The Ming army left as soon as it was a battle, and neither army suffered many casualties. It's no wonder that the Yuan army didn't know what to do, and when they saw that the Ming army was not in love with war, they actually rushed out of the camp in a swive, and it was another round of bows and arrows. It's a pity that the Ming army went far away and couldn't reach it with bows and arrows. The generals who led the troops in the Yuan army itched the roots of their teeth, and the feats in hand flew.

But God has always been fair, and if you lose a chance, you will occasionally give another chance.

District Sledgehammer led 4,000 elite cavalry to arrive, and just when the Yuan army was about to die in horror, he threw a round of 'earth-shattering thunder'. A string of explosions roared, a piece of gunsmoke and fire, and the 10,000 crossbowmen outside the Yuan army camp instantly fell into a sea of fire. There are still 10,000 armor soldiers of the Yuan army in the camp, but it is too late to go out of the camp to intercept them at this moment. I could only watch the Ming army rush through the front of the camp like the wind, and disappear into the night in the blink ......of an eye.

Timur was furious, and suffered heavy losses overnight. More than half of the soldiers and horses of the two battalions were killed and wounded, and this is called how could Timur endure it? Originally, he planned to wash Lanzhou with blood, but he did not want to lose his wife and his soldiers.

In a fit of rage, Timur ordered the two main generals of the western and southern camps to be killed, and sent someone to take over the two large camps. Poor deputy general of the West Battalion, the main general was supposed to be blown up, and he was only temporarily replaced. Whoever wanted to expand Timur was furious, indiscriminately took him and opened the knife. Timur recalled Hulinchi, who was far away in Dingxi, overnight, and raised the account early the next morning.

The military advisor Agoura said: "At the moment, our army is unobstructed outside, if the reinforcements of the Ming army brigade arrive, what can I do?"

Hu Linchi nodded and said: "Our army can attack the city day and night, and it must not take much time for 200,000 people to take Lanzhou." ”

Timur pondered for a long time, and then said: "I want to build a city near Lanzhou." As soon as these words came out, some people were happy and some were worried. It is the dignitaries who rejoice in the army, and the generals in the tent who are sorrowful.

Today's Yuan Court is at the end of the road, if it can compete with the Ming army, only Timur is the expansion of the Kuo Timur alone. At this moment, the expansion of Timur is tantamount to the last hope of the Yuan court. However, it is well known that Timur's father was Han Chinese and his mother was a Semu (now Uyghur). Fundamentally, Kokor Timur was not a Mongol.

The Ming army captured Bianliang and various parts of Henan, and Timur's army was defeated to Ganshan, but he left his sister in Bianliang, Henan. Emperor Taizu was overjoyed when he learned of this, and in order to recruit Timur, he summoned Timur's sister to Yingtian. And a letter to Timur told the enlarged Timur: The right prime minister of the late Yuan Taifu Zhongshu Henan Wang Baobao's daughter brother is the princess of Qin.

The messenger used to be the old genus of Timur called Wei Sain Buhua, but because Shandong was captured by the Ming army, it was surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. Wei Saiin did not spend thousands of miles to send a letter to Mobei, and finally met Timur of Kuangko. After reading Emperor Taizu's handwritten letter, Timur beheaded Wei Saiin in a fit of rage. As a result, he also showed his determination to resist the Ming Dynasty to his hundreds of thousands of subordinates.

Despite this, the dignitaries of the Yuan Court who followed the army of Timur were still not at ease, and this southern expedition actually followed. But they are used to being pampered, where can they endure the wind and snow. When he heard that Timur was going to build a city, he was naturally one hundred and twenty happy.

It was the generals who were worried, and Hu Lin Chijin said: "General, now that you are looking for bricks and stones to build a city in the ice and snow, besides, it takes a lot of manpower to build a city in winter, how can this be good?"

Kuangkuo Timur thought for a while, and then said: "Send a reconnaissance team, all the people within a radius of 300 miles from Lanzhou are brought here, if it is not enough, let the soldiers cooperate to build the city, and then there are those who retreat in the face of difficulties, beheaded!"

Timur looked at the people in the tent, and then ordered: "The construction of the city can be supervised by the king of Wenqi, and the general will allocate 30,000 soldiers and horses to help build the city." Saying that, he gritted his teeth and continued: "The rest of the troops are attacking the city day and night, and this general will build a big city within a month and take Lanzhou within three months." ”

The people in the tent responded in unison, and then dispersed the tent and went to hurry up and prepare.

In the battle of the east gate of Lanzhou City, the Ming army captured a large number of ordnance and armor, but the war horse was not fished. At that time, the sky was burning like a rain of arrows and cannons, and it was difficult to find a horse at this moment. The big pit was still not filled with all the corpses, and there was no choice but to dig the pit again.

When the battlefield was cleaned up, Zhang Wen was worried. The soil piled up on both sides of the city gate is like two hills, and Da Kui paid attention to it: "Put all the soil into the door holes of the four gates, so that even if the Yuan army comes to attack, you will not want to enter the city for a while." Zhang Wen said yes, and then ordered the soldiers to use carts to distribute these tun soil to the four gates, and all of them were used to block the door holes. Meng Ge and District Sledgehammer led the troops to battle, but they returned triumphantly without losing a single soldier.

The soldiers and civilians of Lanzhou stayed awake all night, and so did the Yuan army outside the city. At dawn the next day, the Yuan army began to attack the city. Da Kui stood at the head of the city and looked at the crowd of people outside the city, but he was not worried at all. Now it is different from the past, the Jiangbei Red Turban Army has lost one after another, and the defeat is due to the lack of ordnance and materials. And today's Lanzhou City is strong, even if it is a year, it is okay.

