Chapter 111: Attack Hami
Shaanxi Dusi, Suzhou Wei.
At the same time as Zhu Qizhen set out on the expedition, Ningyang Hou Chen Mao led 30,000 horses to Suzhou in batches, and then waited for the opportunity.
After a whole month, finally, the opportunity came!
"Report to the Marquis of Ningyang, the commander of the envoy, Jia Silan led the main force to the northeast, and Hami guarded the emptiness!"
"Good!"
Chen Mao stood up excitedly and said, "Order, all soldiers and horses are immediately assembled and attack Hami!" ”
Suzhou Wei Commander Hu Lin hurriedly said, "Ningyang Hou, do you want to think about it again?" ”
"Consider what?"
"This ......"
Hu Lin said with some confusion: "For such a large-scale battle, should you ask the imperial court for instructions first, and wait for the emperor to give instructions before acting?" ”
Chen Mao said with a calm face: "Before leaving Beijing, the emperor specially instructed that in this battle, the old man has the right to be arbitrary, and there is no need to ask for instructions for any decision!" ”
"That'...... All right! ”
Hu Lin was always a little uneasy in his heart, a general like him stationed at the border was most afraid of making decisions without authorization.
You must know that you are a man with military power, and you must be cautious in your every move.
If you want to do anything, then it's not far from the Nine Clans.
Chen Mao didn't care about these, the emperor personally conquered Mobei, and planned the east and west two routes, if it can be successful, the north of the Ming Dynasty will be worry-free for a hundred years.
Now all I have to do is to get Hami back again, and I don't need to think about anything else.
Hami is the only way between the Ming Dynasty and the Western Regions, and even with Europe, and is an important node of the ancient Silk Road.
During the Yuan Dynasty, Hamiwei was entrenched in the Chagatai descendant of the Unasuri, and after the Ming Dynasty overthrew the Yuan Dynasty, the younger brother of the Unasuri, Anke Timur, surrendered to the Ming Dynasty and was named the king of Zhongshun. Its place was set up by the Ming Dynasty as Hamiwei, and was commanded by the Maha Maha, a fearful of the Vultures. Later, the descendants of Anke Timur ruled Hami hereditarily and became the northwest barrier of the Ming Dynasty.
With the rise of Warat, it gradually expanded to the northwest and actually controlled many areas in the northwest.
When he arrived, he took power first, and through various tactics such as force persecution and marriage, he gradually attacked and subdued the Guanxi guards of the Ming Dynasty.
In the face of the menacing Warats, Hamiwei was finally defeated by Gathlan and separated from the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
This time, Zhu Qizhen personally conquered Mobei, and the generals were defeated and retreated first, so they had to gather troops and horses from various departments to support.
He was not satisfied with the small place of Hami for a long time, and had been thinking about getting involved in the high-level of Warat, and this time, he finally waited for the opportunity, so he left Baiyi Saha Pingzhang to garrison, and he led the main force to the east to support the main force.
Chen Mao gave an order, and the army consisting of 30,000 operators and 20,000 northwest border troops began to march westward.
In May, the mountains are snowy, and there are no flowers but cold.
The majestic Tianshan Mountains from west to east, the Hami area is cut in half, the north of the mountain is forests, grasslands and glaciers, and the south of the mountain is the plain green state, and the city of Hami is built on the plain green state in the south of the mountain.
The Tianshan Mountains are frozen all year round, the snow is still falling in May, and the bitter northwest wind is whining hoarsely.
In the cold wind, a group of soldiers and horses suddenly appeared under the city of Hami.
"Da Ming sent troops to us?"
Bai Yisaha's face was full of disbelief, and he hurried to the city wall, and what caught his eye was the Ming army with no end in sight.
"Lord Pingzhang, what should I do?"
"What else can I do, the Ming army will attack the city tomorrow, and immediately send someone to inform General Gathlan. All the guards in the city, get ready to fight! ”
Bai Yi Saha is stupid, thousands of calculations, but he didn't calculate that Daming could still divide his troops at this juncture.
So far, I can only fight with the Ming army.
Gaslan took the main force away, and the guards in the city were empty, hoping that the high walls of the city could be dragged back to the main force.
"Lord Pingzhang, there are many Ming soldiers, if it is a strong attack, I am afraid that it will not last long, it is better to ......"
Bai Yi Saha looked back, and it turned out to be a military advisor ram lift.
This person was originally a talent in Gansu, and was plundered to the grassland by the Wara people, but he relied on his flexible mind and constantly gave advice to Jia Silan, and he even mixed into the identity of the Hami Guard Division step by step.
Although this military advisor did not have an actual official position, he was highly respected in the local area.
When he set out on the expedition, he specially instructed Bai Yi Saha to make a decision after consulting with the ram if he encountered any major events.
Now hearing the ram say this, Bai Yizaha hurriedly asked, "What is Mr. Ram's opinion?" ”
The ram smiled confidently and said, "To go to the army, you only need to use a little trick." ”
Bai Yizaha was impatient and asked, "Sir, can you make it clear?" ”
"Lord Pingzhang, don't worry!"
The ram waved his hand and said: "General Gasilan has been on the expedition for ten days, even if he turns back, it will be ten days later, the Ming army is prepared, if you are determined to attack the city, I am afraid that it will not last for ten days." ”
Bai Yi Saha was so anxious that he was about to beat people, and said that the Han people are really hateful, what can't be said clearly at one time?
Ram Ju no longer sold Guanzi, and continued: "Lord Pingzhang can send someone to envoy the Ming army to propose peace, if the Ming army agrees, talk about the details of the peace in detail, drag it out for ten days and half a month, and wait for General Gasilan to lead the main force back to help, you can send troops to attack before and after, and annihilate it in one fell swoop!" ”
Bai Yisaha's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said: "This is a good idea, but ...... What if the Ming army doesn't agree? ”
"If you don't agree, you will talk about the conditions, and our side will let us go again and again, what else will he not agree to? Anyway, it's all empty promises, so what's the point if you give up Hami City? ”
"Okay, just do what Mr. says!"
Soon, a peace letter was sent to the Ming army's position, but the people didn't even open the letter at all, only wrote the word "war" on the cover, and let the messenger send it back.
Bai Yi Saha immediately found the ram and asked, "Sir, the Ming army didn't even read the letter, what should I do?" ”
"The Legend of the Fairy Tree"
The ram frowned, thought for a long time, and muttered, "Strange, it shouldn't be!" ”
In his consciousness, fighting a war is nothing more than conquering cities and grabbing resources.
Now that I take the initiative to give you resources, I don't need you to spend a single soldier, where can I find such a good thing?
Bang!
Suddenly, there was a loud roar outside.
"Report! Lord Pingzhang, the Ming army began to attack the city! ”
Bai Yi Saha was shocked and immediately went to the city wall to check.
I saw that outside the east gate of Hami City, the sun and moon handsome flags were waving in the wind, and twenty artillery pieces were lined up in front of the formation.
These cannons look much smaller than the general's cannons, but listening to the sound, the power is not diminished in the slightest.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Under the continuous bombardment of artillery, the huge city gate collapsed.
"Rush, kill!"
The shouts of killing in the Ming army's position shook the sky and poured into the city gate like a tide.
Bai Yi Saha really didn't expect that Hami City didn't hold out for even a day, and it was breached like this.
At this moment, he couldn't care much anymore, gathered men and horses, and killed the Ming army at the city gate.