Mills fled westward, preparing to retreat into the state and continue to hold on. Hezhou is now Turpan, located at the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain, and is another stronghold of the entire Yinshan defense line in Western Liao. Between Hezhou and Hamili, there is also an ancient city, Shanshan, but Shanshan is not conducive to defense due to the terrain location, so Mills decided to give up.

After the Ming army occupied Hamili, only 5,000 soldiers and horses were left to garrison, and the main army continued to advance westward along the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain, and the front of the army was directed at Hezhou City. Yelu Longqing, who was anxiously waiting for news from all sides, paced back and forth in the big tent restlessly. Ali Dali, the general of the tent, hurried in. Yelu Longqing immediately stopped and turned around, and asked; "Any news?"

Ali Dali hurriedly said: "Just now there is news from Hamili that Hamili has lost!" Yelu Longqing was shocked and couldn't help but exclaim, "How is it possible?!" The city defense of Hamili is strong, and no matter how powerful the Ming army is, it is impossible to capture Hamili so quickly! Alidari said, "Let Mills's messenger tell me about the specific situation." Then he shouted outside the tent, "Come in!" ”

The figure of the person at the door shook, and a man with a beard on his face rushed in, knelt in front of Yelu Longqing, and bowed; "Meet His Majesty the Emperor!" Yelu Longqing asked, "What is your identity?" The messenger said, "The villain is the personal soldier of General Mills. "What proof is there?" Yelu Longqing was worried that the other party was a spy on the Ming side, so he asked so carefully. The messenger immediately took out an arrow and held it high. Alidari took the order from his hand and gave it to Jerulongkin. Yelu Longqing took the order arrow, looked at it, and confirmed that it was Mills's order arrow, so he dispelled his doubts in his heart, frowned and asked, "Hamili has really fallen?" ”

The Courier nodded.

Yelu Longqing was still in disbelief, and frowned: "Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, the city is strong, and the terrain is dangerous, how can the Han people capture Hamili?" With a look of fear on his face, the messenger said, "They have used a new cannon, which is terrifyingly powerful, far more powerful than their previous cannons!" In less than an hour, our walls were blasted open! Then they sent out a monster army, and although we tried our best to resist it, we were overwhelmed by the monsters in the blink of an eye! ”

Yelu Longqing was surprised and asked, "What monster?"

The Messenger knows what that monster is, and can only paint a picture of what it looks like. Yelu Longqing and Ali Dali were both in a fog when they heard it, and their hearts were shocked. Yelu Longqing frowned and said, "The Ming army has actually created a more powerful cannon, which is really unexpected!" Yelu Longqing only felt that many things were different from what he had expected, and he couldn't help but have a bad premonition in his heart. He looked at the messenger and asked, "What did Mills do when Hamili was lost?" The messenger said: "The general has pushed into Hezhou, and is ready to rely on Hezhou to resist desperately!" However, the general said that many situations exceeded previous expectations, and he was not sure how long Hezhou could hold out! The general hopes that His Majesty will be able to send reinforcements as soon as possible! ”

Yelu Longqing said, "You go back and tell Mills that reinforcements are already on the way." He must give me to hold Hezhou, and must not take a step back, otherwise military law is ruthless! The messenger bowed to his promise and went down.

Yelu Longqing walked to the map, looked at it, turned his head and asked Ali Dali, "Where are Ali Dayi's soldiers and horses now?" Ali Dali hurriedly stepped forward, looked at the map, pointed to a place called Trembling, and said, "According to the time, they should have already arrived at Delirium." "Shulimi, like Hamili, is an important city in Western Liao, located between Quxian and Hezhou, which is now Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in Xinjiang.

Yelu Longqing's gaze fell on the susceptibility, and he frowned: "You said that Ali Daiyi can they arrive in Hezhou in time?" ”

Ali Dali said: "There must be no problem with this! Yelu Longqing nodded and said, "Maybe." So when Alidaii arrives in Hezhou, can they hold Hezhou? Ali Dali said: "This must be no problem!" Hamil was lost, it should have been caught off guard by the Ming people, we don't know what kind of monster they have even more powerful cannons. Now that the Ming people have no secrets, it is impossible to break through Hezhou in one fell swoop like the Hami force! ”

Yelu Longqing nodded, and thought: "The most important thing now is not Hezhou, but the movement of Brother Yelu Hugh!" What exactly does he want to do? If the Khitan army sends troops south now, then the whole situation is still under our control! If Brother Ye Hugh gets the news of the loss of Hamili, even if he wants to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight and reap the profits, I'm afraid he won't be able to sit still! At this point, Yelu Longqing suddenly had a plan in his heart: no matter what idea Brother Ye Hugh has now, he will eventually reap the benefits. If his own army takes the initiative to retreat and give up Hezhou and other places to the Ming army, Ye Hugo will definitely not be able to sit still!