Thirty cannons on the head of the city opened fire in succession, and the interspersed bows and crossbows were shocking and thunderous. Before the Yuan army grabbed the edge of the city, it had been defeated and retreated with heavy casualties, looking at the retreating Yuan army, the soldiers and civilians in the city cheered.

Da Kui felt bored, so he went down to the city by himself.

There was a big banquet in the garrison house, but it was not for celebration. Instead, the lieutenant colonel and above generals take turns to go to the city, and when they come back, they can be full of wine and food.

The first thing Da Kui did when he returned to the garrison was to eat, where could he not be hungry or sleepy after staying up all night?

Just when Da Kui was enjoying eating, Zhang Wen led several entourages into the hall, and everyone sat around the big table and began to eat and drink, during the banquet Zhang Wen said: "The Yuan army failed to attack the city during the day, and will continue to attack the city at night." I don't know what Master Zhang thinks?"

Da Kui drank two mouthfuls of vegetable soup, and then replied with a smile: "On the way back, the official saw the people driving ox carts to the city to deliver military supplies. ”

Zhang Wen not only asked suspiciously, "So what?"

Da Kui smiled and asked, "The ox cart jingled when it left, but why?"

Zhang Wen immediately smiled and said: "What's so strange about this, the cows all have bells hanging around their necks." As soon as the words came out, Zhang Wen suddenly realized: "Lord Zhang is high." He gave a thumbs up.

Da Kui smiled slightly: "Hey, it's a trivial matter. The official was tired, and after eating this meal, he went to rest, and General Zhang had a lot of trouble with the city defense. ”

Where would Zhang Wen have two words, and when Da Kui finished eating and left, Zhang Wen instructed the soldiers around him: "After that, go to the quartermaster and say it, and collect bells in the whole city." Hang these bells outside the walls to warn of any hostile situation. The soldier received the order, gobbled it up, and left.

Lanzhou Ming army of 20,000 people, divided into four city walls, each city wall of 4,000 people in turn, plus the people who assisted in defending the city, for a while and a half Yuan army was helpless, Zhang Wen only led 4,000 men and horses in the center of the dispatch.

In the evening, the Yuan army really took advantage of the cover of the night and climbed the city lightly. Who knew that the ladder had just been built on the city wall, and a crisp copper bell sounded on the city, and after the bell, there were flying arrows like rain. If the Yuan army is numerous, the city will also pour tung oil, once the Yuan army does not retreat, the Ming army in the city will throw torches and ignite the fire.

A little fire in tung oil, there was a sea of fire outside the city wall in an instant, no matter how many people in the Yuan army, they were all buried under the city.

The Yuan army's offensive was fierce in the first three days, and the offensive weakened from the fourth day. In just three days, the Yuan army has lost nearly 10,000 horses, and if it continues like this, it will not take a month to expand the 200,000 horses under Timur's command and consume nearly half.

Although the city of Lanzhou was not taken, Timur really built a city under Baita Mountain on the north bank of the Yellow River. The scale of this city may not be as large as that of Lanzhou, but the city is high and thick, and there is a watchtower every 100 steps above the city.

In order to build this city, the Yuan army captured the strong men of the people from all over the left and forced them to repair the city. In just one month, a city was built, but under the foundation stone of the city, I don't know how many people's dry bones were buried.

Although the walls are strong, you still have to live in tents to live in the city. But at this moment, those princes and nobles of the Yuan Court no longer have to worry about their own safety. Living in the city and being protected by a large group of men and horses must be much safer than sleeping in the wilderness.

Wang Baobao chose the site of the city here for a purpose, because there is a white pagoda temple on Baita Mountain, and there is a white pagoda in the temple. The white tower is eight sides and seven layers, about six or seven zhang high, there is a green top on the top, there is a round base below, the whole body is white, straight and beautiful. Climb the White Pagoda to look at Lanzhou from afar, although it is separated by the Yellow River, but the mobilization of soldiers and horses in Lanzhou City can be seen in full view.

The White Pagoda Temple is the realm of Buddhism, and it is naturally difficult to tolerate soldiers to meet each other. Timur was still very courteous to the monks in the temple, and he always came in casual clothes, and only brought three or five people with him. Legend has it that a monk from the Western Regions went to Mongolia to meet Genghis Khan, and he didn't want to go to Lanzhou halfway to get sick and passed away. Genghis Khan was impressed by the sincerity of the monks, so he ordered people to build this temple on Baita Mountain.

The three-day siege made no achievements, and Timur not only looked at the Lanzhou defender Zhang Wen with admiration. can be captured in a net when responding to the internal action, can send troops to attack when defending the city, and face the siege of 200,000 troops, it is still safe. Such a talent is rare in the world. Standing on the top floor of the White Pagoda, looking at the frozen Yellow River and Lanzhou in the blood mist, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Emperor Huizong died, and the great vitality was exhausted, but now he had 200,000 soldiers and horses, but he was in a dilemma. Since the fall of Dadu to Emperor Huizong's northern hunting, the Yuan army has been defeated all the way. I thought that there would be no more generals in the Chunming army, but I didn't expect that now the small Sanpin garrisons in Lanzhou would drag their 200,000 troops.

"Come on, send someone to send a war book to Lanzhou City, and make an appointment with the Lanzhou guards. Kuangkhor Timur commanded in a deep voice.

The entourage behind him received the order, and turned around and got off the white tower.

By the time Koko received the reply, it was already evening.

In the tent of the Chinese army, Timur tore open the fire paint on the letter, and after reading the content of the letter, he couldn't help but be so angry that the three corpses jumped violently.

The letter said: I have been separated from General Wang for many days, and I miss it very much. Today, the general made an appointment to fight, how could Zhang not obey, and the location was in the three military academies in Lanzhou City. The signature is: Zhang Dakui.