It's easy to go up the mountain, but it's not difficult to go down the mountain.
The queue for Wala Mountaineering was very long, from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, people were connected to horses, horses were connected to people, one after another.
The wide place is okay and we can move side by side, but the narrow place can only accommodate one horse. In this case, if you want to change the team, you must turn the horse's head. But the road is so narrow and there are so many people. Why? Turn the horse's head?
This is the tragedy of going down the mountain.
Mahamu suddenly gave the order to retreat. This order was passed down one after another. No one knew whether the Ming army encountered the Ming army or encountered some danger. Sergeant Wala was panic-stricken and urged those behind him to go down the mountain quickly. But the team was so long, where could they go? Get up quickly.
When the sergeants at the bottom of the mountain heard the order and began to retreat slowly, screams of despair came from high up.
The team was in disarray.
The commotion further aggravated the sergeants' uneasiness. The chaotic situation got out of control, with urging, pushing, and even nefarious tactics.
The situation was urgent, but Mahamu and others had nothing to do.
As the leader of the team, his head was too high. The team was so long that it was difficult to give orders. All he could do was watch the army become chaotic.
Polo City.
Qi Hong, a member of the Security Bureau, hurriedly entered the Guard Office and reported to Cai Xiongying who was looking through the military books: "I received news that the Wala cavalry appeared eighty miles east of Polo City. There are quite a few, and they should be the main force."
Cai Xiongying put down the book of war and greeted him: "What does Mahamu want to do? He is going to Sailimu Lake and Ili. He can't go around Polo City and bring a group of people. It's cold. Wandering around in the freezing ground is really incomprehensible.”
Qi Hong thought for a while and came up with a guess: "Perhaps Mahamu wants to take another mountain road to cross the Tianshan Mountains. As far as I know, there is a mountain road in the east eighty miles, but the road is difficult to travel and there are many mistakes. The Chief Envoy believed that blocking the mountain road could reduce casualties, and later sent military craftsmen to deal with it. Although this matter is not a secret, Wala is outside the Western Xinjiang after all, and may not know about it."
"If that's the case, then this is our chance! Come and tell the commander Wei Zhen and Qianhu Zhou Qian." Cai Xiongying looked happy, stood up, and said to Qi Hong: "Please ask the brothers from the Security Bureau to investigate. , to see if it is Mahamu’s main force or not, and if we can detect the Wala army climbing the mountain, that would be great.”
Qi Hong knew that intelligence was related to decision-making and the safety of soldiers.
If it is proven that Mahamu led the army up the mountain, it will be the perfect opportunity for the Ming Dynasty to wipe out the Wala army in one fell swoop, and even trap them to death! But if the intelligence is wrong and it is a trap created by Wala to mobilize the defenders of Polo City, then Polo City will be in danger and the soldiers who leave the city will also be in danger. ..
"I'll take the people there myself!"
Qi Hong didn't dare to neglect, turned and left.
Cai Xiongying unfolded the map and looked at it carefully.
The commanders Wei Zhen and Qianhu Zhou Qian came in a hurry. Before they could salute, they heard Cai Xiongying's rich voice: "The main force of Wala probably appeared near the mountain pass in the east eighty miles. It's hard to be sure at the moment. , Did Mahamu take the sergeant to climb the mountain?"
Wei Zhen and Zhou Qian looked at each other, eager to try.
Wei Zhen took a step forward and looked at the location of the Eighty Mile Pass in the Middle East on the map: "There used to be a mountain road here, but it has been cut off this year. If Mahamu didn't know this news, he would probably choose to climb the mountain. Cai Commander, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
Zhou Qian was so excited that he asked a key question: "Can we be sure that Wala's army has entered the mountain?"
Cai Xiongying shook his head slightly: "The Security Bureau only discovered the Tatar cavalry on the periphery and did not go deep into it. However, Qi Hong has led people to conduct a second reconnaissance. I wonder if they can find out."
Wei Zhen said very decisively: "Eighty miles to the east, there is no human habitation, and there are no supplies around. The purpose of the Wara cavalry appearing there is to climb mountains, find another way to cross the Tianshan Mountains, and sneak attack on Ili City!"
Cai Xiongying put his hands behind his back. Although he recognized Wei Zhen's analysis, he still did not dare to make a decision directly. Mahamu is an old fox. What if this is his trap against Polo City?
Where's the trap?
"Just wait a little longer."
Cai Xiongying said seriously.
Wei Zhen was a little anxious: "If we wait any longer, Mahamu must know that the mountain road is not feasible and will definitely go down the mountain. By then, with the power of our Polo City alone, we will not be able to cause damage to the 30,000 Wala cavalry! Miss this time I’m afraid there will never be such a God-given opportunity again!”
Don't miss this opportunity!
Seeing Cai Xiongying's hesitation, Zhou Qian persuaded him: "Dangers and opportunities coexist. If we succeed, we can completely defeat the main force of Wala!"
Cai Xiongying said with a cold face: "What if it fails?"
As a general, you must consider the overall situation and the entire army.
There are not many sergeants in Polo City, just one guard, but Wala's main force has 30,000 cavalry! To sneak attack the main force of Wala, Polo City must mobilize no less than 3,000 cavalry.
This also means that Polo City has fallen into an extremely empty situation.