Yelu Longqing felt that this strategy was very feasible, but there were still some obstacles in his heart to ask him to take the initiative to give up such a large area of territory. After hesitating for a moment, reason finally prevailed over emotion, and he said to Alidari: "Bring me Mills's messenger back at once!" ”

Ali Dali didn't know what to do, but he didn't ask much, and immediately ran out of the big tent with a promise. Soon after, the messenger, who was still preparing dry food and water to exchange horses, was brought back to the big tent by Alidali. Yelu Longqing walked up to the messenger, handed him one of his arrows, and commanded: "I have a plan, you rush back to Hezhou as quickly as possible, and pass on my will, so that Mills will immediately abandon Hezhou, and the army will retreat to Hela Mountain to defend it." The messenger was taken aback, and his stomach was full of questions, but how could he dare to ask, so he immediately answered, took the emperor's order with both hands, and ran down.

Ali Dali couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, why did you give up Hezhou?" If we give up Hezhou, won't the entire Yinshan region be occupied by the Ming people, which will be greatly disadvantageous to us! ”

Yelu Longqing frowned and said, "The biggest problem now is not the Ming people, but Brother Yelu Hugh!" If we can't force the Khitan army to engage the Ming army in full battle as soon as possible, it will always seem as if a sharp blade hangs above our heads, and it will be cut down at any time! I gave up Hezhou to let Ye Hugo see that the Ming army was driving straight into the land to occupy the land! No matter what his idea is, he wants to reap the benefits of this big war! As long as he sees the Ming army marching straight into our territory, he will definitely not be able to sit still, and then lead the army south. Hmph, he wants to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, so I will plan it and let them fight! When they're defeated, I'll clean up the mess! Ali Dali understood, but he felt that His Majesty's plan was really risky enough.

Yelu Longqing looked at Ali Dali and said, "Immediately send a messenger to Ali Dayi, telling him not to continue to advance, and to retreat to the defense of the Zoli. In addition, he ordered the Sticky Baen and other departments to immediately concentrate their forces and take a mini-look, and leave the rest of the places alone. Alida said yes and ran down. Yelu Longqing's mouth of the Mu Ba'en and other tribes are several nomadic tribes in the northeast of Western Liao, that is, one of the so-called White Xiongnu during the Han Dynasty, the area is probably between the current Lake Balkhash and Mongolia, and also includes a little land in the west of Mongolia. These nomadic tribes were relatively independent, but they submitted to Yelu Longqing, the emperor of Western Liao, and accepted his orders to fight for Western Liao. Of course, the war was not fought in vain, and the price of their participation was that they could plunder the property of the captured area, as well as women and slaves at will.

After Mills retreated into Hezhou, he prepared to defend the city. However, in the face of the Ming army with giant cannon monsters, Mills had no confidence to hold on at all, and all he was thinking about now was being able to hold on for some more time. All kinds of terrible rumors about the Ming army were rampant in the city, and the soldiers and civilians were terrified and demoralized, which undoubtedly made the already bad situation even worse.

At ten o'clock that day, Mills received a report that the Ming cavalry unit had appeared. Mills hurried up the city wall and looked out of the city, and sure enough, he saw a big dust on the horizon, and the faint sound of rolling thunder drifted from the east. The news that the Ming army had arrived immediately spread in the city, and the already panicked atmosphere added to the panic. Many people dragged their families to the city gate to escape, but the city gate was closed, and no one was allowed to leave, and the anxious people could not control their emotions and shouted, and for a moment a huge noise resounded over the city. The more the people shouted and scolded, the more excited they became, looking at this scene, if they were allowed to develop, they were afraid that the people would clash with the defenders of the city gate.

Mills was taken aback by the urgent report from his men, and immediately rushed to the West Gate Tower, where the largest number of people had gathered. Seeing the crowds and hustle and bustle under the city, I couldn't help but change my face slightly. Immediately shouted at the people gathered in the city: "Be quiet! But the people were shouting with excitement, and where could they hear his voice!

Seeing that his shouts had no effect, Mills frowned, and hurriedly ordered the drummers on the city wall to beat the war drums. In an instant, the rumbling war drums rang out, and the huge war drums instantly suppressed the noise of the people in the city. The people who were shouting to leave the city suddenly heard the sound of war drums on the city wall, and they couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts, and the noise gradually stopped, and they all looked at the city wall at a loss, and soon, there was only the sound of war drums on the city wall.

When Mills saw that the people had finally quieted down, he ordered the drummers to stop beating the drums, and then shouted to the people under the city: "Don't be alarmed, everyone! Your Majesty's hundreds of thousands of reinforcements are coming! At that time, we will not only be safe and sound, but we will also be able to wipe out the Ming army outside the city in one fell swoop! ”

The people were skeptical, but the panic subsided. One of them raised his voice and said: "General, I heard that Hamili was lost all of a sudden, can it be resisted here?" Many people chimed in.

