Chapter Sixty-Eight: Blood Stains the West
At the moment of the great enemy in Lanzhou, the soldiers and civilians in the city are in full swing to step up their war preparations, ready to resist the Yuan army attacking the city at any time.
Kuangku Timur did not attack the city immediately, but stationed 20,000 soldiers and horses on each side of the southeast, north and south of Lanzhou, while Kuangku Timur personally led an army of 40,000 troops to be stationed on the main road to Dingxi west of Lanzhou. In this way, it cut off the only way between Dingxi and Lanzhou. The Ming army still has three guards, and if these three guards want to reinforce Lanzhou, they must join forces in Dingxi.
Timur's attack on Lanzhou this time was to get a tip, and he made great preparations. First, Xu Da's army had withdrawn from Lanzhou, and there were only 20,000 defenders in Lanzhou. Second, Zhang Dakui is still alive, but he is seriously injured and can no longer fight.
When it comes to Zhang Dakui, Timur not only hates itchy. The last time he sent troops, he could have defeated Xu Da in one fell swoop, but it was because of this Zhang Dakui that he had no choice but to retreat because he had lost all his food and grass. At the beginning, he obviously cut Zhang Dakui off the horse with a knife, why is Zhang Dakui coming back from the dead now?
This mystery has been entangled in the heart of Kuangku Timur, and later it was the remnants of Aodun who fled to Mobei, which made Kuangku Timur suspicious. The Yuan soldiers who fled for their lives reported: "That Zhang Dakui is a tiger spirit, running like lightning and killing people like hemp." ”
Although this is nonsense, Timur was convinced. Zhang Dakui was able to burn his grain and grass among the 100,000 troops, and miraculously broke the two cities of Qingyang and Lanzhou, if it weren't for the ghosts, how could he do it? Yuan Ting's qi was exhausted, Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting on the world, and even the demons and monsters came to help him, this cannot but be said to be a certainty.
But Timur didn't believe in his fate, even if he was at the end of the road, he had to fight hard, not to mention that he still had an army of 200,000 in his hands.
Only 100,000 soldiers were used to besiege Lanzhou, and the other 100,000 troops have now rushed to the boundary of Dingxi, as long as the reinforcements of the Ming army Sanwei arrive, they can be annihilated in one fell swoop.
The sun sets, and the four fields are silent.
In the night, Huining Wei favored the light and led his subordinates with 2,000 elite cavalry and 3,000 foot soldiers to rush to Lanzhou. According to the Tanmalai report, Timur's army had crossed the Yellow River, and for today's plan, it could only join up with the 10,000 Ming troops of the other two guards, gather 15,000 soldiers and horses to Lanzhou, and rush into Lanzhou City under internal and external attacks.
The rendezvous point is in Dingxi County, where the land is vast and sparsely populated, so Marshal Xu Da did not have an army in Dingxi, and this time the three guards of the Ming army will join forces in Dingxi. Yu Guang is the commander of the Huining Guard, and it is natural to arrive first according to the route.
In the dark night, the armor was sonorous, and Yu Guang led the army all the way to a dangerous place. I saw a ravine in front of me, and if I went any further, I had to march from this ravine. Yu Guang has been in battle for a long time, and he has to deal with it carefully in this treacherous area. Immediately rein in the horse, and order the whole army to stop.
"Where is the scout?" Yu Guang looked ahead with blazing eyes, and then continued: "Quickly move forward for ten miles, and if nothing happens, raise fire at the highest place." The captain of the White Army said yes and led his subordinates to gallop forward with a hundred horses. Along the way, his subordinates were already sleepy. Yu Guang had to order the whole army to rest in place and set up sentry sentries around.
In less than half an hour, there was a faint flash of fire ahead. Seeing this, Yu Guang immediately ordered the whole army to pull out, and 5,000 men and horses passed through the deep ditch, and arrived at the boundary of Dingxi before dawn.
Seeing the ups and downs of the mountains, Yu Guang had to order the whole army to stop again, and called the captain of the Tabai Army and asked, "What is ahead? How far is it from Dingxi County?"
The lieutenant replied: "Back to the general's words, this place is called Zhaoshipo, and then forward is Yangjia Mountain, and after Yangjia Mountain is Dingxi." ”
Yu Guang nodded and said: "In this case, the whole army will speed up, and it will not be too late to rest when it arrives in Dingxi." "Let's say that I should ride the horse first, and shout: "Drive". led 5,000 soldiers to Yangjiashan.
Yangjia Mountain lies horizontally in the east and west, and the road passes by the mountain. When Yu Fei was leading the troops, a group of men and horses flashed out in the mountains and forests in front of him, and it seemed that there were 3,000 people.
Yu Guang smiled coldly and ordered the whole army to be on alert. The other side galloped out and rode out, came to the two armies and shouted, "Please come out with the soldiers to talk." Yu Fei saw that his outfit was Yuan Jun, and he was not a small official. The heart said that the prestige of the Ming army could not be weakened, so he immediately stepped forward and asked: "Who is here?" ”
General Yuan said with a smile: "I am Hu Lin Chi under the command of General Kuokuo, and I can spare you from dying if I put down my weapons if I know you." ”
Yu Guang was furious when he heard this: "Just three or two thousand people and horses also want to stop me? Let's see if you have enough skills, drive!" Yu Guang was also hot-tempered, and before he could say three words, he rushed forward to fight with a horse and a knife. Hu Lin raised his legs and took off the spear from the saddle hook, sneered and slammed his legs on the horse's belly to meet Yu Guang. In the blink of an eye, the two fought on the main road next to the mountain.
