Chapter 24 Farewell
Just as Yang Xiaohu's mouth was foaming at the mouth, I saw a general coming in the distance.Everyone knew the comer.It was the general Tang and the general Meng Qi.This person was 'proficient' in martial arts, brave in battle, and had a high prestige in the army.Therefore, many soldiers were a little afraid of him.Seeing Meng Qi coming, they hurriedly made way out.Which Cheng thought that the direction in which Meng Qi came was behind Yang Xiaohu.Yang Xiaohu didn't realize it.Meng Qi saw Yang Xiaohu showing off his exploits from a long distance.Meng Qi saw Yang Xiaohu showing off his exploits.
When I got closer, I found that Yang Xiaohu was standing on the cutting board and talking exaggeratedly. Meng Qi couldn't help but be furious: "Yang Xiaohu, you will eat the rotten dishes you stepped on for lunch today. With that, he turned around and left.
Da Kui attacked the Yuan soldiers' camp alone at night, burned the grain and grass of the Yuan soldiers, and retreated with 100,000 yuan. This is a unique achievement in the history of the Right Route Army and even the Ming Army. At the beginning of the Northern Expedition in the first year of Hongwu, the general often met 'Chun' and led his troops to encounter more than 100,000 yuan soldiers in Luoyang Taerwan. With only 50,000 men and horses of the Left Route Army, more than 100,000 Yuan soldiers were defeated in one blow, and Henan and Tongguan were thus occupied, and the 'gate' threshold of Shaanxi was seized.
Helplessly, Taizu has already ordered Zhang Dakui to only be a man, not a general.
Tang He has always had clear rewards and punishments, and Da Kui's merits are brilliant, but he cannot fail to reward them. Tang He did two things: one was to write down Da Kui's exploits into a recital, and to send people to Jingshi Yingtian for 800 miles.
Three days later, Tang He suddenly received a report from spies that Timur and Li Siqi's men and horses, totaling 200,000 troops, had set out for Lanzhou and were heading straight for the Guanchuan River.
The Yuan soldiers came much faster than expected.Tang He's right army was not yet ready.At that moment, Tang He ordered his troops and horses to step up the construction of fortifications.And dug horse pits all over the five-mile wasteland of the Guanchuan River and the Ming army camp.This is to prevent the Yuan soldiers from crossing the river and charging with iron horses.
Da Kui these days is happy and happy, idle to the front camp to stroll around, but see the soldiers are much busier than usual, this day Da Kui came out to hang out, to the front of the village, only to see the village 'door' wide open, two soldiers standing in the village 'door' while chatting, only to see the carriage and horses in and out of the village, Da Kui had to lean to the side to make way, but inadvertently heard the words of the two soldiers.
"It is estimated that Timur's army will be before the army is sent out in two days. General Meng has already paid a settling-in allowance. As one of the soldiers spoke, two tears were already streaming down his face.
Another soldier said, "My father and mother died early, and there is only one second uncle in the family.
The two soldiers chatted one by one, but Da Kui was shocked when he heard it: 'Timur and Li Siqi have sent troops.'
200,000 yuan of soldiers are coming, and the 50,000 soldiers of the Right Route Army will definitely fight to the death under the leadership of Brother Tang.
"What to do.What to do.What to do.Just like this, I saw the right army in danger.' Da Kui was anxious, and suddenly an idea occurred in his mind.
Marshal Xu Da besieged Qingyang City.If the city is broken and Timur is divided, he doesn't know if he can retreat.Da Kui can't help but think.In the 200,000 army, it is difficult to assassinate Timur in the expansion of the army.It is difficult to ascend to the sky.But to kill Zhang Liangbi in the city, it should be a hand-to-hand capture.In the Yuan army, I only heard that Timur is a hero.As for whether this Zhang Liangbi is brave and invincible, it is unknown.But Zhang Liangbi's name is not known.It is expected that he has no ability.As long as he kills Zhang Liangbi.The Yuan army in Qingyang City is leaderless.Naturally, it is self-defeating. Thinking of this, Dakui turned around and returned to the Chinese army.
Da Kui's camp tent is not far from the Chinese army's big tent. Back in the tent, Da Kui took out the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, came to the table, fed the pen and ink, and wrote a letter
Before noon, Yang Xiaohu brought wine and rice to the 'door' of the big kui tent.
"Father-in-law, it's time to eat." Yang Xiaohu shouted, but there was no movement.
