Chapter 43 The Liberation of Lanzhou

Li Siqi smiled slightly and said: "In order to show sincerity, Li has handed over the weapons and armor of the whole army, that is, Marshal Xu will come to Lanzhou in the near future. After that, Li Siqi got up and arched his hand: "General Zhang, Li has prepared a mansion for General Zhang in the city.

Da Kui smiled slightly, knowing that this was Li Siqi's flattering move, but it was inevitable that Li Xia Dakui would politely decline.

"Thank you General Li for your kindness, it's just that my generals are lazy and ruthless, and if they are not careful, they will be derelict in their duties. Da Kui was talking about gossip, that is, he was ordered by the military to guard the 'gate' of the East City.

But Da Kui then said: "Of course, if it is convenient for General Li, he will rest here, and if the marshal arrives, it will be good to greet him at the same time.

"This ......." Li Siqi couldn't help but be very embarrassed when he heard this, knowing that this was Da Kui, and he couldn't rest assured, so he stayed here to make sure that everything was perfect.

In this way, Li Siqi stayed with Dakui in the city 'gate' and 'hole', and there was nothing else in the city 'gate' and 'hole' except for a table and two chairs. In desperation, Li Siqi ordered his subordinates to move and generally sent carved 'flowers', a large 'bed', gold silk quilts, and other daily necessities.

After all, Li Siqi is a high-ranking official and a noble prince.

Two days later, Xu Daqin led 100,000 horses to the outside of Lanzhou City.

When Kuangkuo Timur learned that Li Siqi had descended to the Ming Dynasty, he was not only very angry, but now that the Ming army was in full swing, Kuangkuo Timur could only swallow his anger.

Li Siqi was originally a warden in Luoshan, Henan, although he was only a petty official who did not enter the ranks, but he was very prestigious in the neighboring townships.

Li Siqi saw that the Red Turban Army was burning, killing, plundering, and doing all kinds of evil, so he scattered all his family wealth and pulled up a team, called the Township Protection Regiment, and joined forces with another 'private' armed force to destroy the Luoshan Red Turban Army.

At that time, Yuan Tingzheng was being overwhelmed by the rebel army of Luoshan, and suddenly heard that there was a local army helping to fight the Red Turban Army.

Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but be overjoyed when he learned that Li Siqi had surrendered.

Getting this news, Da Kui was overjoyed, and he was finally finished fighting, at least he didn't have to fight.

Lanzhou is bordered by the Yellow River in the north and Jiangjun Mountain in the east.

On this day, Da Kui deliberately rushed to the Yellow River, took a bath, changed into a clean robe, and then quickly returned to the camp.

In the tent of the Chinese army, Marshal Xu Da was drinking tea and chatting with Li Siqi, and Da Kui walked to the tent, bowed down and clenched his fists, and raised his voice: "The last general, Zhang Dakui, please see me."

Seeing this, Xu Da smiled at Li Siqi and said in a deep voice: "Come in." Da Kui was dressed in a whole robe, and then he entered the big tent.

"Marshal, when will the army be launched?" Da Kui asked urgently.

Xu Da's face sank: "Didn't you see that Ben Shuai was talking to General Li?" After a pause, Xu Da asked, "General Zhang is here for this matter."

Da Kui nodded, but he didn't look at Li Siqi on the side.

Xu Da smiled slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Now that General Li has voted for me, Lanzhou has been recovered, but the neighboring counties are still under the control of the Yuan soldiers.

Hearing this, Da Kui hurriedly said: "Back to the marshal's words, the neighboring counties are all projectile lands, and only a few generals and thousands of men and horses can be sent to break them one by one.

Xu Da shook his head and said: "The embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed in the ant' nest.

Da Kui didn't even want to think about it, and said urgently: "The marshal will give me 5,000 'fine' horses, and Zhang Dakui will be able to collect all the prefectures and counties within a month."

Xu Da smiled slightly when he heard this, and then said: "This matter has been 'handed over' to General Tang He.

Da Kui hugged his fists and said, "The last general will retire." As he spoke, he turned around and walked out of the Chinese army's tent.

Da Kui returned to the vanguard army, put on his helmet and armor, and walked away with an iron spear, but Yang Xiaohu was feeding the horses, seeing Da Kui dressed like this, he couldn't help but ask: "Father-in-law, what are you going to do?"

Da Kui said angrily: "Hugh should ask more, prepare the horse quickly."

Yang Xiaohu didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly prepared a saddle for the war horse. Da Kui said to Yang Xiaohu when he got on the horse: "You clean up, wait for me to come back." Yang Xiaohu hurriedly said yes.

