"Budou, how are you going to lure the enemy?"
Lingzhou City rarely had governor-general officials like Yang Yiqing visit in person. Nowadays, this medium-sized border city has become overcrowded due to the influx of tens of thousands of troops.
Guyuan soldiers who came from afar filled every corner of the city. On the city walls were crossbows ready to fire, and under the city walls were soldiers patrolling in formation. Yang Yiqing and Yang Butang were no strangers to the garrison, because he met them every day. He would climb the city wall to inspect within a few hours, and he would punish some lazy soldiers on the spot.
The Tatars are just outside the city, maybe fifty miles, maybe eighty miles. If they relax a little, the enemy may appear.
But for Yang Yiqing at this time, what he was most worried about was not that the enemy would come, but that the enemy would not come.
"It's smoking again!"
The main force of the Ming army is stationed in Lingzhou. The Tatars have retreated, but warning signals have been heard from various places. Several small forts have been destroyed by Tatar attacks.
The general of the Ming army was anxious, and people came to fight every day.
But Yang Yiqing seemed to have been sitting firmly on Diaoyutai until he received a letter that changed his attitude.
"Zhang Lun! Cao Sheng!" Yang Yiqing's beard became even grayer, but he finally started to move and was no longer as silent as before. "I order you two to lead the Hengshan Guards and Guyuan Right Guards respectively to support Qianniu Fort."
Neither Qi Chengtun nor the Ningxia General Soldier understood, "Budang, the wilderness is dangerous. Once the Hengshan Guards and Guyuan Guards encounter the Tatars, the consequences will be disastrous!"
"Don't I know? But you have all seen the imperial edict!" The wrinkles on Yang Yiqing's face are as many as his wisdom, and his eyes have always been firm and strong. As soon as he sits there, people feel that something has happened and they want to talk to him. There may be hope, "Your Majesty and the imperial court are waiting for a victory in the northwest. If we are defeated, we are inferior to others, but no one from anywhere dares to open the city gate to meet the enemy. Who of you can bear the charge of 'staying without entering'" rise?"
Qi Chengtun advised: "The court will not blame you, your Majesty knows the situation here, so you sent Yang Shangyi here!"
"Yang Shangyi comes here. If we don't do anything, then his trip will be in vain."
Because Huo Si took the people and left, and everyone was on horseback, there was no reason why they would be able to catch up with them.
"Needless to say, Qianniu Castle must be saved. Do you know who is in Qianniu Castle?!"
When Yang Yiqing said this, the meaning of his words was here. Qi Chengsui thought about it for a moment and then thought to himself, "A military academy student with noble background?!"
In this case, Qianniu Castle can really be saved. Whether it can be saved or not is another matter, but you must take action, otherwise the matter here will definitely be reported to the emperor in the future.
What to say, Yang Yiqing, the governor of the three northwest territories, had elite troops and strong generals. As a result, he only sent out troops without fighting a single battle, and watched the Tatars in the land of the Ming Dynasty as if they were in an uninhabited land.
If this is the case, how can Yang Yiqing defend himself in front of the emperor?
So this battle is also a political battle for Yang Yiqing.
"Zhang Lun, Cao Sheng!" Yang Yiqing specifically told them before they took the order, "Every soldier in the Hengshan Guard and Guyuan Guard must know that there is no other way than to save Chang Xingbo from the Qianniu Fort. Any way to survive.”….
At the end, Yang Yiqing added, "We are all like this."
In this way, Cao Xiong and Qi Chengsui no longer dare to express their objections. When the time comes, Uncle Chang Xing will not be able to come to them?
However, after all, Yang Butang has great supernatural powers. Similar to those who are in the border areas as military academies, everyone must strictly keep their identity secret. This is the order of the current emperor.
How did Yang Butang know?
Qi Chengsui raised his eyes and saw Yang Yiqing burning the note he had read on the candle. His curiosity made him want to know what was written on it.
But he didn't dare to ask, he was still afraid of Yang Yiqing.
Two guards and ten thousand people... Yang Yiqing's approach is to use the lives of these people to protect his own life. Who wouldn't be afraid of such a ruthless person?
Fortunately, Feng Lun and Cao Sheng were both people promoted by Yang Yiqing over the years. Even though Yang Butang's orders were unreliable, they still
The troops were sent out to fight.
Not long after leaving Lingzhou City, the sky and the earth were gray and yellow. There were few villages in these places, and even if they were, they were massacred by the Tatars.
So as soon as they left the city, Zhang and Cao felt like they were driving in a desert. The wind was strong and strong, and they were always on tenterhooks.
