was equal, depending on the difference in the number of soldiers and horses, 50,000 people would be difficult to defeat 80,000 after all, and they would still suffer from the enemy.

However, at this time, a loud horn sounded in the east, and a handsome flag with the word "Yang" fluttering in the wind appeared in everyone's field of vision. Yang Xin, Zhangwu Bo, who was stationed at Jiayu Pass, led 10,000 Ming reinforcements to come, and they would fight side by side with the robes.

"Reinforcements are coming, it's the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty!"

"How can you say that you have no clothes, and you are with your son!"

"Suffer the death of the Tartars, the Hexi Corridor is where you are buried!"

The Ming soldiers on the battlefield saw the battle flags of the Ming army fluttering in the distance, as well as the sound of war horses rushing from the rumbling, and their morale reached a peak again. The reason is that they know that they will never be a lonely army, and there is a powerful Ming Empire behind them, with countless soldiers and robes going forward and succeeding.

"Zhang Wubo is here with the defenders of Jiayu Pass, and the brothers are killing them!"

Compared with ordinary soldiers, Dingyuan Bo Shi Biao was even more excited. You must know that he and Zhangwubo Yang Xin lived and died together, and the one who chased and killed was the Warat tribe army that was also commanded first, and now that time has passed, and the opportunity to fight side by side has been ushered in, how can heroes not be excited?

I saw that the two battle axes opened and closed, and Shi Biao directly swept away the surrounding Tartar cavalry, as the saying goes, the fist is afraid of being strong, in fact, in a sense, it is the same for generals.

Seven or eight years have passed, and Shi Heng, who is the prince of the country, has been pampered and pampered all these years, and when it comes to the courage of ten thousand people, he is no longer as good as his nephew Shi Biao.

It's just that Shi Biao's side has just been killed, and there is the sound of gongs and drums in Mingjin's retreat, which makes him in a state of confusion. Don't look at the fact that only 10,000 Jiayu Pass defenders came to support, the number is still 60,000 to 80,000 weaker than the Mongolian soldiers and horses, but the commander of Zhangwubo Yang Xin is also an elite army, which is not at all comparable to the servant army of the Seven Guards of Guanxi.

Outnumbered, no problem at all!

"Uncle, Grandpa has given the order to withdraw the troops, let's retreat!"

The subordinate general next to him saw that Shi Biao did not make any retreat, so he rushed over and gave him an order.

Fall back?

Hearing this order, Shi Biao's face was full of incredulity.

Now that the reinforcements have arrived, the morale of the soldiers is like a rainbow, what if the other party is the Great Khan of Mongolia?

The Ming Dynasty Western Expeditionary Army swallowed thousands of miles like a tiger, and the merit of sealing the wolf was just around the corner, and the three armies of Uncle Yongguan were never soft persimmons, how could they give an order to retreat at such a critical moment?

But the sound of the gong of Mingjin's withdrawal of troops cannot be fake, and from a distance, the handsome banner with the word "stone" written on it has led the Chinese army out of contact with the main Mongolian troops and horses, and on the other hand, the defenders of Jiayuguan led by Yang Xin, Zhangwubo, do not seem to have fully charged into battle, but more like assisting the reserve army general Shi Ming to retreat.

The situation in front of him was already a little incomprehensible to Shi Biao, and just when he was hesitating whether to follow his uncle's order to retreat, his cousin Shi Chong had already led a group of soldiers and horses to give an order: "Cousin, my uncle has ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops, and disobedience on the battlefield is a capital crime, what are you waiting for?" ”

Shi Chong is a brother who grew up with Shi Biao, and he doesn't know what kind of character the other party is, and only by moving the name of Shi Heng, the prince of Zhongguo, can he suppress the unruliness that kills his superiors.

Sure enough, after hearing his cousin Shi Chong's words, Dingyuan Bo Shi Biao seemed to wake up from the killing and understood that this was indeed the order to withdraw troops issued by his uncle.

So he hurriedly shouted to the soldiers around him: "Brothers, the grandfather has ordered it thoroughly, today we will temporarily leave a dog to take the life of the Tartar, and then go to the head of the chief and the first in the future!" ”

"Okay, let the Tartars survive for a few days."

"Brothers, withdraw!"

A roar of filial piety sounded, Shi Biao's subordinates ordered a ban, and Qi Shushu broke away from the confrontation with the Mongolian soldiers and horses, and retreated in the direction of the palace formed by Yang Xin, Zhangwu Bo.

Tiansheng Khan, who was riding on a war horse with a bloody face, saw the soldiers and horses of the Ming Kingdom receding like a tide, but the expression on his face did not have the slightest joy of victory, on the contrary, he looked very dignified.

"The King of Magazines!"

He also roared angrily to his side, and soon the king of Saikan, who heard the order, rode his horse to the front, touched his shoulders and saluted, "What is the matter with the Great Khan?" ”

"The reinforcements of the Ming State arrived, but they decisively chose to retreat, someone must have leaked the military information of our ambush soldiers, and dug up this spy as soon as possible!"

