The rolling dust on the Loess Plateau can be seen from a long distance. Anyone with a little experience will know that there are many people there. If you get closer and hear the thunderous sound of horse hooves, you will know that there are a lot of cavalry marching. It is impossible for the northern Shaanxi frontier army to have so many cavalry troops. The only possibility is that the Tatars outside the Great Wall can enter the pass.
But they were far away, and there were people who kept flying all night to immediately report back the approximate location of the Mongolian Tatars. A steady stream of news and feedback.
However, the Tatars are a little depressed. I saw Guruge asking Turge with some doubts: "Sir, Ansai is ahead of us, but why can't we meet anyone Mingren when we come all the way?"
They had entered the customs before, but they had never encountered such a situation. It felt a bit abnormal.
However, Turg had no doubts and immediately explained: "When I left the customs, I didn't see anyone along the way. Occasionally, they were all rushing to those towns. I heard them talking to the officers and soldiers, and they all said that they were on the way. There are stray thieves, so go out if you have no choice."
Having said this, he looked back at the dust swirling behind him and said, "Even a few people will probably hide when they see our movements."
Turning back, he looked at Gu Luge and Hang Gao and said, "If you are worried, just put the exploring horse farther away. Let's rush there as soon as possible. I know that Ansena has hoarded a lot of supplies for the vassal. "
After hearing what he said, Gu Luge and Hang Gao thought about it and felt that it made sense, and they felt much better. However, they were also cautious and sent orders to put the exploring horses farther away.
An hour later in the afternoon, Tan Ma rushed back to report. He was full of joy and knew that something good was going to happen at a glance: "Chief, Mingren seems to be going to the market over there in Ansai. It's very lively. There are many stalls in the city and outside. Got supplies.”
Guruge and Hanggao were overjoyed when they heard this. What a coincidence!
"Look, I didn't lie to you!" Turge also became happy and said to the two people on the left and right, "This is also the reason why I want you to go straight to Ansai, because I heard the news that there is a market here."
After finishing speaking, he still asked Tan Ma a little cautiously: "How many men and horses are there in the Ming army? Can Tan Ma understand?"
"About two thousand men and horses, including five hundred cavalry!" Tan Ma replied immediately. It seemed that he had spent time inquiring.
When Turge heard this, he felt relieved and said to Guluge and Hanggao: "Two thousand men and horses are definitely enough to deal with the bandits in northern Shaanxi. But when your whole family comes, these two thousand men and horses are not enough." Did you read it? Haha, you can start now!"
"My lord is still wise!" Upon hearing this, Guruge immediately flattered him and said.
Hang Gao did the same. While flattering him, he asked his people to follow him quickly.
The bandits on the left and right flanks of Tumut's tribe became excited when they heard that Mingren was going to the market in Ansai ahead and had a lot of supplies. My stomach is no longer hungry, my mouth is no longer thirsty, my whole body is full of strength, and I have even forgotten to pee.
"Quick, quick, don't let Akito react and hide in the city!"
"Yes, we rush over so they don't even have time to hide!"
"If you ask me, just drive them into the city so that the city gate cannot be closed. Then we can attack the city in one go. How convenient!"
"..."
Turge and the others, who were the leaders, actually had the same idea. They immediately sent an order to conserve their horsepower first, and when they got close, they would rush towards Ansai as fast as possible and snatch the damn thing.
About an hour and a half later, Ansai was watching, his whereabouts were about to be exposed, and there was no point in being careful.
So Turge gave an order, and Guluge and Hanggao led the people of their own tribes and rushed towards Ansai like a competition.
The "thunder" suddenly broke out, and a violent storm came suddenly. Within the sight of these Mongolian bandits, they were delighted to find that the Ming people who were going to the market were in a mess. They didn't want any goods, and they all rushed towards the city.
"Wow, I saw a pot, wow, I want it!"
"There's so much silk and satin, now I can have new clothes!"
"..."
These Mongolian bandits were shouting in their hearts while showing off their superb riding skills, and at the same time their eyes were filled with greed.
To the regret of the Mongolian bandits who wanted to rob women, when they rushed closer, all the Ming people had already fled into the city, leaving only the goods outside the city.
Tens of thousands of cavalry troops arrived outside Ansai City like a torrent. In just the blink of an eye, the area outside Ansai City immediately became a place for showing off various riding skills.
The Tatars, riding on their horses, could easily pick up goods on the ground, such as pots and pans, silks, satin and linen, etc., without lifting anything from their waists.