Once something goes wrong with the three thousand cavalry brought out, or if other cavalry take over Polo City after they go out, the soldiers and people of Polo City will be in danger.
Losing Polo City means losing control of the entrance to the mountain road heading south to Ili!
Wala can definitely enter Sailimu Lake and threaten Ili.
Looking at the overall situation, Polo City has nothing to lose.
From the perspective of the entire army, the army should not easily leave the city to fight.
In fact, the order issued by Qu Neng, the capital of Western Xinjiang, was to strengthen the walls and clear the country, wait and see, and did not want the army to leave the city and take the initiative to attack.
Qu Neng's thinking was right. The main force of Wala was here. No matter which city in Western Xinjiang they attacked, they had an advantage in terms of military strength. It was obviously easy to suffer losses when leading the army out of the city to fight. It was better to build a strong wall and clear the field.
Anyway, Western Xinjiang is large enough and has a small population. In addition, the Chief Envoy has been moving the population closer to the city in the past few years. No matter how hard Oala works, it is not easy to get enough supplies, and it will not harm the Ming Dynasty. In the end, All I can do is run around and get nowhere.
It's just that the order conflicts with the fighter plane.
This is the most difficult thing for Cai Xiongying. On the one hand, he does not want to lose this opportunity and leave a lifelong regret. On the other hand, he is worried that it is a trap, causing Daming to be in a passive situation.
"Send scouts to scout a sixty-mile radius to see if there are other Wala cavalry. In addition, order the sergeants to enter a state of combat readiness. Once accurate news from the Security Bureau comes, we will go meet Wala!"
After all, Cai Xiongying did not take too many risks, but chose a compromise and steady response strategy.
Mahamu would never have imagined that it was Cai Xiongying's pursuit of stability that gave Wala a way out.
When Qi Hong brought back accurate news covered in blood, Cai Xiongying immediately ordered three thousand cavalry and headed straight for the East Eighty Mile Pass.
However, this time is no longer the best time.
During this period of time, 70% of the Oara army had come down the mountain, and as many as 20,000 cavalry had gathered at the foot of the mountain. Although Mahamu, Batu Boluo, Taiping and others have not yet come down the mountain, there are generals such as Zhewuduo and Fenglu guarding the mountain.
Zhewuduo is Mahamu's confidant general. Being able to stay and clean up the perimeter shows that he has extraordinary abilities. After shooting the peeping Ming sergeant, Zhewuduo clearly judged that the Ming army would be dispatched.
Sure enough, within four hours, Cai Xiongying's army appeared in the distance. Zhewuduo was not polite and directly led eight thousand cavalry to charge towards them.
Cai Xiongying was always cautious to test. Who would have thought that before he tried this, the main force rushed over first. The dark army could not see the end. In addition, the horses took a long time to run and passed through the snow. It consumed too much energy. He thought that there was no benefit in a head-on confrontation. Immediately ordered a retreat.
Zhewuduo pursued Cai Xiongying for twenty miles, but failed to catch up and only killed more than fifty Ming troops.
After this battle, Cai Xiongying lost the confidence to take action again, so he led the cavalry back to Polo City and chose to stick to it, guard the mountain pass, and trap and kill the main force of Oala, but the opportunity was missed.
Mahamu finally retreated to the foot of the mountain alive and ordered to camp and rest.
Big account.
Mahamu fell into silence, a deep sense of frustration washing over his will.
Looking back, since
I wanted to get Xijiang, but I ran all the way and got nothing. Yili, which has been planned for a long time, is to the south of Tianshan Mountain, but he is trapped in the north of Tianshan Mountain!
You can't go down south, you can't go west, and the north is full of mountains!
To the east, that's the way home.
Mahamu looked at Taiping and Tubolo, and said reluctantly: "Nearly two thousand soldiers were lost while climbing and descending the mountain. I am responsible for their deaths. The plan to capture Ili is no longer feasible. I think it is impossible." , we can lead the army back to Qamdo and threaten the city of Urumqi. Zhu Yunwen should be dead now, and the defenders in Urumqi must be panic-stricken. If they are forced to surrender by threats of troops, they may not be unable to occupy it."
Tupolo simply rejected Mahamu: "Even if Zhu Yunwen dies and Qu Neng and 15,000 soldiers guard Urumqi, we will not be able to occupy it. Mahamu, Qu Neng will not surrender. The Ming Dynasty will not lose its territory just because a certain emperor dies!"
Mahamu stood up: "The death of Emperor Jianwen was a fatal morale blow to the Ming army. We can take advantage of this! As long as this battle is determined and brave enough, we will definitely succeed!"
He looked at the silent Taiping: "Urumqi is an important town in Western Xinjiang. It is guarded by a large army and has a large number of firearms. Once we threaten there, the hungry wolves of death will bite our throats first! I propose that the army be reorganized immediately. Return to Hang'ai Mountain, and then move north to avoid the Ming Dynasty's suppression!"
Mahamu looked at Taiping.
Taiping, who had always supported Mahamu, finally stood opposite Mahamu this time: "Tupolo is right, the city of Urumqi is not something we can spy on and occupy. Now the Ming Dynasty has completely established a foothold in Western Xinjiang, with an iron wall and an iron wall , Firearms are fierce, Wala has no chance. Mahamu, it’s cold, go back, don’t cause trouble.”