But in Qianniu Fort, everything is different from when the Tatars first conquered the border.
The garrison general He Yanheng was not as calm as before at all. His arms were tied with blood-colored cloth strips, and the armor in front of him was in tatters, with almost half of it left.
His hair was messy, his lips were chapped with deep cuts, and his cheeks on both sides were red, like frostbite.
The Tatars passed by him twice, once with death and once with a loss of soul. Now there are only a few hundred injured soldiers left in Qianniu Castle. Fortunately, the Tatar cavalry don't like to attack the stronghold forcefully, so these two times They all defended it. Otherwise, how could a small fort with thousands of people stop an army of tens of thousands?
Yu Zizai's thigh was slashed, and now he could no longer move. He could only lean against the city wall, and there were corpses around him, including those of his own people and those of his enemies.
The teenage boy named Twelve Lang that day is now in the best condition. Although his lips are also severely chapped and even the frostbite on his hands is bleeding, he has no external injuries and is really lucky.
"Here comes the water, hot."
Twelve Lang was wearing a torn glove, with eight of his ten fingers exposed, four of which were frozen, but he was still running errands in front and back.
"Give it to Lao He first."
But when Twelve Lang raised his head, he saw He Yanheng waving his hand slightly, "Are you a warrior? You are still so coquettish at this time, like a woman! It is really uncomfortable!"
Yu Zizi smiled and didn't care about his bad words at all. After taking a sip of water, he looked up to the sky and muttered, "...I don't know when you will get sick, and I don't know when you die. We can't support each other even if we live together. I will caress you with all my sorrow, but I will not hold you back from your coffin, and my voice will not come to your hole."
He Yanheng listened for a long time without understanding a word, so he wiped his mouth and said, "What bird language are you talking about?"
"Essay on the Sacrifice of Twelve Lang." Yu Zizai looked at the young boy in front of him, "Twelve Lang, who called you this name first?"
"A poor scholar. He picked me up and called me Twelve Lang."….
"It seems that you like Han Yu's articles. You don't have a last name yet, right?"
The little boy shook his head. Although his face was dirty, his eyes were actually very bright.
"Why don't you give your surname Han, Han Twelve Lang!"
"Han Twelve Lang?" The young man muttered to himself once, but he shook his head, "It doesn't sound good, and it's not domineering enough. Han Twelve Lang, it's like calling Twelve Lang. I hate people calling me."
Yu Zizai choked. It made He Yanheng laugh.
But just in the middle of the laughter, a lame soldier suddenly came over and reported: "General! The Tatars are back again!"
"What did you say?!" He Yanheng kicked those sleeping nearby, "Get up, the *** are coming to attack the fort!"
"It shouldn't be..." Yu Zizi turned around with difficulty, opened a small hole left by the war on the city wall and looked down. Far, far away, there was indeed a dark column of Tatar cavalry. Array. In that scene, as long as an order is given, they will surge from the earth like a tide. "The Tatars only want to plunder and never attack a hard city. Qianniu Fort was defended twice, and it is a poor fortress. How could this happen?" ?」
Twelve Lang took out the knife. He still had the strength and could fight again. "The *** are not human beings. They just want to kill people."
"That's not right." Yu Zizi couldn't accept this excuse, "Twelve Lang, let me teach you a move. In fighting, the most important thing is the brain, not the knife. If you use your brain correctly, you can kill without a knife."
Twelve Lang looked at him suspiciously, "Really? Can you kill someone without a knife?"
"Soldiers use deception. What is deception? It means using your brain to deceive the enemy!"
"Then you, try to trick them?"
"Lao He! Lao He!! Twelve Lang, go and call him over!"
There were clattering sounds on the city wall, three or two
The remaining soldier stood up with a gun to support his body. He Yanheng went to call for people, but actually he couldn't call many people.
Twelve Lang followed Yu Zizai's words and quickly rushed over and pulled him over.
"If you have something to say, say it quickly, and if you have a fart, hurry up!"
Yu Zizi was half-supporting his body. His thigh was injured and he couldn't stand up at all. "Lao He, there are not many soldiers in Qianniu Fort who can fight another tough battle! Now order people to help all the corpses sit up. Dai Wearing hats and hiding their faces, they are all lined up by the city wall!"
"What good can a dead man do?"
"The Tatars will not attack a strong fortress. We have defended it twice. As long as the walls are still full of soldiers, they will hesitate and may not fight!"
He Yanheng is a border guard, and of course he understands the Tatars, but he has never tried this method.
"It's a desperate situation anyway, so just give it a try."
With such words, Twelve Lang volunteered to work.