On the top of the city, the Ming army opened fire with muskets and bows and arrows. However, it could not stop the enthusiasm of these bandits at all.
Turg didn't like the goods outside the city at all. After getting close, he first paid attention to the movements of the Ming army on the city top. He found that the bows and arrows were shooting randomly, and the fire blunderbuss was missing.
So, he immediately estimated that the Ming army in the city was not elite, and the number was only about this.
This way, he felt relieved.
Turg looked around, and suddenly felt the urge to curse. The mighty Qing Dynasty, which had all the imperial seals, unexpectedly ran away after seeing such a small amount of goods and no one was even seen!
After waiting for a while, he saw Gu Luge and Hang Gao coming back with smiles on their faces. Upon seeing this, he had another urge to go up and slap them on the ears. Is this all he could achieve? !
However, here we have to rely on the military strength of these two commanders. Therefore, Turg had no choice but to suppress his displeasure and immediately said to the two men: "While the city is in chaos, organize an attack immediately. Otherwise, when order is restored in the city, it will be much more difficult to attack!"
Upon hearing this, Guluge's smile suddenly disappeared, and he said with a grimace: "Sir, you see that our right wing attacked first and succeeded, so will it be the left wing's turn to attack the city?"
When Hang Gao heard this, how could this be possible? When he really wanted to speak, Turg said first: "Then the left wing will organize an attack on the city immediately. The first one to get to the top of the city will get 80% of the goods inside!"
Upon hearing this, Hang Gao immediately changed his words and said: "As you command, my lord!"
"Sir, my right wing can't just watch and not take action. Now that it's here, it must be done!" There was greed in Guluge's eyes. He completely forgot what he just said and said loudly and plausibly.
Turg didn't care whether they grabbed the spoils or not, as long as he could capture the Ming Dynasty's city and harm more Ming people, that was his goal.
As a result, the left and right wings of the Tumut tribe immediately began to organize low-level herdsmen to attack the city. They only used a simple siege method, using bows and arrows for cover, and people climbing up the wall with ladders. Fortunately, the city wall here in northern Shaanxi is not high. If it were replaced by the city wall like the capital, they would probably cry.
But even if Ansai's city wall is not high, the Ming army in the city seems to have come to their senses and has begun to defend the city to prevent it. Every time the archers and gunmen took action, a group of bandits fell under the city wall.
Time passed slowly, and the casualties slowly increased. However, none of these Hetao bandits could attack the city. Even under the orderly defense of the city's defenders, even the ability to counterattack was pitifully weak.
Guruge and Hanggao, who were supervising the battle not far away, looked excited at first, but then slowly changed. Although some of the lower-level herdsmen died, they did not feel bad. However, if too many deaths would affect the survival of the tribe, they would have to worry about it.
Those low-level herdsmen have been unable to attack for a long time, and after seeing so many of their companions dead, they are also human beings, so they don't want to attack. In the beginning, he was still working as a laborer, but later on, he simply quit, without any so-called tenacious fighting spirit.
At this time, Turg was a battle-hardened Tatar after all, and he felt clearly that something was wrong. Therefore, he didn't care when the Tumut tribe retreated from the city. He just frowned and stared at the city head, thinking nervously in his heart.
The bandits on the left and right wings of Tumut's tribe saw corpses left on the ground under the city wall, and those who were not dead were lying there wailing. Suddenly, the morale that had been howling before suddenly turned into a lifeless one.
They are here to steal things, not to die. What is happening now is far from what they expected!
Suddenly, Turg screamed: "No, we may have fallen into a trap!"
Gu Luge and Hang Gao, who had just returned to him and had not had time to complain, were so frightened when they heard these words that they almost stopped standing.
Damn it, you said it was the right time to enter the customs to grab things, but in the blink of an eye, you said something like being trapped in a trap that would scare people to death?
Before they had time to ask about the situation, they heard the sudden sound of loud drums in Ansai City.
"Dong dong dong..."
Many drums were beating at the same time, with a huge sound, and each beat seemed to hit people's hearts.
At the same time, the two city gates of Ansai opened almost at the same time, and groups of Ming troops lined up neatly and drove out of the city. Just as soon as they left the city, they set up an attack formation. With their fast movements and strict formations, they looked like well-trained Ming troops.
At the same time, artillery pieces were suddenly launched from the top of the city. The dark muzzle of the gun was directed at the densely packed Mongolian bandits outside the city.