Mills laughed and raised his voice: "Hami Force is deliberately ceded to the enemy, this is a ploy to lure the enemy deeper, because we want to annihilate the enemy!" The people whispered, and they couldn't help but believe Mills's words, after all, it was unbelievable that Hamili had fallen in such a short time. Mills continued: "It's a critical time to plan now! If you leave the city and make the enemy think that a large force of our army has attacked and stop advancing and retreat, then our plan to completely annihilate the enemy army will be in vain! Therefore the gates must not be opened, so let all of us go home. ”

The people looked at each other, feeling that General Mills's words seemed to be reasonable, and listening to what General Mills said, the Ming army was completely in his calculations, and the whole army was about to be wiped out, so there was nothing to worry about. Some people turned around and went home, others saw this and went home one after another, and in a matter of moments, the vicinity of the city gate, which had been crowded with people, finally quieted down.

Mills couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that the people had finally dispersed. Mills rushed to the other two gates, said the same thing, and the people dispersed.

Mills returned to the eastern wall and looked at the enemy army outside the city, only to see that the enemy army had already entered the outside of the city and lined up to challenge. Mills naturally did not dare to fight, although there were only nearly 10,000 Ming war horses in front of him, but Mills, who knew the cunning of the Ming army, wondered if there was an ambush of the Ming army around, and only waited for him to lead the army out of the city, so he suddenly came out to intercept and kill, and then took the city. Mills couldn't help but pray, hoping that his reinforcements would arrive as soon as possible, otherwise he would not be sure to hold the state.

The Ming army challenged outside the city for more than half an hour, and when they saw that the Western Liao army had never been closed, they lost their interest, withdrew and retreated, and set up camp.

Seeing that the Ming army had temporarily retreated, Mills relaxed a little, and after giving some orders to the guards on the city wall, he returned to the camp.

Standing in the hall for a moment, he sat down and sighed. At this moment, Mordo, the general of the cronies, hurried in and reported: "General, I have just received a report from the scouts that the 80,000-strong army led by Ali Dayi has suddenly turned back and returned to the Zoli. ”

Mills, who was waiting for reinforcements, abruptly cried out angrily, "What the hell is Alidai doing? Mordo shook his head and said he didn't know. Mills paced back and forth in the hall anxiously, and said angrily: "I need reinforcements here, otherwise how can I resist the attack of the Ming army!" If they don't come to the rescue, it is difficult for them to want us all to die at the hands of the Ming army! It won't do them any good if we die! Mordo said in a depressed mood: "General, if we don't have reinforcements, we will wait for death if we stay here!" It's not as good as ......"

Mills knew what he was about to say, and couldn't help but stop and frown. At this moment, a personal officer rushed in and reported: "General, Your Majesty's messenger has arrived. Mills couldn't help but be surprised, and hurriedly looked towards the door. I saw a dusty young officer walk in quickly, and immediately greeted him.

The young officer came to Mills and raised his voice: "Your Majesty's command!" Mills and the others immediately knelt down on one knee. I only listened to the officer: "Your Majesty, the situation is complicated now, and it is not appropriate for our army to stay in the Yinshan area to resist the Ming army." The special commander General Mills led his troops and horses to immediately evacuate Hezhou and retreat to Hala Mountain for defense. ”

Mills and the others didn't want to stay and wait for death, but when they heard the emperor's message, they couldn't help but be overjoyed, and immediately bowed to accept the order. Several people stood up, and Mills asked the messenger, "May I ask the angel, why did Your Majesty give up the Yinshan region?" The messenger said: "I don't know the specifics, but Your Majesty's decision seems to have something to do with the Khitans!" Mills was surprised, then frowned and muttered, "Didn't the Khitans send troops as agreed beforehand?" The messenger said, "I don't know about that." That's what His Majesty's decree is, so let's go quickly, the general. ”

Mills nodded, and immediately said to Mordo: "Gather the army immediately, and we will leave tonight." Mordo said yes and ran down. ……

Maimaiti is the owner of the largest cake cutting shop in Hezhou, and the cake cutting is very famous in the whole Hezhou and even the nearby areas. This morning, Maimaiti got up early in the morning and opened the shop to prepare for business. Although the current situation is unstable, business still needs to be done. Maimaiti's cake-cutting shop is located near the North City Gate, and when you open the door, you can see the city gate 200 steps away. As soon as I opened the door of the shop, I saw people bustling in from the outside of the city gate. However, when I opened the door of the shop today, I saw that the city gate was wide open, and there was no one at the city gate, and there was no one on the city wall.

Maimaiti thought that now that the Ming army had come to the city, he was very surprised why the defenders opened the city gate? And where are all the defenders, why is there not a single figure on the city wall? What's going on?