Outside Qianniu Fort, there is a winding salt river that goes around it. There are some areas with rich water and grass along the river, where Huo Si is temporarily stationed for herding.
According to historical records, Huosi was a majestic man with a red face, brave and good at fighting, and extremely brave. His army was an important force for Dayan Khan to dominate Mongolia.
Chen Rui, the uncle of Pingjiang who is now staying in Beijing, was recorded as saying: Pingjiang does not drink hot wine for fear of being sifted by fire.
So Huo Si is quite courageous and smart. When Yang Yiqing came with his troops, he left immediately. He was not sloppy at all. He didn't understand the situation, so why didn't he leave? ….
"Is the news accurate? Is there really a Ming Dynasty Chang Xingbo in this little Qianniu Fort?"
"It should be accurate. The man named Yang has sent two close troops to Qianniu Fort."
"Hahaha."
…
Everyone in the tent burst into laughter, "How dare you leave the city! Just take this opportunity to let them know the power of the Mengoljin tribe's warriors!"
The fire sieve used a small blade to spin off a piece of meat from the roasted lamb leg in front of him. Everyone in the tent laughed, but he did not laugh. After eating the meat, he licked the edge of the knife with his tongue, "This Yang Yiqing, is The governor of the three sides appointed by the Ming Prince. There is news from the Great Khan that the Ming Prince is cunning and insidious, so he will never send a idiot here. I guess he wants to play the same trick as the Han people with us, saying that the soldiers are cunning."
"What the leader is saying...these two guards are just bait, there might be an ambush?"
Huo Si asked back: "Besides luring them, do they have any other options? Don't worry about those two troops, take down Qianniu Fort first. No matter whether there are Ming nobles inside or not, we will be profitable if we take it down."
"Okay! Listen to the leader!"
But it was no coincidence that when these men were shouting to start fighting, a big-headed soldier came from outside and knelt down in front of the fire screen.
"Chief! Reinforcements seem to have arrived in Qianniu Castle, and they are crowding the entire city!"
"Impossible!" A broad-shouldered man with a sinister face immediately stood up and denied. He slapped the table, "My warriors fought Thousand Cow Castle twice. Even if they can fight again, they are just one person. It only takes half a day!"
He was still thinking that if the fire sieve hadn't allowed him to fight, there would be nothing to do with Qianniu Castle now.
Huo Si glanced at the big man and said, "Didn't you say that the reinforcements just left Lingzhou City?"
Another older Didigu said: "Did they sneak into Qianniu Fort while we were not paying attention? With Chang Xingbo inside, it is possible that the Ming army would try their best to send reinforcements to Qianniu Fort. . Don’t the Han people call this... Ming Xiu... Ming Xiu Dao, sneaking across Chen Cai?"
"Building plank roads in the open and concealing them in Chencang!" Huo Si was really convinced by his subordinates. Those who have no brains really have no brains. Looking at those who have brains, they still have brains. "Thinking about it this way, it does look like what the Han people do."
"This is all they have left." The powerful man continued to plead, "Chief, please let me attack Qianniu Fort again. No matter how many reinforcements come, the warriors and I will definitely contribute Qianniu Fort to the leader!"
"Be patient, Tukemeng, the life of every warrior in Menggoljin tribe is
Life is precious and cannot be sacrificed casually. Huo Si rubbed the edge of the sharp dagger with his thumb, squinted his eyes and said, "The Han people, in the final analysis, these tricks are just a lie. Aren't they trying to defend Qian Niu Fort? Then we can surround Qian Niu Fort." Get up and see what he does."
The fire sieve war is still stable. They are here to fight the autumn wind and fatten themselves. They just want money and materials, not to fight against the Ming army.
But the older man also reminded him, "Chief, we can't stay here for too long. The harvest this time is not enough."
"I know." Huo Si took the dagger and hit his head, "That Yang Yiqing, if we keep sending reinforcements to the city, we will go to surround Lingzhou, lead them around, turn them around, and then defeat them with minimal losses. !」
This is an idea.
But Huo Si didn't know that in the small Qianniu Fort, a young man named Twelve Lang was completely shocked, "Beilu, really stopped attacking the city!"
Yu Zizi smiled rarely, and the winter sunshine shone on his face with a different kind of light. Twelve Lang felt that this man was really different from everyone else.
"Want to learn?"
"Can I learn?" Twelve Lang's heart was pounding.
"Yes, there's nothing wrong with that. Moreover, here is a more perfect place to study than the Capital Military Academy. Yu Zizi grinned his pale lips and pointed ahead, "This is the battlefield."
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