Just when the muzzle of the gun was exposed, a burst of gunpowder smoke was seen, and then the sound of "boom, boom, boom" was heard.
After only a short time, many Mongolian bandits saw their accomplices around them. Many people and horses had been plowed, and bloody ditches appeared around them.
In fact, solid artillery shells cannot kill many people at all, but the psychological shock they cause is very great.
Upon seeing this situation, the Tumut tribesmen outside the city immediately turned their horses and ran away without waiting for the military order.
When Turg saw the Ming army leaving the city, and there were cavalry behind the infantry, and there were so many artillery pieces on the city that little Ansai could never have, he was sure that he had definitely fallen into the trap.
In addition, there was a bloody ditch not far from him, so he was so frightened that he didn't stop anymore, turned around and ran away. No matter what, he no longer looks like a prisoner of the Ming army!
The bandits of Tumut's tribe came and retreated faster. However, those bandits who had dismounted did not have the opportunity to mount their horses and escape, and were immediately bitten by the Ming army's infantry. The cavalry that followed the Ming army's infantry followed and chased them. Just like a pack of wolves on the grassland, chasing countless cattle and sheep.
While Turge was escaping, he turned around and saw this situation. He wanted to stop the army from attacking and eat up the few cavalry of the Ming army. However, he found that the Tumut tribe had no fighting spirit at all. They were just competing with their companions to see who could run faster, which made it impossible for him to realize his intention. I could only curse in my heart that the mud could not hold up the wall, and then silently followed the large troops to escape for their lives!
After running for dozens of miles, they found that the Ming army behind them had not been thrown away. The bandits of Tumut's tribe finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they were all on horseback, so they could still escape if they couldn't defeat them.
It was only at this time that Guluge and Hanggao returned to Turge, each of them looking unhappy. Among them, Guruge asked Turge as soon as they met: "Sir, why do you say you fell into a trap?"
"Yes! Why do you say you fell into a trap?" Hang Gao also asked, "Could it be that we just hit the iron plate? Think about it, the Ming Dynasty's market must be protected by the army. Bar?"
When Turge heard this, he couldn't help but wonder, maybe he was thinking too much.
Thinking this way, he looked up at the morale of Tumut's troops, and decided to believe what Hang Gao said for the time being. But when he was about to speak, he suddenly heard a commotion from the east side of the team, and then there were shouts of killing.
Suddenly, the three leaders all turned around and looked over. To the east was Anding City, not Ansai?
"No, there's an ambush, and the Ming army is coming to kill us!"
The shouts came one after another in a panic, making the three leaders startled. I don't know the size of the Ming army in the east, but I just saw that the Tumut troops there began to flee for their lives again. In this case, even if there is a military order, it cannot be passed on.
Well, the only plan now is to run away together.
However, not long after they escaped, suddenly, the sound of ghosts crying and wolf howling sounded again from the west: "There are also Ming troops ambushing in the west, run away!"
To the west is the direction of Baoan Prefecture. Needless to say, it must be the Ming army over there.
At this moment, Turg was absolutely sure that he had indeed fallen into a trap. Otherwise, the Ming army would not have been able to react so quickly. After all, judging from the previous map, Anping and Security were a bit far away from here. If they hadn't been prepared in advance, it would have been impossible to kill them so quickly.
This time I entered the customs, it was finished again!
Damn Ming Gou, why are you so treacherous!
He didn't have time to think about more details. He could only escape with his life first. This was the same idea as the bandits from the Tumote Department.
Fortunately, it got dark after half an hour.
Guruge and Hanggao made a rough estimate and suddenly felt very bitter in their hearts. Only about half of them are still together. The other half of the troops either ran away or were captured or killed by the Ming army.
Any time you enter the customs, there will be no greater losses than this time. Wasn't it agreed that all the Ming Dynasty's border troops would be transferred to the south? Didn't we agree that we can let go and grab it this time?
Such a huge defeat made both of them look very unhappy. Not even caring about Turge's identity, they all came to him and asked: "Sir, what is going on? We have suffered such a heavy loss, and we must give an explanation to our clansmen no matter what!"
When they said this, the two of them suddenly remembered that the Gushan Ezhen in front of them was not a victorious Qing warrior, but a defeated soldier who had been captured by the Ming army. Why did they trust him so much! If he was really capable, he wouldn't be captured by the Ming army!
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