Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 702 Responding to Wang Mo Dunrang

Annan, Ningping.

This is the city closest to the Le Dynasty on the southern border of the Mo Dynasty. It is located in a plain area.

It’s just that this prosperity is old stuff. Since Mo Li’s scuffle, he has been fighting back and forth for decades. The most anxious battlefield area is the two to three hundred miles between Thang Long and Thanh Hoa. The scorched earth is a bit exaggerated, but it is obviously a dream to maintain the prosperity of the past.

With [-] troops gathered in Ningping, they only need to travel a hundred miles south to reach Qinghua, the center of the Le Dynasty and the Xijing in Annan.It's just that it's not easy to go for a hundred miles. In the past few decades, Mo Chao's army has rushed to Qinghua many times, and which time did they take down that city?
Mo Dunrang looked ahead with a heavy face, and the short-legged horse on his crotch walked unhurriedly, as if he was unwilling to go south.

Mo Dunrang, who is only about forty this year, is the mainstay of the Mo Dynasty. Since the death of his third brother Qian Wang Mo Jingdian last year, various factions in the court have been fighting, and it was only at the end of the year that the winner was gradually decided. Finally, after the New Year A plan was made for him, Mo Dunrang, to be in charge of the military and government.

Mo Dunrang is the seventh son of Mo Dengyong, but because the eighth child died early, he is actually the youngest son. After Mo Dengying, the eldest son of Mo Dengyong, succeeded to the throne, he gradually took power. Qia succeeds to the throne, he is already the auxiliary king in charge of government affairs, His Royal Highness Ying Wang.

Among Mo Dengyong's sons, besides the eldest son Mo Taizong Mo Dengying, the most famous is Mo Dunrang's third brother Mo Jingdian, but Mo Jingdian is impatient and unwilling to manage state affairs, which makes Mo Dengyong Dun Rang has today's status.

However, Mo Jingdian held tight to the military power, always believed that Mo Dunrang could stand on his own by relying on the army, so he never let Mo Dunrang intervene, which also led to Mo Dunrang's lack of prestige in the army.This time he won the political struggle, and the first thing he did when he got military power was to establish his prestige, so the southern expedition was imperative.

In order to ensure the success of the Southern Expedition, he selected two deputies for himself. One was Mo Yulin, the clan of the Mo dynasty. He led the right army to station troops in Wen'an. Dunrang joined forces to besiege Xijing.

The second is the famous general Ruan Juan, but Mo Dunrang is not very reassured about Ruan Juan, especially because Ruan Juan has a high prestige in the army, he can almost be said to be No.1 below Mo Jingdian, so Mo Dunrang refused to let him go He was a striker, but he stayed in the back, on the grounds that he would avoid Zheng Song's surprise attack on Thang Long.

This time going south, Mo Chao had mobilized the whole country. In addition to his 6 people, Mo Yulin on the right had 3 in his hands, and Ruan Juan had [-] in his hands. This is a [-] army.In the north, including Thang Long City, there are probably only [-] to [-] people left.

Mo Dunrang felt that he had no reason to lose, because as far as he knew, there were only 5 to [-] soldiers in the Southern Dynasty, and some of them stayed in Nghe An and Hue in the south, and Xijing had a maximum of [-] soldiers.

From Mo Dunrang's point of view, even if Mo Yulin from the right doesn't come for a while, he won't lose [-] against [-], at most it will be a stalemate.And as long as Mo Yulin arrives and the outflanking situation is formed, the battle will be victorious and undefeated. The worst situation is just that the soldiers will not be able to attack Qinghua City. What's the big deal?

The first time I dispatched troops, I achieved the result of encircling Qinghua. Even if I couldn't win Xijing, it was enough to stabilize the hearts of the people inside.

The terrain of Ninh Binh is very interesting. Generally speaking, it is dominated by plains, but there are many small but continuous small hills. In terms of height, most of them are only 300 meters, but they are twisted and scattered in all directions. Split a good plain into many small pieces.Sometimes there are a few solitary peaks inexplicably standing in the middle of a plain, as if embellishing it, which is very distinctive.

Mo Dunrang's army marched on the plain between the mountains with twists and turns.

"His Royal Highness, there is a river in front of us. Our army has been walking for so long, and the sons and daughters are all exhausted. Why don't we make some repairs by the river, bury the pot and make food first, and then leave in the afternoon?"

