Chapter 90: The Great Victory in Dingxi
The general Mao Feng has a dignified body, and the silver helmet and silver armor black horse are dressed as Confucian generals. At this moment, it was three consecutive victories, and the Yuan army on the slope behind him shouted and cheered, and the momentum was shocking. As the commander of the three armies, Xu Da was afraid that his side would lose three formations in a row, so he personally rode his horse and knife to the front of the two armies.
Xu Da walked slowly, and did not stop until he was ten zhang away from the enemy general Mao Feng. Seeing Mao Feng's heroic appearance, Xu Da not only secretly praised in his heart. At that moment, he said: "Yuan Ting's qi is exhausted, why should the general be persistent." Ben Shuai was wrongly loved by Emperor Taizu, and the official worshiped the general. Emperor Taizu cherishes talent and loves the virtuous, and there is a lack of heroic assistance such as the general, if the general is intentional, he will definitely have a great career. ”
Mao Feng took the reins of the horse, but he hugged his fist at Xu Da and saluted: "Marshal Xu deigned to say that Mao Feng was flattered. However, each is his master, and he should observe the festival as a minister; he has long heard that Marshal Xu has both civil and military skills, and this time he has taken the liberty to learn one or two. ”
"Hehehehehe. Xu Da smiled before speaking, and then said: "Fighting with your life in the field, how can you understand it? "Let's swing a big knife and set up a portal.
Mao Feng hugged his fists again and said, "Offend!" and shouted: "Drive." With both feet knocking on the horse's belly, the black horse under his crotch suddenly struggled, and Mao Feng rushed towards Xu Da with a spear in his hand.
Although the two armies were crowded, they were silent. Looking at Mao Feng, the enemy general who rushed towards him, Xu Da smiled slightly. The spear stabbed head-on, and Xu Da actually let go of his left hand holding the reins and grabbed his face violently. There was a soft 'snap', and everyone grabbed Mao Feng's gun head.
Without waiting for Mao Feng to move again, the sword light was already flashing, and the momentum was like a rainbow. Mao Feng had never seen such a skill, so he simply closed his eyes and waited for death. I didn't know that after waiting for a long time and seeing no movement, I opened my eyes and looked again. Xu Da smiled and had a kind face, where is the slightest murderous intention. Just now, Xu Da only cut off the two luan feathers on Mao Feng's helmet, but it did not hurt his life.
Xu Da slowly let go of Mao Feng's spear head and said with a smile: "General, listen to me, although the soldier is the way of life and death, he originally intended to make peace." When the world is stable, the people will naturally live and work in peace and contentment, and will no longer suffer from war. Does the general think so?" Mao Feng looked at Xu Da but didn't speak, Xu Da still said to himself: "The eldest husband was born in heaven and earth, and he should know that loyalty and righteousness are the foundation of his life. If the general is willing to surrender, he will still not lose the high-ranking officials and lords, and the Ming Dynasty will be very fortunate and the people will be very lucky. ”
Xu Da's words were reasonable, and they were even more gentle and moderate. Just grabbed Mao Feng's spear head, Xu Da's left palm was already drenched in blood, and he didn't seem to be aware of it, and the two armies were in danger of facing each other. Mao Feng abandoned the spear and immediately hugged his fists and said: "Marshal Xu, great benevolence and wisdom, Mao Feng bows." Although the marshal is merciful, Mao Feng will also give the marshal an explanation. ”
Xu Da not only smiled: "Since the general said so, please do it." ”
Mao Feng immediately turned his horse around, and planted his horse without going three feet away, and it turned out that he took a dagger and killed himself when he was turning. Xu Da regretted infinitely in his heart, slowly swung his big knife, and without waiting for the Yuan army to rescue people and horses downhill, the Ming army was already firing thousands of cannons, and then the whole army rushed down the high slope like a tide.