The two armies shouted in unison, both cheering for their commanders. This grappling is not shocking, Yu Guang's big knife makes the tiger strong, and Hu Linchi's spear skills are also tricky and vicious. The two of them can fight for a hundred rounds, and Yu Fei is already a little anxious in his heart, and he is a little slower in his hand, but he gradually loses the upper hand.
When the soldiers of the Ming army saw that the main general was defeated, they also sweated for Yu Fei. Seeing this, the deputy commander couldn't help but say: "This is not the way to go on like this after all, and the only way to win at the moment is to hug and win." At that moment, he turned around and shouted to the soldiers of the Ming army: "Brothers, follow me to kill the past, capture the enemy generals alive, and rush." ”
"Rush!" the five thousand soldiers shouted in unison, rushing towards the two people in the struggle.
Hulin Chizheng was inseparable from Yu Guangdou, and suddenly saw the Ming army killed, so he had to make a false move to return to the horse and leave, and Yu Guang followed closely behind. At this moment, there was a horn horn on the mountain, and then I saw ten thousand arrows fired at the Ming army on the mountain road. In the rain of arrows, the soldiers of the Ming army were caught off guard and fell to the ground with arrows, and then there was a rumbling sound on the mountain.
Hundreds of rolling logs were laid down on the mountain, and the rolling logs were smashed down in mid-air by the mountain, and there was a miserable howl in the camp of the Ming army that had just escaped in a shower of arrows.
As soon as the rolling wood worked, Hulin Chi Huima, who fled to the Yuan army, waved his gun and gave an order, and the three thousand Yuan troops shouted and killed. Yu Guang's war horse had been hit by an arrow and fell to the ground in the ambush just now, and at this moment, Yu Fei looked at the field with a big knife, the Ming army was dead and wounded, and there were less than 1,000 people who could stand.
In such a situation, even if he is alive, what kind of face will he have to go to Lanzhou? Yu Guangqiang stood up and looked coldly at the rushing Yuan soldiers. Although there were less than 1,000 surviving Ming soldiers behind him, the main general did not say that he would withdraw his troops, and none of them retreated and fled.
"I'd rather die than be a prisoner and kill!" Yu Guang shouted, and the soldiers of the Ming army behind him responded. A rain of arrows fell on the mountain again, and after the rain of arrows, the Yuan soldiers rushed like a wave to drown the remaining more than ten Ming troops .......
Standing in front of a huge map, Timur watched with interest. At this moment, his 100,000 troops besieged Lanzhou, and the other 100,000 troops had captured a large area of land near Lanzhou and west of the Guanchuan River. Xu Dajun may have just gotten the news at this moment, but it was too late.
The 200,000-yuan army attacked Lanzhou, which was only defended by 20,000 Ming troops. 200,000 people can drown Zhang Wen and Zhang Dakui by spitting each, thinking of this, Timur not only smiled slightly.
Since the Yuan court lost power and retreated, it was rare for Timur to be in such a good mood. In order to recapture Lanzhou this time, the expansion of Timur can be described as a wreck. not only brought 200,000 yuan of soldiers, but also brought his beloved wife with him. Looking at Lanzhou on the map, Kuokuo knew that the city of Lanzhou was broken today.
Da Kui fell asleep, the feeling of fatigue in his body suddenly disappeared, and it was midnight when he looked out the window. Lying on the bed, Da Kui couldn't sleep, so he simply got dressed and got up and went out of the room.
Yang Xiaohu and Meng Ge District slept next door to Da Kui, and when they heard the sound, the three of them lit candles and got dressed and got up.
Seeing that the lights next door to the left and right were on, Da Kui felt a little guilty in his heart, so he had to stand in front of the door and wait. First, Yang Xiaohu went out of the room: "Father-in-law, why are you still restless?"
Da Kui smiled and said, "After sleeping for a while, I am very energetic now." You're tired all day, so don't worry about me, go back to sleep. ”
"Why did Master Zhang get up at such an hour?" came Meng Ge's inquiry behind him.
Da Kui turned around and smiled: "I'm really sorry to disturb the two of you." ”
Meng Ge smiled and said, "We came to Lanzhou to be disturbed, what is this?" said that, he looked at the sledgehammer and smiled. Da Kui also smiled, but he smiled very reluctantly.
The two in front of him, if it weren't for himself, I am afraid that one is now killing pigs and selling meat, and the other is striking iron. Although they are all cheap jobs, the good thing is that it is a happy life, which is better than the current sword and sword.
Da Kui said: "I can't sleep, I want to go out for a walk alone." ”
Yang Xiaohu hurriedly said: "Then I'll accompany you for a walk." ”
As soon as the words fell, Meng Ge said: "You kid haven't gone around enough during the day, and you still have to go shopping at night?" We came to Lanzhou and went straight here, we haven't seen what Lanzhou is like yet, let's go out and walk around with our brothers." ”
Da Kui smiled and said, "It's okay, Xiaohu go back to sleep, I'll go out for a walk with your two uncles, it's okay." ”
Yang Xiaohu yawned in response, and then turned around and went back to the room.
Da Kui took Meng Ge and Ou Da Hammer out of the house and came to the street, but at this moment, there was no one on the street. Imagine how there would be people in the middle of the night? Even if there were, they were city patrol soldiers, and then they were thieves. Although Lanzhou is a remote city, the Ming army has imposed a curfew since the garrison. It's not uncommon for people to be on the street in the middle of the night.
"Lord Zhang, how are we going?" asked Sledgehammer first.
Da Kui thought for a while, and then said: "Look at the sky, it should be almost time now, I heard Xiaohu say that there is a bun shop in the east of the city." I've eaten the buns, and they're really good. Let's go to the east of the city. ”