"Maimaiti, what's wrong?" The owner of the shop selling sesame oil on the opposite side asked loudly. Maimaiti immediately raised his voice and said: "I don't know, as soon as I opened the door, I didn't see the army!" "There was a muffled thunderous sound outside the city gates, boom, boom, and boom. They didn't know what it was, but they subconsciously felt a sense of panic in their hearts, and they couldn't help but go backwards.

Suddenly, in the huge roar, I saw countless fierce and terrible war horses rushing into the city gate, it was not their own army at all, it was clearly the terrible Ming army! The people were terrified to the extreme, and rushed into their homes screaming, closing the doors, and not even bothering to collect the goods that were placed outside the door. ……

Yelu Longqing looked at the map and frowned tightly. Ali Dali walked into the big tent, saw Yelu Longqing, hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, Ali Dayi has led the army into Hela Mountain, and the Ming army has entered Hezhou. Yelu Longqing snorted and muttered, "Now it's up to Brother Ye Hugh to make any moves!" I don't believe that he can still sit still when he sees the commander of the Ming army driving straight in! ”

Ali Dali said with some concern: "Your Majesty, will Brother Ye Hugo use troops against us?" Now that the Ming army has occupied the Yinshan area, and the front line is flourishing, if Ye Hugo comes to attack us again, we will be in big trouble! ”

Yelu Longqing shook his head and said, "Never!" We have 300,000 troops in the Western Sea, and if we want to do something against us, we will never be able to pass that level in a short time! He should be able to understand that if they do it to us, it is just to make a wedding dress for Da Ming, and they will not get any benefits at all in the end, and Da Ming is already a major threat to them, are they willing to see Da Ming's strength further strengthened? On the contrary, if you join forces with us to deal with Daming, the situation will be different! As long as the Ming army that has entered our country is completely annihilated, they and we will be able to drive straight into Western Xia and take the entire Western Xia region into our pocket! Not only will they reap countless spoils of war and vast territory, but they will also be able to defeat the Ming Dynasty and kill two birds with one stone, so why not? ”

When Ali Dali heard Yelu Longqing say this, his originally worried heart couldn't help but let go, and then he couldn't help but scold: "I really don't know what those hateful Khitans are rubbing!" Yelu Longqing couldn't help but be a little anxious and frowned.

Hurried footsteps were heard at the door. Yelu Longqing and Ali Dali couldn't help but look towards the door. I saw a pro-soldier officer hurrying in and reporting; "Your Majesty, the envoy sent to the Liao State is back!" Yelu Longqing and Ali Daliden's eyes lit up, and then they saw the messenger of the wind and dust hurrying in, bowed and saluted, "The villain greets my majesty!" ”

Yelu Longqing couldn't help but say, "You're back!" What's going on? Why didn't Hurhugo send troops as agreed? The envoy immediately said: "Your Majesty, something has happened in the Liao Kingdom!" The regent of Liao, Ye Hu Cheng, is suspected of conspiring with the Ming Dynasty to rebel against Ye Hu Hucheng, Ye Hu Hu wanted to summon Ye Hu Cheng to question, but Ye Hu Hu Cheng did not obey the order! Suspicious that Yehu Hucheng was really going to rebel, he immediately led the 400,000 troops of the non-Yehu Tiger City system to retreat more than 100 miles, and set up camp to confront Yehu Tiger City! Now the Liao army itself is tense, and it looks like a war is about to start! ”

Yelu Longqing was surprised, frowned and asked, "How could this happen?" The messenger shook his head, "This little man doesn't know!" When I woke up that morning, I noticed that something was suddenly wrong, and I inquired about the officer in charge of entertaining us, and I learned about it! Then we followed the army of Yehu Hugo to evacuate the valley, and halfway through, the villain went to meet Yehu Hugo and asked about it, but Ye Hugo was very angry and said that the evidence of Yehu Hucheng's rebellion was conclusive, and did not say anything else. The villain is an outsider and doesn't want to ask much, so he bids farewell to Brother Ye and rushes back to report to His Majesty! ”

Yelu Longqing paced back and forth, his brows furrowed tightly, and he was annoyed and puzzled in his heart, not understanding why Yelu Huge and Yelu Hucheng had a quarrel at this juncture?

Eyes turn to Hezhou.

After the Ming army entered Hezhou, it did not move. On this day, Duan Zhixian couldn't help it, and ran to Yang Peng: "Big brother, why are you lying here, we should continue to march!" Yang Peng was talking to Yang Yanzhao, listened to Duan Zhixian's words, looked at Yang Yanzhao and smiled, and said with a smile: "How easy it is to lie down!" Why do you want to keep marching! When Duan Zhixian heard Yang Peng's words, he stared at a pair of bull's eyes in surprise, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.