In an instant, the northern slope was devastated in charity. In the rumbling artillery, the Yuan army was heavily killed and wounded, and couldn't help but retreat to the top of the slope. The Ming army was in front of the sword and shield, and the muskets and crossbows were behind, and they captured a large area on the northern slope with only one charge. Smoke was billowing everywhere, and Lan Yu, who was east of Shen Eryu, saw the smoke rising, and immediately led his subordinates to kill 30,000 horses.
Although Timur ordered Mao Feng to face the enemy, the team was already ready to go, but he didn't expect Mao Feng to be defeated so quickly. As soon as Mao Feng's soldiers and horses were defeated, Timur immediately led the army to retreat to the west, and the Ming army then covered up and killed, and for a time the corpses were full of blood in the wilderness and filled the ravines.
Although the victory or defeat was doomed, Xu Da couldn't help but feel sad. Mao Feng is a general, and his Wen Taowu strategy Xu Da has heard of it for a long time. As Timur's right-hand man, and as Timur's brother-in-law, he naturally could not join the Ming court to change his ways. Although people are heroic, how can the world be impermanent, perhaps death is Mao Feng's only relief.
The Yuan army was defeated and defeated without counterattacking. Timur learned that Donggang Stone City and Baitashan Stone City had fallen, and the rear was not guaranteed, but how could he have the heart to fight with the Ming army again, and he was pitiful and unblessed. The Yuan army had just fled to the mass grave west of Shen Eryu, only to hear the sound of trumpets and cannons. Tang He and Deng Yu each led 50,000 horses and blocked the road.
After this encirclement, there were pursuers, and the expanded Timurid army was already difficult to fly.
"The whole army obeyed the order and gave up the heavy grain and grass. The guards followed me to take the lead, and the rest of the palace broke out of the encirclement and rushed. Timur shouted loudly, and the five thousand guards responded in unison. For a while, the sound of hooves rumbled to the west and rushed to kill, but the Ming army was strong and had surrounded the Yuan army, and this battle was fought from early morning to sunset, and then from sunset to early morning...... For three days and three nights, the more than 100,000 troops under the command of Timur were almost wiped out. Expanding Timur only took his relatives with more than 1,000 people to fight out of the encirclement and fled to the north, Tang He knew that this matter was very important, so he hurried to the Chinese army to report to Marshal Xu Da.
Xu Dade's report was unimpressed, and Fu Ran said with a smile: "Timur is a tiger general in the world, and Emperor Taizu loves him very much, and he has been appeased many times but has not been able to do so. It is also expected that Timur can break out of the encirclement this time, so this commander still has a backup move. Tang He and the other generals were puzzled, and Xu Da didn't say anything, but just ordered the whole army to reorganize their troops and horses and march to Lanzhou.
But it was said that in Lanzhou City, Da Kui played with Yang Xiaohu and others all day long to study martial arts. Donggang Stone City is guarded by Meng Ge and District Sledgehammer, and it is expected that there will be no incident. Although there are only 1,000 soldiers in Donggangshi City, the high walls of the city are thick, even if 100,000 troops come to attack, it will take several hours.
Da Kui did not believe that Timur could attack the city with pursuing troops behind, and he was afraid that the besieging soldiers had not yet boarded the city wall, and the city would be in a pot of porridge with the Ming army led by Marshal Xu Da.
Yang Xiaohu's marksmanship has improved greatly, and every move makes him decent, calm and powerful. With a little time to master these moves, you can make a small difference. The father and son taught carefully and practiced hard, and before they knew it, it was almost noon.
Suddenly, the soldiers outside the door came to report: Donggang Stone City has ignited a beacon fire.
Da Kui was overjoyed when he heard this, and explained to Yang Xiaohu: "Practice martial arts at home, and I have to go out for my father." Although Yang Xiaohu didn't know why, he still stayed in the courtyard honestly as instructed, and watched his father-in-law go out in a hurry.
