"Your Majesty, the Ming Army sent someone to test."
In Xining City, Li Zicheng and a group of generals stood behind the female wall, watching the small group of Ming troops approaching cautiously. Everyone was confused.
Tian Jianxiu always acted cautiously, and he couldn't help but regret at this time.
"The commander of the Ming army is You Shiwei."
Niu Jinxing on the side whispered: "According to the news Wei Chen received, Zeng Ying, Jiang Yu, and Gao Yigong are among them."
"That traitor!" Hao Yaoqi said angrily, his rough face flushed, and he stamped his feet: "I must kill him today."
The four people on the side, including Tian Jianxiu, Liu Fangliang, Yuan Zongdi and Li Laiheng, all waited in silence.
The four of them, plus Hao Yaoqi, are the five leaders in the army after the deaths of Liu Zongmin, Li Guo, He Jin and others.
The opinions of these few people can almost represent the entire army.
"We will discuss the matter of Gao Yigong later."
Li Zicheng's single eye was full of sadness. He looked deeply at the Ming army outside the city, hoping that what he was seeing was not true. It was really uncomfortable for someone close to him to rebel.
"Your Majesty, the city is mostly filled with Ming troops, so naturally it cannot be defended. Now there is only one battle to defeat this Ming army and regain its glory."
Hao Yaoqi was bold and spoke loudly.
Li Zicheng also became angry and said: "Our army now numbers fifty thousand. Looking at the enemy's flag, it is only thirty or forty thousand. At most, it is comparable to our army. How can we not win this battle?"
Immediately, the city gate opened wide, and tens of thousands of intruders filed out, running forward menacingly.
When You Shiwei saw it, he immediately calmed down and asked the troops to put on armor and prepare for the field.
Fortunately, all the troops under his command were elite and respected by the world, so I felt relieved.
The troops and horses of its headquarters were assembled from part of the Yulin camp, plus prisoners of the invaders, and soldiers from Guyuan Town. The scale reached 20,000, and only 50,000 were brought out, while the remaining 5,000 were guarded in Xi'an.
Zeng Ying's command was composed of Sanguan and Ningxia border troops. They had been trained for a year and were mainly infantry, with 5,000 people.
Jiang Yu was formed from some Datong soldiers and prisoners of the Chu army, with a scale of 5,000.
Gao Yigong was the worst. In addition to more than a hundred personal guards, the soldiers and horses under the meeting were composed of Gansu soldiers and prisoners of the Chu army. They could only serve as reserve forces and were weak in the army.
What's more embarrassing for him is that many of his former acquaintances are now subordinates of his colleagues, making it extremely awkward when they meet.
The intruders were approaching fiercely, but they were more than ten miles apart. The Ming army calmly arranged their formations and prepared for them.
Although there are many prisoners of war in the army who have been reformed for two years, it cannot be ignored that their ability to stand out represents the strength of the elite.
Moreover, what You Shiwei really trusts is the army he has trained in Shaanxi for the past two years.
He went to Shanxi, attacked Xuanfu, and later fought in Beizhili. He traveled thousands of miles, fought countless battles along the way, and was refined into steel.
Nearly half of the soldiers were wearing armor, which was his confidence.
"Eh-" At this time, as the invading army advanced, Gao Yigong on the side said strangely:
"Chuang Jun has changed a lot now."
"How do you say it?" You Shiwei had a good ear and asked immediately.
"In the past, when invading armies killed enemies, they would either kill them with thunderous force, defeat them with one blow, or defeat them with a large number of enemies, or they could encircle them without attacking, without any delay."
"Although today's Chuang army is still as powerful as ever, it has a lot more cavalry and is very tentative and unwilling to attack easily."
You Shiwei squinted his eyes and looked at Chuang Jun.
Sure enough, most of the intruders were cavalry, but they kept testing cautiously, just like a pack of wolves, always trying to find out the opponent's strength before taking any real action.
You could say he was cunning, or he was cautious.
"This is the Tatar way of fighting!"
You Shiwei said: "Like a pack of wolves, they are cautious and cunning. Once they detect someone who is weak, they will definitely attack in a group."
What is uncomfortable is that there are many more Tatars in the army. It is obvious that Li Zicheng has conquered the Tumote tribe.
"I'm afraid, this is why Li Zicheng couldn't wait to leave the city. He was afraid that the army he stayed in Tumut would be destroyed by the Tatars."
"He can't afford it."
You Shiwei suddenly realized, showed a knowing smile, and then ordered: "Pass this on, no one should take the initiative to attack without my military order."
As a result, the Chuang army was like a pack of wolves, constantly wandering around the Ming army, waiting for opportunities to find loopholes to attack.
But no matter how provocative they were, the Ming army remained as steady as a mountain, standing stupidly for more than half an hour.
No matter how sharp the teeth of the wolves are, they can only cry out in vain against a group of hard-shelled turtles.
"What is the Ming army doing?"
Li Zicheng frowned.
Naturally, the cavalry cannot attack the military formation. This is suicide, especially the poorly armored light cavalry under his command. Once they attack the strictly guarded military formation, it is tantamount to death.
The cautious intruders continued to harass the Ming army, insulting and shooting arrows, but the Ming army's camp remained stable.
"Take a wave——"
Li Zicheng was annoyed. It didn't matter if the stalemate continued like this, and he immediately waved his hand.
Tian Jianxiu on the side naturally understood what he meant and whispered in the ear of the messenger.
Immediately, an army of Tatars, about a thousand people, rushed towards the military formation with grimaces and clattering.
"Bow and arrow——"
A hail of arrows came towards them, directly killing hundreds of Tatars.
When they approached the military formation, they immediately fell into a quagmire. They were beaten to pieces with three strikes, five divided by two, and the remaining three hundred riders fled.
"The Ming army is hiding its secrets!"
Li Zicheng's eyes were full of thoughts.
After thinking for a long time, he asked people to withdraw their troops.
In the next few days, the Ming army stood guard by the river, and a large number of ships brought food from the rear, which was displayed openly and openly in front of the invading army.
"Let's go back!"
After a few days of stalemate, Li Zicheng closed his eyes and chose to leave.
In this war of attrition, the Ming army was clearly superior.
The troops cheered up and followed closely, all the way to Dongkeer City, and arrived at Dongkeer Temple to rest.
And here, only a hundred miles away from Qinghai, it can be said that it is very close.
Along the way, You Shiwei and others were not idle. Although it was more difficult to defeat Li Zicheng, the nearby Mongolian tribes were frightened by the news and chose to surrender.
It reaches Datong Gorge in the north, Laji Mountain Pass in the southwest, and Cole City in the east of Huangyuan Gorge in the west. It covers an area of several hundred square kilometers, with more than 70 piers, more than ten guard posts, more than 240 forts, more than 30,000 military households, and ten fertile fields. More than ten thousand acres.
It can be said that the huge Hehuang Valley has returned again after a few years since the early Ming Dynasty.
"We can set up Xining Prefecture here and relocate the immigrants from Guanzhong and northern Shaanxi. It will be enough to become a paradise within a few years."
You Shiwei said in a deep voice.
"I'm in Xining, Commander Gao, you go back to Suzhou immediately and guard the Hexi Corridor."
"Let's trap him alive."
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