Although pony horses have always been known for their smooth walking, Mo Dunrang still felt that his bones were about to fall apart. After hearing what his generals said, he was also relieved, so he went downhill and said: "Since the soldiers are tired, why don't you go downhill?" Bury pots and cook food ahead."

Another general looked ahead and suggested: "Your Highness, the general feels that the Hengshan Mountain in front of him has a strange terrain. If there are Li soldiers hiding behind it, it may be dangerous. Why don't you send someone to investigate first, and then go riverside."

Hengshan is the description of this general. The mountain in front of him looks like a large boulder placed horizontally in the middle of a plain, and not far from the mountain is a river.

Mo Dunrang took a look, shook his head and said: "Although the mountain is weird, if you want to hide soldiers, you can hide more than 1 people at most. I am waiting for an army of [-], why should I be afraid of him? Just go forward and reach the river It’s not too late to send someone to investigate.”

Mo Jun was already tired from walking, and he was very happy to hear Ying Wang’s words, and he went towards the river excitedly. Everyone was very anxious and wanted to grab a good position near the water but not in the wetland. ——Annando Water, especially in the lower reaches of the Red River Plain, many places are similar to wetlands.Usually this is a good thing, it is convenient to grow rice, but when the army camps, the terrain is not good, and it is not convenient to sit.

The team that was already walking crookedly became even more chaotic because some people were eager to seize a favorable resting place. Although Mo Dunrang was a little annoyed, he thought that everyone was walking all morning, and his own horse was tired Well, these people are naturally more tired relying on two legs, so the current situation is justifiable, and after thinking about it, I didn't bother to stop it.

Even he himself clamped the horse's belly and urged the horse forward, wanting to get off the horse and rest early.

After walking two or three miles forward, the river was getting closer and closer, and there was no movement in the Hengshan Mountain not far away. Mo Dunrang was even more relieved, and took the initiative to get off the horse, and told the left and right: "Find someone to do something position, take down this king’s big tent.”

The soldiers around him hurriedly went to the baggage line behind to ask for a large tent, and Mo Dun asked himself to turn his back slightly to relax.

Suddenly a trumpet sounded on the Hengshan Mountain, and a group of people and horses rushed out from the mountain, flying the "Zheng" banner, roaring and screaming at Mo Jun.

Mo Dunrang was taken aback, and hurriedly shouted: "Meet the enemy, meet the enemy!"

Before he finished speaking, he saw many people and horses coming out from behind the mountain on both sides of Hengshan, and they also surrounded him.

Mo Dunrang casually yelled at the two generals: "Go and stop them!"

The general who persuaded him to send someone to investigate in advance said anxiously: "Your Highness, immediately hit the whole army to meet the enemy, and order the rear army to outflank the left and right. Our army has the upper hand, so don't panic. As long as you organize your team, you will surely win. !"

Mo Dunrang didn't have any idea, after hearing this, he quickly said: "Okay, okay, let's do it like this, quickly pass on the king's military order..."

Before he finished speaking, there were already seven or eight hundred cavalrymen on pony horses from the Li army on the opposite side, and they went straight to Mo Dunrang's place to kill. Big name!"

When Mo Dunrang saw the cavalry rolling in, splashing countless water splashes in the slightly thin wetland, he couldn't help being a little panicked, and without saying a word, he turned his head and ran towards his horse.

Zheng Song's general Huang Ting'ai was overjoyed when he saw this, and shouted loudly: "The false king of the Mo family has escaped! The false king of the Mo family has escaped! Those who abandon their weapons and surrender will not die!"

Mo Dunrang was furious, got on his horse, and shouted to the surroundings: "Where did this king escape? Who will take this dog for this king!"

Unexpectedly, before he could finish his sentence, Huang Tingai over there saw him mount the horse, and the target was obvious, and he was overjoyed, shouting: "Your lords, I will capture this thief, are you afraid that there won't be a reward from the Marquis!"

The cavalrymen under his command were overjoyed, they didn't even wait for the infantry behind them, and even ignored the chaotic Mo army around them. Taking advantage of the momentum of the horse, they rushed towards Mo Dunrang with Huang Ting'ai.

Mo Dunrang didn't expect the other party to be so fierce, and was so shocked that he sat on the horse, unable to move.

(End of this chapter)