The wind in March began to feel a little warmer, some dead branches sprouted buds in Qianniu Fort, and the wind no longer looked like a knife cutting people's faces.
As Yu Zizi said, the Tatars inside and outside Qianniu Fort no longer besieged Qianniu Fort.
However, Hengshan Guards and Guyuan Right Guards had already met the Tatars. After the battle between the two armies, the Ming Army lost more than 2,000 people, but they tried their best to get into Qianniu Fort. This move confused the fire screen and made He believed that there must be important people in Qianniu Castle.
After this defeat, the city gates of Lingzhou City were also closed tightly, and no one or one horse was allowed out of the city.
Huo Si still refused to retreat. Firstly, the Ming army responded quickly this time and they did not loot enough. Secondly, the place Qianniu Fort affected his heart.
Huo Si is also a cautious person. After all, Lingzhou is also a city. Attacking Lingzhou is definitely not as good as attacking Qianniu Castle.
So he wanted to try whether Yang Yiqing would send troops to rescue him if he attacked Qianniu Fort again.
As soon as a few days passed, Huoshai began to arrange his troops. He ordered his general Tukemeng to ambush and intercept them halfway. If there were Ming troops in Lingzhou coming out of the city, they would block them and attack them.
He himself led his troops to attack Qianniu Fort.
There was an older general named Zana under the fire screen tent. He offered advice to the fire screen, "Chief, the governor of the three sides of the Ming Army looks far inferior to the previous two. He only knows how to send soldiers out to die. Use the life of a soldier to save him from being punished by the Ming Emperor. The small Qianniu Fort does not require the leader to use all his strength. Should we divide another army to bypass Lingzhou and go to the interior to rob supplies and people?"
Huoshi clasped his hands behind his back, but he did not refuse immediately, "Tell me your reasons."
"We can't stay here for too long! The purpose of marching into the Ming Dynasty was to snatch food and clothing for the women and children in the tribe. Now that this goal has not been achieved, we are facing off against the Ming army here. This is very detrimental to us."
Tu Ke had a stern face and said, "Didn't you just say that this guy named Yang is not powerful? So what if we play with him! Once this Ming army is eliminated, no one can stop the leader! Then he will have whatever he wants!" "
"Tu Kemeng, if we have supplies in hand, of course we can lead the Ming army in a circle. If the battle situation is slightly unfavorable, we can retreat immediately. The Ming army has nothing to do with us. But now we don't have enough supplies, and 40,000 troops are here. This is a waste of time...you know, the children in the tribe are still waiting to eat salt!"
There is some truth to what Zana said.
Now it was Huo Si's turn to be entangled. The Ming army and the Tatars had a feud. How many of them had they killed when Wang Yue was there? The tribes were picked out one by one, and there was no family whose ancestors had died at the hands of the Ming army.
So not only Huo Si himself wanted revenge, but there were also many warriors in the army who wanted revenge.
Moreover, after seeing it several times, this Yang Yiqing really doesn't understand military affairs. He only knows how to send people to where there is danger. Then he was killed for a while and then hid to avoid the battle. What's that?
He is simply a person who doesn't know how to fight.
I would hate to miss this opportunity.
But fighting the Ming army like this is indeed not their purpose. The real goal is to grab things!
"Chief!" Tuke suddenly saw him hesitate and couldn't help but become anxious.
The fire sieve circled around the tent, and finally decided to take a risk, "I want to kill the Ming army! I also want to rob the things! It seems that Yang Yiqing from Lingzhou City is afraid to come out. We will divide 10,000 warriors to rob Plunder!"….
"Chief, you must not!" Tu Kemeng did not want Huo Si to adopt Zana's opinion. "This is the territory of the Ming Dynasty after all! Only by gathering the warriors together can we defeat the Ming army. If we separate, we will encounter an enemy situation. It would be very dangerous!"
"I know, but I think I can take a little more risk this time."
Huo Si felt that the governor sent by the Ming Dynasty was not something to be afraid of. He did not have a famous name and was just a group of unknowns. Even so, he did not underestimate the enemy too much. He just felt that he could try a little adventure.
After giving the order, the Tatar troops immediately took action.
For a time, Qianniu Fort encountered the police, and Lingzhou City also felt like it was facing a formidable enemy. But as time passed, Yang Yiqing received a military report that there were Tatar troops behind Lingzhou City.
This is so arrogant.
Yang Yiqing faced the generals and asked: "Who dares to lead the troops to break the enemy's strength?"
He, the governor, had sent two generals, including Cao Sheng and Zhang Lun, outside the city last time. As a result, they encountered the Tatar troops and were beaten to the point where they almost couldn't come back. Now we have to send people out of the city to meet the enemy. Who dares to take this order?
Cao Sheng was actually brave, but the infantry could not withstand the attack of the cavalry, so what was the use of personal bravery.
In fact, this was also the dilemma faced by the Ming army against the Tatars. Many generals who defended the city only dared to defend the city and did not dare to leave the city. That's why there are always countless reports of Tatar plunder.
Anyway, the Tatars didn't want to attack those big cities. There were people outside the cities, so he was buzzing outside the cities.
But it's useless not to dare. As long as the governor really gives the order, you have to dare if you don't dare.
"The Tatars are breaking into the interior. In the past, we were beyond our reach in Guyuan, but now the army has gathered in Lingzhou." Yang Yiqing had a sullen face and would cough a little in between speeches. He had been suffering a lot these days, "If the court asks, Why can’t we leave the city and allow the Tatars to plunder us at will? How will we respond when the time comes?”
Qi Cheng, the governor of Shaanxi, frowned.
He is also a scholar, but he still understands some basic military theories. Apart from other things, the Tatar army is right in front of us. As a result, Yang Butang always thinks about the capital, which is thousands of miles away, instead of considering the army outside the city. What kind of battle is this?
