My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 968 The Defeat of Tumu Fort (Part )
The August sun was scorching the earth. The soldiers of the Ming army in the earthen fort were hiding in the shade one by one. They did not dare to move because they would sweat if they moved. But now the army is short of water and sweats too much. But people will die.

Wang Zhen rejected Guo Mao's proposal to send troops to open the water access road, and instead had people dig water wells. As a result, they dug two or three feet down, but still found no water. Instead, there were too many stones and they could not dig any further. First, the digging of water wells was completely ruined.

Zhang Fu licked his chapped lips and looked at the sun-stained white ground outside and was secretly anxious. The wells could not be dug to produce water. The few existing wells alone could not supply drinking water to the army.

As Zhang Fu, drinking water was definitely guaranteed, but he gave the allocated drinking water to the surrounding soldiers, but he endured hunger and thirst like other soldiers because, in his opinion, he was older. No matter how much water you drink, it is a waste. It is better to give it to young soldiers to keep them strong so that they have the strength to fight the enemy on the battlefield.

The only good news now is that Guo Mao has led his men and has been firmly guarding Magukou. During this period, they have repelled the attacks of the Walas several times, so the current army has not been able to get in.

But if the drinking water problem is not solved, the hundreds of thousands of troops will not be able to hold on for a few days. Especially since Zhu Qizhen gave priority to supplying the few wells to himself and the eunuchs around him, ordinary soldiers would not be able to drink a drop of water at all. With the weather being so hot, it is estimated that someone may die of thirst by tomorrow.

At this moment, suddenly there were shouts of killing coming from the direction of Magukou. It was obvious that the Walas had launched another attack, which made Zhang Fu couldn't help but look in the direction of Magukou with worry.

"Bah, bah, bah~"

Under rounds of musket fire, the Wala people who were charging in front also fell down in rows. The open space in front of the valley entrance was covered with layers of corpses of the Wala people. From yesterday to now, they have continued to launch attacks. But they were all beaten back by Guo Mao's men.

On a high ground behind the battlefield, he was also riding a horse first, holding a telescope captured from the Ming army. He was carefully observing the situation of the battle at Taniguchi. When he saw his cavalry being harvested round by round by the Ming army's muskets, , he was so angry that he whipped his whip so hard that the horse beneath him snorted in fright.

"Master, the terrain at Magukou is dangerous. We have attacked many times, but every time it was in vain. I think it is better to stop the attack temporarily. Anyway, there is a lack of drinking water in the earthen fort, and the weather is hot. As long as we wait patiently for two days , the Ming army will definitely collapse without a fight!”

At this time, Ashe Zhiyuan, who was standing aside, suddenly took a step forward to persuade.

"Juyong Pass is not far ahead. Two days is neither long nor short. If reinforcements from the Ming Army suddenly arrive, wouldn't our previous efforts be in vain?"

He also put down his telescope first, glanced at Ashe Zhiyuan and asked.

"The Grand Master is too worried. The Ming army has already mobilized all the troops in the capital area for this expedition. It is impossible to organize other troops in a short period of time. As for Juyong Pass, although there are tens of thousands of troops garrisoned, they dare not leave the pass at all. Therefore, the Ming army in this earthen fortress has fallen into a dead end, and Zhu Qizhen is ours! "

Ah Sheng Zhiyuan analyzed it again.

On the surface, Ashe Zhiyuan looked very calm, but in fact he was very anxious in his heart. He had already taken refuge with Dahan, and had made an agreement with Dahan to deal with Ye first. But now, he was about to defeat the Ming army. Dahan's The army has not seen the shadow yet, which makes him very worried. After all, after defeating Ming first, he may be attacked next.

"It makes some sense, but Ming's strength is far beyond our imagination, so it's better to be careful. The longer the time goes on, the greater the variables will be."

Ye Xian said very cautiously. When Ye Xian was still young, he had witnessed with his own eyes the terror of the Ming army, especially under the leadership of the devil Zhu Di. The Ming army launched raids on the grassland over and over again. The Tatars, who had overwhelmed Oara and were breathless, They were defeated by the Ming army in one fell swoop, and even they, Wala, only survived by fleeing to Mobei.

Although the military strength of the Ming Dynasty has declined a lot now, he still has some respect for the Ming Dynasty because no one knows whether the Ming Dynasty will break out again. That's why he is so anxious to break into the Tumu Fort. If he can catch Live or kill the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and then he can take advantage of the situation to attack Beijing and restore the glory of the grassland people.

"Zhiyuan Ashe, Magukou is a tough nut. I think you are the only one who has the ability to take it down!"

Ye Xian suddenly said to Ashe Zhiyuan again.

Ashe's heart sank when he heard this. Although he knew that he was deliberately trying to embarrass himself, he could only bite the bullet and agreed: "I obey!"

After the Governor of Amnesty finished speaking, he immediately issued an order. The Otok tribe, which belonged to his right wing, dispatched five thousand cavalry, and under his personal command, launched a fierce attack on Magukou.

The terrain of Magukou was narrow, and only a small number of troops could be sent to attack each time. However, the Ming army on the opposite side blocked the road with muskets. As a result, no matter how many people Oala sent up, they would only leave corpses on the ground.

Although the cavalry under Aji Zhiyuan were very brave, facing this kind of terrain, they had no choice but to die in the end. Aji Zhiyuan commanded his men to launch three fierce attacks, but they were all beaten back in the end, with thousands of casualties. .

In the end, Amnesty Magistrate gave up the attack and ordered a retreat, before he personally apologized to Ye.

Ye Xian did not punish Ashe Zhiyuan for this. It was not that he didn't want to, but that he couldn't. After all, he had used all his elite men in the past two days and failed to capture Magukou. Ashe Zhiyuan's performance was normal. If he forced it To punish him would probably cause dissatisfaction among other generals.

In the evening, Ye Xian finally ordered to withdraw his troops and return to the camp. However, he did not rest. Instead, he immediately summoned his generals to discuss how to capture Magukou?
"Brother, I have an idea!"

In the big tent, a middle-aged man of medium height who looked very similar to Ye Xian stepped forward and said, this middle-aged man is Ye Xian's younger brother Saihan. He has always been Ye Xian's most loyal supporter. He is usually deeply trusted by Ye Xian.

"Sehan, what can you do?"

Ye Xian heard the words and asked happily.

"Brother, we have cut off the water source of the Ming army. Now the whole army is short of water. If we pretend to negotiate peace with the other party and withdraw the troops that blocked the water source, then the thirsty Ming army will definitely rush forward to grab water. , when the Ming army is in chaos, our opportunity will come!"

Saihan told his plan very excitedly.

(End of this chapter)