Da Kui changed his armor and carried an iron oolong gun, and after going out, he turned over the saddle and got on the horse and went straight to the east gate, where a thousand elite horsemen were already ready to go. The city gate opened, Da Kui rushed out of Lanzhou City first, and a thousand Ming cavalry behind him followed the rumbling of hooves all the way to the north.
When Shen Eryu was leaving, Marshal Xu Da once instructed him: "There are three purposes for 20,000 elite cavalry to aid Lanzhou, one is to strengthen the city defense, the second is to test the reality of the Yuan army, and the third is to cut off its back road." "And what Da Kui has to do at this moment is to cut off his back road.
In the battle of Shen'eryu, hundreds of thousands of people were strangled together, and the battlefield stretched for dozens of miles, and there was wolf smoke everywhere. Donggang Stone City is high and far away, and it can be seen early in the morning, so the wolf smoke is set off according to the signal agreed by Dakui. Da Kui saw the wolf smoke and knew that the overall situation had been decided, and all he had to do was to intercept and kill the defeated soldiers of the Yuan army.
Throughout the Ming army, only Zhang Dakui was able to compete with the expanded Timur battle array, so Xu Dafang made this arrangement.
The grass and trees are in spring, and the breeze is warm and sunny. Da Kui led the army to gallop all the way, and soon arrived at the bank of the Yellow River, and then followed the Yellow River all the way to the east to inspect, and unknowingly arrived at a village and town. The water of the Yellow River is turbid and surging, but there is a small tributary here, and the water gently flows around the village.
Da Kui ordered the whole army to stop, turned his head and asked, "What is the place to go here?"
The military guide stepped forward and said: "This place is called Xiaohewan, and this village is called Xiaohe Village after the river." ”
Da Kui nodded, looked at the smoke curling in the village, and immediately ordered: "The whole army is here to standby, and the official will personally enter the village to investigate." "A thousand soldiers will dismount and rest in place. Da Kui only took two guards and went to Xiaohe Village, and when he entered the village, he casually asked about the family, but there was no news of the Yuan army.
After thanking the people, Da Kui took two guards out of the village again, and returned to the resting place of the soldiers, Da Kui was worried. Qianhu, who led the troops, stepped forward and asked, "My lord, there is no trace of the Yuan soldiers along the way, where should we go next?"
Da Kui took off his helmet, and Mr. Qian hurriedly ordered someone to bring a stone and invite Da Kui to sit down. Someone handed over the water bag again, and Da Kui took a sip of water before saying: "The Yuan army is newly defeated, and it is impossible to find a large number of ferries in a hurry, so it is necessary to find a place where the water is calm, and this official expects that the defeated troops of the Yuan army will cross the river from here." We walked along the river again, and if there was still no trace of the Yuan army, we returned to this place and waited for the rabbit. The soldiers around him nodded yes.
A thousand men and horses buried the pot in the same place to make food, and after only half an hour, they went on the road again to inspect the east.
In addition, Timur broke out of the Ming army, fled north with less than 1,000 men and horses, and turned west when he reached the Yellow River. More than 100,000 troops escaped with less than 1,000 men, and at this moment, Timur's heart was full of resentment and resentment. He had to rush to the other side, because his beloved wife was still waiting for him in Baita Mountain. At the beginning of the city's construction, the Baita Temple on Baita Mountain was a place where Timur often went. Because he wanted to pray for his pregnant wife, Mao, who was the only woman he loved deeply in his life.
There is still a courtyard outside the White Pagoda Temple, and the environment is quiet and elegant. Timur placed his beloved wife in this courtyard, and dozens of personal servants waited on his side. The stone city at the foot of the mountain was broken by the Ming army, and I don't know what happened to my beloved wife now?
After three days and three nights of fighting for their lives, Timur and his generals fled here and were already sleepy. But there is the Yellow River before the pursuers, and you need to find a ferry to escape. Just as Timur was frowning, he saw a bright soldier coming towards him. The person who rode the horse in front seemed to be familiar, and Timur suddenly remembered after thinking for a moment: This person is Zhang Dakui!