Every time it is a political battle, we are so afraid of losing our hat.
Thinking this in his heart, Qi Chengsui did not dare to say that he was the old man brought out by Yang Yiqing, so he would naturally obey his orders. But he didn't want Yang Butang to step into the abyss step by step. Maybe there should be some changes to remind him.
So he gritted his teeth, stepped forward and volunteered, "I would like to serve as a lower official!"
Yang Yiqing raised his head and looked at his old subordinate with his unwavering eyes. There was no unnecessary expression on his face. He just said indifferently: "Okay. What about Qianniu Fort? Who is willing to save it?"
Cao Xiong, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, has been winking at the guarding eunuch Xue Shou. In his opinion, except Eunuch Xue, who dares to question Yang Butang at this time?
Xue Shou had no place for Cao Xiong in his eyes. He only knew that Zhang Lun and Cao Sheng had lost the battle before.
"Yang Budang, my soldiers of the Ming Dynasty have bronze heads and iron arms, but they can't help but be attacked by the Tatars. The Holy One has sent you to guard the northwest, and you are always the Holy One's support!"
Yang Yiqing raised his arms and cupped his hands, "What do you think, Eunuch Xue?"...
"Yang Butang is here, what do we have to say about it? Our family is worried about Butang. This military expedition has cost His Majesty all the money he has saved over the years. If the effect is not achieved..."
"I understand what Eunuch Xue said. Your Majesty asked me to resist the enemy and defend the territory. Isn't that what I did? Eunuch Xue can report this matter to the emperor, and I will bear all the blame."
"Our family will naturally play to the emperor."
After just one defeat, Xue Shou tried his best not to cause trouble with the three governors. But there are some things that he really wants to report to the capital.
After talking about Yang Yiqing's bad qualities, the emperor could at best say that he was too small-minded and intolerable. But let alone, if there is any big disaster here, his head will not be saved.
Yang Yiqing doesn't seem to care about this. He is a leader, an important minister of the imperial court, and a Yang Yiqing who is willing to die. A person who wants to be the pillar of the imperial court naturally has his own background.
Not to mention the current crisis, the struggle between the DPRK and China and the intrigues between each other. When has it not been a crisis for decades?
"Leave the city and meet the enemy!"
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The little people in Qianniu Fort didn't have the energy to see life and death in Dan like Yang Yiqing. As soon as the Tatar army began to encircle them, everyone's hair stood on end.
After a few days of repairs, Yu Zizai's leg injury was slightly better, he was able to move, and his physical strength also recovered a lot. When he heard the noise, he went up to the city wall with his sword in hand, and the young man named Han Twelve Lang followed him like a follower.
"Brother Yu, the Tatars don't like to attack fortified cities, so why do they always catch us?"
Yu Zizai pushed the young man down and squatted down to prevent him from being taken away by an arrow. Then check yourself again
He asked whether the leg wound was tied tightly, and then said: "The Hengshan Guard soldiers who entered the city brought news that His Majesty has passed away. Do you know?"
Han Twelve Lang shook his head, "I don't know. What does this have to do with the Tatars?"
Yu Zizi looked nervously at the Tatars shouting strange sounds outside the city through the gap in the stone, and said: "Your Majesty's death means that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has ascended the throne. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has ascended the throne, which means that the imperial court must be thinking of ways to attack the Tatars. They fight fiercely. In addition, Yang Budang sent Hengshan Guards and Guyuan Right Guards to support our Qianniu Fort... everything shows that the imperial army is already on the way."
Han Twelve Lang was confused by these words.
But time was urgent, and Yu Zizai had no time to explain more, "Boy, in the future, you will find a way to go to the capital or the military academy to study. When you meet Tai...oh, no, it should be His Majesty, you will understand what I said today. Work hard to kill the enemy, our Ming Dynasty now has a wise king, and one day we can surround the Tatars and beat them up!"
"When is that day?"
"It's a matter of time."
He Yanheng was so anxious that he was not in the mood to chat at all, "Everyone, tie your filial belt and kill Beilu!!"
For him, as a garrison general, although the Hengshan Guards and Guyuan Right Guards have added new troops, the pattern of the enemy being strong and me being weak has not changed, so he can only be mentally motivated.
The mourning army will win, which is what he believes in.
Yu Zizai understood him, so he raised his sword and shouted, "Brothers, the late emperor has passed away in the capital! During the national mourning period, the Tatars raised a large number of troops and bullied others too much. Let's fight them!"
"careful!"
Han Twelve Lang had quick eyes and quick hands and good ears. He heard a clang, so he subconsciously pulled Yu Zizai down. As a result, an arrow flew past his scalp.
Next came the black arrow feathers, covering the entire sky!
"careful!"
The loud shouts covered up all the painful moans.
Yu Zizai broke out in a cold sweat and his chest felt huge. He rubbed Han Twelve Lang's head and said, "You are simply my biological father!"
It was too noisy and many words were not heard clearly. Han Twelve Lang heard it wrong, and according to their age, Yu Zizi should be his father. Emotions are the most real in life and death, so Han Twelve Lang also Don't hesitate, just kneel down and kowtow: Your godfather is here, please accept your son's respect!
"Stop knocking and get ready to kill the enemy! Get the bow and arrow!" Yu Zizai kicked Han Twelve Lang, "You said you are good at archery, but you just don't have the bow and arrow at hand. Prove it to me!"
Han Twelve Lang is not a liar. He grew up on the border. When he was not strong enough, he practiced archery hard so that he could kill enemies from a distance. So he took the bow and arrow and aimed at the person or horse that was galloping towards him!
Whoosh!
Yu Zizai looked carefully, wondering if anyone would fall...
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