At this time, the most eye-catching thing around Hami was not the battle that was about to begin, but the dozen or so horsemen riding wildly.
Whether it was the Jungar cavalry or the Ming army soldiers in Hami City, they all looked at them with curiosity and moved slowly with their figures.
As these cavalry galloped past, the Jungar cavalry in the east of Hami could not help but whisper, guessing what happened? Although their leader was curious, he immediately reprimanded them loudly and ordered them not to whisper to each other. Because when I speak at this time, none of my words are positive.
After passing Hami City, when the galloping cavalry rushed towards the banner of King Jungar Khan, the soldiers of the Ming army couldn't help but discuss with each other.
Each of them had surprise and surprise on their faces, guessing and encouraging.
"These must be sentinels from the Jungar tribe. Are they coming back in such a hurry because our reinforcements are coming!"
"It must be, otherwise, what else could happen to make them as anxious as dogs at this time?"
"I didn't say anything. Our reinforcements will arrive soon. That must be the case. Master Zhongcheng has said that we should wait for reinforcements. No, the reinforcements from the imperial court are about to arrive!"
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Although many people think that it is impossible for the imperial army to arrive so soon, and these Jungar sentinels are so anxious to come back, it may not necessarily be because of other things. However, even if they had this idea, they did not say it out loud. All they could say was that reinforcements were coming.
As the news spread, even those weak Ming army soldiers who were lying there and leaning against the wall seemed to have gained strength from nowhere. Many people actually stood up and stretched their necks to look east. .
Of course Lu Daqi, who was on the roof, also saw the strange movements of the Zhungeer sentry, but he didn't even look eastward. He knew better than anyone else that if he calculated the time, Governor Hong would definitely not be able to get here so quickly if he led the rear army. The abnormality of these Jungar sentinels is probably due to something else.
Although he thought so, he didn't say anything. Seeing that the morale of his soldiers was getting a little higher, this was a good thing.
Just like that, although many people in the Ming army actually believed that reinforcements could not arrive so soon, no one was willing to expose this. Instead, they told each other that reinforcements were coming.
In the distance, Baturhui looked at the speeding sentinels with a gloomy look on his face, without saying a word. He wanted to know what was it that made his sentinels so urgent?
When these sentries reached the king's flag not far away, the horses had already rolled their saddles and dismounted before they stopped. The horses ran over, and the people knelt down to salute, and eagerly reported: "King Khan, it's not good, the Ming Dynasty's cavalry The army has arrived for reinforcements, it’s less than twenty miles away!”
Baturhui had always thought that the Ming army would not be able to reinforce so quickly. However, contrary to expectations, what the sentinel reported was exactly the news he least wanted to hear. Suddenly, his face changed and he ordered it to rain gloomily. He seemed to be stunned and asked sternly: "How many Ming troops are there?"
When I asked this, I was thinking that it might be just an outpost of the Ming army, but it couldn't be the main force of the Ming army, right?
"It's overwhelming, at least 10,000 or more!"
"What?" Baturhun was shocked when he heard this, and his body swayed, as if the news was like a physical punch, hitting him, "But you can see clearly, it's not from the Ming army. Is it a suspicious tactic?"
Throughout history, it is not only the Central Plains dynasties that can do this, but also the peoples outside the Great Wall, who often have false tactics. It is not difficult to do this. You can put branches or the like behind the horse's tail and raise dust to achieve this effect.
"King Hui Khan, he is definitely not a vain soldier. His subordinates can see it clearly and there is no mistake!" The leader of the sentinel immediately replied in a decisive tone, "In order to rush back to deliver the message, all the horses prepared by my subordinates have been used up. ”
That's right, these sentinels now have no spare horses when they come back.
However, Baturhui really couldn't understand that with so many Ming troops, it was logically impossible for them to arrive so quickly for reinforcements! This is absolutely impossible!
With this thought in his mind, he raised his head and looked towards the city of Hami. There was a small Ming army of 10,000 men there. They could be killed at sight!
At this time, Baturhun felt very unwilling. When he was hesitating, his expression suddenly changed significantly, because he vaguely felt that the earth seemed to be shaking. Although it was not obvious, after all, he was extremely familiar with the signs of a large number of cavalry galloping.
This time, he no longer had to question, he already knew that the answer was absolutely correct.
Not reconciled, very unwilling!
Baturhun looked at Hami's Ming army and suddenly looked up to the sky wolf and howled. He could feel blood dripping from him, just like the wounded wolf king.
After all the effort and loss, the tiger cub was finally about to get it into his mouth, only to find that the tigress was back.
At this time, it is useless to say anything.
Baturhun tightened the reins, and after turning the dock, he reluctantly pinched the horse's belly and started running west.
