On the way back, several people speculated on the identity of the man in red robe.

"His movement and shooting speed are very similar to those of the 'Clan of Dark Night'." Du Wenlin said.

Sanniang was silent for a long time:

"I thought so too. I just don't know which family he belongs to. Judging from his skills, his status should be relatively high, maybe higher than mine. He should be quite old. Logically speaking, he has reached this age, no.

It should appear on such occasions."

"Maybe it has something to do with the Ying family. He came here specifically to rescue the four brothers tonight."

"Maybe, we will know later." Sanniang said.

"The Ying brothers have been involved in the world and are at odds with the imperial court. If more members of the family are involved, it is very likely that the family will be wiped out." Du Wenlin sighed.

Sanniang also sighed. After all, they all belong to the same ethnic group and have the same blood flowing through their bodies. Everyone knows the truth of lips dying and teeth falling cold.

The crime of "committing rebellion" is not an ordinary one, and it often affects the nine clans. If the Ying family is still greedy for wealth and stubbornness, it will sooner or later lead to disaster.

After not seeing each other for several months, mother and son had endless things to talk about.

Du Wenlin recounted every detail of what happened after arriving at the frontier fortress, and the two girls rushed to add supplements, chattering, and it was very lively.

Sanniang looked at the two girls and was not very happy.

She could see that both girls liked Du Wenlin and they would risk their lives for him.

This kind of love debt is not easy to repay. If it is not handled well, love will lead to hatred and regrets will last a lifetime.

I thought of Cao Cuizhu again. This pure girl was also infatuated with Du Wenlin, and she was still engaged. If her feelings were hurt, wouldn't it be Du Wenlin's fault?

Du Wenlin is now in a whirlpool of emotions, and it is difficult for him to escape even if he wants to.

What's even more worrying is that the vortex has just begun to spin and has not really exerted its power.

Turning around to look at the two cheerful girls, he couldn't help but shake his head and sighed silently.

After returning to Dingbian Town, the two of them chatted for half the night, and Sanniang didn't leave until the cockcrow.

It is not convenient for Du Wenlin to keep her because she cannot travel during the day, so it is not convenient for her to live here.

Before leaving, Sanniang said that she lived not far away and could come to him at any time.

We bid farewell again, and every parting is full of reluctance.

At dawn the next day, General Miao soldiers in the north of the city took the lead in launching an attack. Yun Qianhu also opened the west gate and led the defenders to rush out.

Du Wenlin was not idle either. He, Wang Ling, and Rong'er followed the troops into the battlefield.

Tatar soldiers are naturally fierce. Once they start to charge, no one, whether they are soldiers or officials, will hide behind and they will all move forward bravely. They have practiced horseback riding and archery since they were young, and when they grow up, they almost go to the battlefield to fight. Because in addition to daily necessities

Except for cattle and sheep, they rely on plundering, so they are born for fighting.

They had no infantry, and tens of thousands of cavalry came galloping forward, turning up dust and covering the sky.

Most of the Ming army was infantry, and there was almost no chance of victory in a collision with cavalry with flesh and blood.

However, the infantry of the Ming Dynasty also developed a special formation to deal with cavalry. The shields in front formed a wall. Soldiers holding hooks and sickles used the cover of the shields to assassinate with hooks and sickles, and knocked down those who rushed forward.

Horses. The soldiers behind kept firing arrow clusters, killing the cavalry.

Although the infantry can also kill a large number of rushing horses, facing the impact of thousands of troops, the formation is easily broken up. Once the cover of the shield in front is lost, the cavalry rushes into the formation, and the wolf enters the sheepfold. The infantry's

The loss would be great.

The Tatar soldier's scimitar was extremely sharp, and heads fell wherever it was swept.

Now, the formation in front has been loosened, and cavalry are constantly charging into the formation. Yun Qianhu urgently orders the shield soldiers to step forward to block the gap that has been opened.

Du Wenlin kept swinging his sword to kill the approaching cavalry, but more and more cavalry rushed in, making it unstoppable.

A man riding a bloody horse is rampaging and invincible.

There were many cavalry behind him, and they followed him wherever he rushed. The cavalry followed him there.

It turns out that they also have their own attack formations, and they seem to be fighting independently, but this is not the case.

Each of them led a small team from each hundred households, pounding in like wedges.

Du Wenlin clearly saw the opponent's attack formation and rushed towards the Baihu man on horseback.

When the other party saw a young officer running towards him, he swung his machete and faced him.

When the two horses met each other, the scimitar quickly swept towards Du Wenlin's waist. Judging from the speed of his attack, you knew that his martial arts was not weak.

Du Wenlin's sharp sword went towards the scimitar, and the swords met, sending out a stream of sparks. Du Wenlin's arm suddenly exerted force, and the opponent's scimitar could no longer be held, and he was lifted into the air.

Baihu was stunned for a moment. He had absolute confidence in his sword skills and arm strength, but he didn't expect to be knocked away by an ordinary sword. The strong force coming from the opponent's sword made it impossible to hold the handle. If he didn't

If you let go in time, your body may even be picked up by the scimitar.

He seemed to have seen the devil, and his eyes were filled with fear.

Unexpectedly, after the opponent flew away his scimitar, he suddenly jumped up from his horse and a kite turned over in mid-air and rushed towards him.

There are no weapons in his hands, so he can only urge his horse to run away.