Yang Xiaohu reluctantly turned around with a tray and retreated into the camp tent. Yang Xiaohu not only found that the tent was empty. Yang Xiaohu not only smiled bitterly: "My father-in-law should have gone out and not returned." Talking to himself, he brought the food to the table, but saw the letterhead pressed under the inkstone. Out of curiosity, Yang Xiaohu put down the tray and picked up the letterhead.
It happened that the big tent of the Chinese army had just been dispersed.As soon as the generals left, Yang Xiaohu rushed into the big tent in a few steps.
"Uncle Tang, my father-in-law has gone to Qingyang." Yang Xiaohu hurriedly handed the letter in his hand to Tang He.
"When did you leave?" Tang He couldn't help but ask urgently.
Yang Xiaohu replied: "I went to deliver food to my father-in-law, and when I entered the camp, I saw no one but only the letters left by my father-in-law."
Tang He didn't ask any more questions.
"Brother Tang, I heard that the expansion of the army is not far from here, the war is about to break out, the current situation, Qingyang is the top priority, the Qingyang Yuan army guard Zhang Liangbi is really a treacherous person, now the brothers go to Qingyang to remove this scourge for our Ming army, the heart of a Ming courtier, the second full brotherhood, the day the city of Qingyang is broken, that is, the time when Timur retreats, the younger brother Zhang Dakui is the head."
Looking at this letter, Tang He only felt that everything was burning inside, and he didn't explain at the moment, and hurriedly instructed Yang Xiaohu: "Xiaohu, you hold that I will order you to ride a fast horse to chase your father-in-law, and when you see him, you must let him" Tang He paused when he said this, and pondered for a moment before saying: "When I saw him, I said that Kuangkuo came here for two purposes, one is to relieve the siege of Qingyang, and the other is to rush to Yingchang. As he spoke, he untied the tiger talisman from his waist and handed it over to Yang Xiaohu.
Yang Xiaohu replied, "Yes." As he spoke, he turned around and left, but Tang He hurriedly called, "Wait."
Yang Xiaohu couldn't help but turn around in confusion, looking at Tang He, but he didn't know what Tang He's intentions were.
"After seeing your father-in-law, first persuade him not to go to Qingyang to take risks, and then you go to Marshal Xu Da to report the military situation here. After that, Tang He said, "You will stay with the marshal, and you don't have to come back."
Yang Xiaohu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but then he clasped his fists and saluted: "I'm going to chase my father-in-law, but after reporting the military situation to the marshal, Xiaohu will definitely return to the right army." Without waiting for what Tang He was saying, he turned around and ran out of the Chinese army's tent.
Da Kui walked all the way to the east, out of the Chinese military camp, passing by the heavy camp and going straight east. When Yang Xiaohu reported to Tang He, Da Kui had already left the Ming army camp and walked on the post road leading to Qingyang.
Even if Yang Xiaohu gets up a fast horse to chase after him, he may not be able to catch up with Da Kui's footsteps.
Standing at the edge of the forest, Dakui has a panoramic view of Qingyang City.
Although it is a truce at this moment, there is still a pungent smell of fire in the air. It seems that in order to attack the city, the Ming army has done its best.
In the night, Da Kui passed by the camp of the Ming army, except for the night patrol soldiers, but there was no change in the camp. The soldiers had been fighting for their lives for two months.
Da Kui ran to the bottom of the city, looked up at the city, and saw that the battlements on the city wall were already incomplete, and several large gaps were blown out in several places.
That Zhang Liangbi first surrendered to the Ming army, and then defected with soldiers and horses.
Find the corner between the 'gate' of the west city and the city wall.Da Kui hides in the shadows and waits for the opportunity.Not long after hearing a sound of footsteps from the city.This should be the plan of patrolling the city and the sound of passing.Da Kui has been in the army for a long time.Knowing the rules of patrolling the city in the army.Waiting for the footsteps to go away.Da Kui immediately climbed up to the city with his hands and feet.
When he was in Suzhou, Da Kui often learned martial arts with Brother Meng, who was a disciple of Southern Shaolin, and knew a lot about Shaolin martial arts. 'Sticking to the wall' is a branch of the gecko's wall swimming technique, the body is attached to the wall, the hands and feet are opened, and the protrusion of the wall is borrowed, so as to hang on the wall for a long time.
At this moment, Da Kui is to slowly climb the city with the method of gecko swimming on the wall.Before reaching the head of the city, Da Kui stopped.After listening to make sure that there was no one on the wall.Only then did he quietly turn to the city.There is a lantern or torch on the city wall every dozens of steps.The city wall is delicately visible.The entrance of the nearest city defense ladder is still dozens of zhang away.Da Kui hurriedly ran towards the city defense ladder..