Da Kui whipped all the way to the camp of the Left Route Army in a few moments.

The sergeants of the garrison all knew Da Kui, so they did not stop him, and Da Kui rode his horse all the way to the big tent of the left army.

Flip the saddle and dismount the horse, hand over the reins in his hand to the soldier in front of the 'door', Da Kui hurriedly walked into the camp tent, Tang He was discussing with a partial general, and as soon as Da Kui entered the 'door', he heard Tang He laugh and said: "I really said that Cao '' Cao '' is here."

Da Kui was not only inexplicable, Tang He smiled and said, "Brother Da Kui came just in time, I'll introduce you." As he spoke, he pointed to the general sitting next to him and said, "This is your fellow countryman, and you are also your fellow clansman.

Da Kui was stunned when he heard this, and looked carefully at the soup and said that he was a fellow villager.

Seeing this, Tang He couldn't help but sigh, and the general got up and hugged his fists and said, "The last general, Zhang Wen, has seen General Zhang."

Da Kui didn't speak, but Zhang Wen smiled and said: "When I first met the general, the general was still a woodcutter who collected firewood.

After saying this, Da Kui not only suddenly realized, but also vividly remembered the situation when Da Kui and Tang He first met in Jeju, and this Zhang Wen was one of the hunters who followed Tang He and joined the army.

"Oh, that's a fellow countryman." Da Kui stepped forward and shook hands with Zhang Wen and smiled.

It turned out that Zhang Wenben was serving in the Privy Council of Beijing, but this time he came to Lanzhou as a messenger. Cave 'room' flower 'candle night.When the gold list is named, at this moment, I am a stranger in a foreign land, and I can see the old people in my hometown.

After a long time, Da Kui asked about sending troops to conquer the states and counties around Lanzhou.

Tang He sipped his tea and said with a smile: "At present, the war in Lanzhou has been decided, and only Huining, Jingning, and Pingliang are still under the control of the troops.

Hearing Tang He's words, Da Kui not only said angrily: "How can you say that it has nothing to do with me, the eldest brother's business is my Zhang Dakui's business, and the three prefectures and counties are divided into two places for me."

Not only did Tang He laugh, but Da Kui asked urgently, "What are you laughing at?"

Tang He laughed for a while before saying, "Brother Da Kui is in a hurry to go home and live a happy life."

When Da Kui was told the central matter, not only did his old face turn red, Tang He continued: "Now that the Da Kui brothers have made brilliant achievements, Emperor Taizu has no regard for his past suspicions. Say just take another sip of tea.

Zhang Wen nodded and said: "Brother Da Kui single-handedly entered Lanzhou, and the 50,000 'elite' soldiers under his command broke the city in one day.

Tang He also said: "If you talk about meritorious service, the Da Kui brothers have made great contributions, and this time these small projectiles will not need the Da Kui brothers to worry about." Talking and smiling at Zhang Wen, all without saying a word.

Da Kui looked at Tang He with a smile: "Brother Tang, don't go around the corner.

Tang He changed his smile and said: "Although the three places are small places in the prefecture and county, there are also 30,000 Yuan soldiers and defenders.

When Da Kui heard this, he got up and shouted: "Why do you need Brother Tang to go out on the horse, the younger brother brought his own 'Jing' and rode 5,000 to get Pingliang."

Tang He heard the words and dissuaded: "Brother, don't be rash."

Da Kui was not convinced and asked, "Then Ao Dun has three heads and six arms."

Tang He sighed and said: "The eldest brother is not the eldest brother who has the ambition of others to destroy his own prestige, Ao Dun and his people are 'proficient' in the art of war, and they occupy a favorable position, so it is difficult to win with martial arts alone."

Da Kui laughed when he heard this: "Brother Tang doesn't need to be careful. Said that Da Kui did not wait for the soup and retained, and it was already a big stride out of the camp.

Da Kui returned to the vanguard army, ordered 5,000 'fine' soldiers, and worked with Yang Xiaohu to fight calmly.

Pingliang is located at the eastern foot of Liupan Mountain, the upper reaches of the Jing River, the intersection of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningbo provinces, across Longshan (Guanshan), the east of Shaanxi Xianyang, the west of Gansu Dingxi, Baiyin, the south of Shaanxi Bao 'Ji' and Gansu Tianshui, the north of Ningxia Guyuan, Gansu Qingyang adjacent, since ancient times is the 'place of battle'.

When the Ming army conquered Qingyang and marched into Lanzhou, they passed through Pingliang, but they did not take Pingliang.