Seeing the king's flag move, and as the military order was passed down, other soldiers of the Jungar tribe saw that even if they were as unwilling as their leader, there was nothing they could do. They all fled westward with their tails between their legs in dejection.
If it were bitten by Ming reinforcements at night, he would definitely be doomed.
No, when the Jungar cavalry east of Hami began to evacuate, they had already seen a red line appearing in the far distance to the east, and the shaking of the earth was already very obvious. Faint thunder came from the horizon.
"Drive, drive, drive..." Jungar's cavalry all shouted, scrambling to be the first, bypassing Hami City and rushing west.
When the Ming army officers and soldiers in Hami City saw that the Jungar cavalry did not attack but fled westward, they all understood that reinforcements must have arrived.
To be honest, when they realized this, none of them could believe it: reinforcements were really coming? Do you really have to wait for reinforcements?
They were not the only ones, or in other words, the one who was more shocked than them was Lu Daqi, the governor of Gansu. He stood up hard on the roof, turned around and looked east. Sure enough, I saw a red line heading towards Hami. What else could it be if it wasn't reinforcements from the army?
At this moment, he was stunned, and there was only one thought left in his mind: "How could Governor Hong come so fast?"
After a moment of silence, loud cheers suddenly erupted in Hami City.
"The Ming Dynasty will be victorious!"
The officers and soldiers of the Ming army cried with joy. They approached the city head one after another, looked to the east, waved their weapons and greeted their comrades.
At this time, the reinforcements were already close, and the Ming army officers and soldiers in Hami could see clearly. Countless comrades, riding horses, were galloping majestically.
At this moment, I really felt extremely cordial!
The reinforcements did not stop when they arrived at Hami. Instead, they bypassed Hami, rolled forward, and continued to pursue the Jungar cavalry who fled west. Just when passing by Hami, they would stand up and wave to their colleagues in Hami!
Seeing countless cavalry troops galloping past, even if Lu Daqi still didn't believe it, he knew that Governor Hong's main force had arrived. Such a fast speed really surprised him.
But he was surprised. At this time, he didn't know where the strength came from, and he kept standing on the roof, ignoring the dust kicked up by the cavalry that covered Hami, and kept twirling his white beard and giggling.
If this had happened before, he would never have imagined that he would lose his composure like this!
After about 20,000 cavalry troops galloped past, less than half an hour later, more than 10,000 Ming cavalry troops appeared in the east. A handsome flag with the word "Hong" fluttering in the wind indicated that Hong Chengchou had arrived.
Seeing this, Lu Daqi was even more surprised. Even Governor Hong had arrived? This is incredible!
However, although he was a little confused, he immediately led Hami's men to the east of Hami to greet Hong Chengchou. At this time, this is all that can be done, and there is no way to go further.
The cavalry did not continue to pursue westward, but stopped at Hami.
Hong Chengchou, who was also dressed in military uniform, entered Hami on horseback. When he saw that he was barely standing to greet him, and there were even many Ming army soldiers sitting with their backs against the wall to greet him, he knew that if he had arrived a little late, the entire vanguard force would probably be needed. Overturned.
"See you, Lord Governor!" Under the leadership of Lu Daqi, the soldiers of the Ming army greeted Governor Hong with joy and gratitude.
Hong Chengchou didn't have much airs. When he saw this situation, he turned over and dismounted. Unexpectedly, he couldn't stand firmly. He swayed slightly before he could stand. It was obviously because he had been riding for too long.
He didn't care about this. He walked towards Lu Daqi and said with a smile: "It seems that I am not too late after all!"
Lu Daqi also smiled and said with a bit of guilt: "This low-ranking official is so incompetent that the whole army was almost wiped out. I am really ashamed of the whole army and the emperor!"
"I didn't expect that this Zhungeer tribe would be so cunning. Instead of running away, they came to attack. How audacious!" Hong Chengchou said with a smile. He told the truth and relieved Lu Daqi's guilt. At the same time, he extended his hand. He helped Lu Daqi up.
"The Governor is too modest!" Lu Daqi said sincerely after hearing this, "If the Governor hadn't expected it, how could he have come to the rescue so quickly. To be honest, I really thought I was going to the Martyrs' Shrine!"
When Hong Chengchou heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. The reason why he arrived so quickly and was able to save the forward troops in time was not because he expected this situation later, but because he knew that Emperor Chongzhen had already left the capital to join him.
He didn't want to wait for the emperor to arrive, otherwise he wouldn't be able to achieve results. Therefore, he hurriedly and slowly hurried along the way, urging the army to march continuously, so that he could get away from the emperor and rendezvous as late as possible. As a result, the trip was many days earlier than originally expected.
Sometimes, it is really a little change that often brings a big impact. Just like Emperor Chongzhen’s imperial expedition!
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