open sea

Chapter 1327

Hami, Hami, if it weren't for Hami melon in later generations, this might still be a little-known little place.

But this small place with a household of less than [-] people meant the Western Regions to the Central Plains Dynasty.

This is the east gate of the Western Regions, from Jiayuguan to Guazhou, and one step further into the sandy sea desert. It is hard to find water on the thousand-mile journey to Tubo, and Hami is a precious oasis preserved by the majestic mountains.

Six hundred miles is the road where monks, caravans, and troops have died thousands of times in thousands of years.

Dayun's single adventure gave the extremely exhausted Ming army enough time to rest. They entered the ancient city of Hamiwei without going into battle, and firmly grasped the defense of this ancient city.

When the helmeted and armored Northwest athletes lined up and rode their horses into the fortress, they led their subordinates to bow down under the city gate to meet the heavenly army. Hami Heima raised his head.

After realizing that he was deceived, he wrinkled his forehead deeply and looked at Dayun, who was leaning against the wall on the city gate, and slightly pursed his lips, and sighed long.

If he fought hard, the front line of the Ming army, which looked like a mere thousand men, even if they were strong and well-equipped, how could they enter the city so easily?

It's just the regret medicine that can be sold to Ma Heima in this world. It was sold when the first team of bearded Liangzhou bannermen carrying flag spears, wearing sleeveless armor with foam nails, hair scarves and iron helmets with the word "Yong" entered the city. It's over.

He doesn't know how many Ming troops there are. Judging by the situation, there are definitely not as many as 17. Also, there is no such thing as Dayun's so-called beggar Jisi internal response in the city. The Ming army and Dayun have a total of [-] people who sneaked into the city. He told him to catch them all. .

In such a situation, this young general of the Ming army was so frightened that he asked him to hand over the city defense.

Hami Ma Heima was filled with anger and admiration for Dayun, so he changed places - he didn't have the courage!
The first batch of fine cavalry and Liangzhou Wei's Four Hundred Banners Army entered the city under the leadership of Yang Kui, the commander of Liangzhou, and were divided into four guards. up.

Then the main force followed Tong Deng into the city to control the streets, and the horse team, pack team, and camel team that accompanied the army entered the city. Finally, Lu Guangzu, the pioneer of Ningxia Town, the general of Xining, and the commander of Ganzhou, led [-] elite troops to build a camp in the south of the city and dispatch scouts. When I returned to search for Zhang Chen in Ningxia and Wei in Shaanxi, I led them the way.

The ancestor of Lu Guangzu was Tuo Huan, King Anding at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. He fell behind and fled to Hexi when Emperor Shun fled north. He surrendered to the Ming army and was placed in Liancheng. It is now the eighth generation. Commander Shi Yin.

His father, Lu Dong, fought several battles with the invading Mongolian army. His elder brother died in office. Lu Guangzu had been in office for five years, and he was already a veteran of the battlefield who fought against the Mongolian army several times.

The soldiers and horses from all walks of life had not been stationed for a few days, and news came from the rear that Wei Shi of Shaanxi had led [-] troops into the border of Guazhou.

Zhang Chen, a veteran general in Gansu, was led by carefully selected plateau soldiers. He received the mission from the emperor to revive Yumen and Yangguan, and led his troops to Haljinshui, Qinghai.

Zhang Chen's violent temper is bound to go to war if he goes out of the house. Thinking about guarding Ningxia back then, I replied that he wanted to use Helan Mountain, but Zhang Chen refused to let him, so I just cursed a few words.

With just these few words, Zhang Chen mobilized his troops to destroy the Han and Tang two canals overnight, flooding the road, and Chen Bing at the Chishuikou, forcing me to take a detour behind the mountain. For the next three years, no one dared to shout loudly in the Ningxia Mutual Market.

This is not walking along the river in the mountains of Qinghai, fighting while marching. At this moment, I have fought three battles with the Oirat Mongols stationed there. Mr. Zhang really didn't see enough in his eyes, so he broke up after two or three rushes.

After leaving the mountain, it is necessary to reset the Anding Guard of the Seven Guards of Kansai to guard the southeast gate of the Western Regions, so as to prevent the internal emptiness caused by the deployment of troops in Jiayuguan from being taken advantage of by the enemy.

The old man was very regretful when he sent someone to report that he might not be able to participate in their next war against Tubo, but he was full of optimism about the war.

At least on his side, many Tibetan soldiers were gathered along the way, and there were not a few Mongolian soldiers who surrendered. There was also a guerrilla named Changlue who led the Tibetan soldiers to kill thousands of Oirat households. Go to report the meritorious service.

In fact, how much talent a general can really display in a war depends mainly on the imperial court. There is enough supply and rewards to be distributed without restraint. People sit where they should sit.

The baggage that can’t get enough to eat for three days, the rewards that are never enough for the meritorious service, the payment of the army in arrears until they just received the salary of the autumn of the previous year, and the hands and feet tied. Even if the military technology is so powerful, what is the use?
Dayun saved the army from siege casualties, but his work has not been reported to the court, but the commander-in-chief Tong Deng has already rewarded him in private - he gave Dayun a new set of bare-shoulder shirts, Xu Nuo waited for the success of joining forces with Qi Shuai, and asked him to choose the two best horses from the trophy.

The happy Dayun led his troops to camp in the west of the city, pretending to be the siege army.

After all, the distance is thousands of miles, regardless of whether it is Dayun or Tong Deng, they all know that it is unreliable to cooperate with multiple troops. Let alone they can't count on Qi Jiguang's army to attack Tubo from behind, even if the news can reach Qi Jiguang's hands. To say two.

The biggest reliance in attacking Tubo is still themselves. Regardless of whether Tubo is hooked or not, they have to put on a show here first.

Within a few days, Dayun received news from the city that the guards on the city found smoke from cooking on the grassland in the distance, and Tong Dengcheng found signs of a small group of cavalry with his eyepiece.

Even relying on his wide field of vision to predict the enemy before him, Dayun took his riders for a walk that night and almost lost himself, but he still couldn't find anyone. The next evening, he confirmed to the city that the number of enemy riders was only a dozen or so, and sent a ruthless attack at night. .

The soldiers of the [-] Banners were divided into four groups, each with sticks in their mouths and face scarves wrapped around them, and they groped towards the direction they found beforehand. Next, this took twelve heads back.

Immediately afterwards, a lonely caravan appeared on the official road, and Dayun was put into the camp to have a good show.

Acting has nothing to do with ingenuity, but the Ming army knew more information than Tubo. In Tubo Ma Heima's heart, the Ming army did not know the real situation of the first-line trade routes in Hami, Tubo, and pretended that the merchants had no flaws.

But the Ming army knew that Hami Ma Heima had told everything about the situation. The two cities had no commercial traffic for many years, but all the caravans coming from Tubo were robbed and killed by Hami.

Even if this trade route is abandoned, how can there be merchants who don't know how to live or die?
The so-called businessman made a good investigation of the situation of the Ming army in the Dayun camp, and learned that the siege was the general of Jiayuguan. The army only had more than 600. It was difficult to capture Hami in a short time, but there were not many remaining defenders in Hami. If this continues, the city will surely be captured.

They happily returned to Tubo.

Looking at their backs, Tong Deng on the city looked at the Ming army flag that had been withdrawn under his feet, and folded his arms contentedly.

(End of this chapter)