This is the reason why Yexian looked solemn, the soldiers and horses he blocked the Western Expedition of the Ming Dynasty this time were not the 50,000 people as rumored, but the main force of 60,000 households in Eastern and Western Mongolia was all pulled over, and 100,000 people were prepared!

After all, Shi Heng was born in the Xuanda Border Army, and it can be said that he has been an opponent for a lifetime, and he is extremely clear about the combat effectiveness of the Western Expeditionary Army of the Ming Kingdom.

With the same number of soldiers and horses, even if the cowardly Xue army, which directly belonged to the Great Khan, was pulled over, the combat strength of the two sides would be evenly matched, and even if the 30,000 servant troops of the Seven Guards of Kansai were added, it would be impossible to annihilate them.

The Han people's "Art of War" has a cloud: ten are to surround it, five to attack it, and to fight it if it is doubled, and if the enemy can divide it, if it is less, it can be defended, and if it is not, it can be avoided.

Heavenly Saint Khan is also a warrior who has not been born in the grassland for a hundred years, how can he not even read this most basic military book.

130,000 soldiers and horses against 50,000 is the battle plan that Tiansheng Khan also formulated first, and at the same time, in order to ensure an absolute secret march, he let another 50,000 soldiers and horses go around hundreds of miles, just to surprise the Ming Western Expeditionary Army.

As a result, with the arrogant and arrogant character of Shi Heng, the loyal country, the reinforcements came but withdrew so simply, the first reaction in his mind was that there was a mole!

"Yes, Great Khan, my brother must investigate clearly."

The king of the race was pale and full of panic in his heart.

You must know that since the rebellion of Boyan Timur, all the brothers of the first have been deprived of military power, among which the king of Saikan has been transferred to the civilian official in charge of the Privy Council, which is an intelligence agency similar to Jinyiwei handed down from the Yuan Dynasty.

Now that the ambush has not yet arrived, the enemy has learned the news, which is simply a major mistake in intelligence work. And Yexian, who has experienced the betrayal of his brother, has long lost his original brotherhood, and he is likely to be eradicated by him under this pretext.

"Humph!"

Facing the order of the king of the competition, he first snorted coldly to express his dissatisfaction, and then shouted loudly: "Mandulu, collect the troops!" ”

The defenders of Jiayu Pass in the Ming Kingdom had already set up a defensive formation, and it was impossible to take advantage of the situation to pursue the Western Expeditionary Army of the Zhongguo Gongshi Hengbu. And since the other party knows the ambush plan, the next step will be to retreat to Jiayu Pass, and the Great Wall Xiongguan Mongol Khanate will not be able to attack.

Then the withdrawal of troops for the time being has become the only option.

However, there is no hurry at first, since Shen Yichen, the prime minister of the Ming Kingdom, has launched the plan of the western expedition and sent a general of the level of Zhongguo Gong Shi Heng, there is no possibility of giving up halfway.

Next time, it won't be so simple for Shi Heng to escape.

On the other side, Shi Heng, who led the troops back into the formation, his face was also extremely pale, in his opinion, he was 50,000 against 80,000, and he still had the upper hand, as long as he continued to fight with the passage of time, then he must have fled with his tail between his legs first.

As a result, who would have thought that the old boy of the other party did not talk about martial virtues, and claimed that 50,000 soldiers and horses would attack the Ming Dynasty, but in fact, there were still 50,000 ambush soldiers on standby, and the entire Mongolian Khanate could be said to be pouring out.

In the past wars between the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia, only by blowing the number of soldiers and horses as large as possible, 100,000 people dared to claim 500,000. Now that the times have changed, not only do the conscription horses not have a trace of moisture, but they also hide a lot of preparations to come by surprise.

Yang Xin, the martial artist who was waiting in the array, saw Shi Heng retreating with an unhappy face, and arched his hand: "The grandfather has a basis for advancing and retreating, and tens of thousands of elite soldiers have done the order to prohibit it, and this ability to command the soldiers is really admired by the younger generations." ”

Shi Heng and Yang Hong, the Duke of Yingguo, are considered to be the same generation, and Yang Xin, the uncle of Zhangwu, and Shi Biao, the uncle of Dingyuan, are considered to be the same generation, and the two families have had a friendship for many years, so they did not call themselves the younger generation according to the title in the officialdom.

"Damn, how can Lao Tzu have a basis for advancing and retreating, but now he only has these 50,000 families in his hands. If he didn't even go out of Hexi regardless of it, Jingshi Shen Yuanfu was afraid that he would punish his father for several crimes, and Xiang Shang's head would not be guaranteed! ”

Shi Heng originally complained casually to vent the grievances and dissatisfaction in his heart, but when he heard these words in Yang Xin's ears, he was shocked. The dignified and loyal country is not afraid of the earth, and even the emperor does not pay attention to it many times, but now he is so subservient to Shen Yuanfu.

It seems that Shen Yuanfu's power in the capital division is really terrifying......