Unfortunately, before the horse could move, Du Wenlin had already pounced on him. Before he could even make any resistance, he was grabbed by the back and thrown two feet away from the horse's back.

He rolled on the ground and tried to stand up, but was held down by soldiers and tied up.

From the fight between the two to being captured, everything happened in the blink of an eye.

Until now, he still hasn't understood how he failed.

After Baihu was captured, his team immediately lost its backbone and the attack had no structure. The team of nearly 500 people was dispersed in an instant.

Following the same pattern, Du Wenlin swarmed the battlefield, specifically looking for those hundreds and thousands of households. After a while, he captured three hundred and one thousand households alive. The cavalry that rushed in suffered heavy losses, and the pressure on the Ming army dropped sharply.

Gradually the position was stabilized.

The battlefield to the north was also extremely fierce, and the forward speed was very slow, which showed that their pressure was no less than here.

Seeing that the Ming army could only parry under his cavalry, Chi Chengen ordered an all-out attack, determined to deal with the two groups of enemies in one fell swoop.

The war drums beat rapidly, and countless war horses neighed and rushed forward, holding up the bright scimitars into a dazzling forest of knives.

The Ming army regrouped and fired a shower of arrows, rushing towards the enemy's cavalry.

Suddenly, shouts of killing came from the southwest, and the five thousand cavalry in ambush finally moved out.

In order to assist Dingbiancheng this time, Ma Gui sent 6,000 cavalry among the 10,000 people he sent. In order to increase the intensity of the raid, Miao Yitang ambushed the 5,000 people who were all cavalry. They took advantage of the battle in full swing and the enemy's rear was empty.

, like a tiger descending from the mountain and charging into the enemy's formation from behind.

Chi Chengen was commanding all the cavalry to attack the Ming army in two directions. Unexpectedly, the rear was suddenly attacked. The chased cavalry scattered and fled. The horses collided with each other and became a mess.

The Ming army attacked from three sides, the war drums were rumbling, and the enemy's attack formation was instantly broken up, and they began to flee to the northwest. They were defeated like a mountain and the defeat was beyond recovery.

When Yi Chengen saw that the situation was over, he cursed secretly, turned his horse's head, and fled to the northwest.

The Ming army followed and chased him for more than thirty miles before retreating.

In this battle, more than 3,000 rebels were killed and 2,000 horses were captured, achieving a complete victory.

After that, Kuaibai never attacked Dingbian again.

In Dingbian City, cattle and sheep were slaughtered to reward the three armies.

The war has come to an end for the time being, and the rebels will not commit crimes again in a short period of time. Du Wenlin bid farewell to everyone and prepared to return to Yan'an Prefecture for business.

Yun Qianhu once again thanked Du Wenlin for his help, and asked Du Wenlin to send a message to Governor Ye, and all the soldiers in Dingbian City were at his disposal at any time.

Ye Mengxiong and Mei Guozhen were very happy after reading the battle report sent back by Du Wenlin.

The unexpected recovery of Dingbian City laid another solid foundation for the Battle of Ningxia.

Because Dingbian is close to Ningxia City, it can be used as a wartime command and transshipment center. It has a special location and can attack and defend freely. It has unparalleled favorable conditions between Jingbian and Guyuan.

"Now that everything is ready, we can launch an attack in the near future." Ye Mengxiong said.

"Today is July 16th. We have ordered General Li from Guyuan, General Ma from Jingbian, and the troops from Yan'an Prefecture to begin assembling to Ningxia City tomorrow. They must arrive at the designated location before the 25th," Mei Guozhen said.

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Ye Mengxiong sent out the order.

Mei Guozhen looked at Du Wenlin, muttered for a long time, and said hesitantly:

"Mr. Du, there is something I don't want to tell you for the time being, but I feel that it would be better to tell you later than sooner. After much hesitation, I decided to let you know."

Du Wenlin was extremely smart. Seeing Mei Guozhen's expression, he immediately guessed that something might have happened to Governor Cao.

"Master Mei, please tell me. I will listen."

"Something happened to your father-in-law, Governor Cao Shi, and he is said to have been implicated by his wife. They have all been deported to the capital."

Du Wenlin was not surprised by this incident. Paper cannot contain the fire and something will happen sooner or later.

"Thank you, Master Mei, for your concern!" At this time, he was more concerned about Cao Cuizhu's condition.

Both her parents were detained in the capital, how could she, a weak woman, cope with herself?

But at this moment, I am thousands of miles away from her, so what can I do?

My heart is full of worries.

Mei Guozhen stared at him for a while and then said:

"Also, someone in the court is impeaching you and saying that you and Governor Cao killed people to protect Mrs. Cao."

Du Wenlin was also expecting this.

He had long expected that as long as Mrs. Cao's conversion to Christianity was revealed, the story of him and Governor Cao joining forces to kill and silence would definitely be revealed.

The thing I was worried about is finally here.

If he admits this and is caught by his opponent, he and Governor Cao will definitely not end well.

Although it is wrong to assassinate witnesses, those people deserve to die and they are just doing justice for God.

However, I must not admit it for the time being, not only for myself, but also for the sake of Governor Cao and his family.

How the situation will develop in the future can only be determined step by step.

"This matter is purely false and is just an excuse for attack fabricated by people with ulterior motives," Du Wenlin said with a smile.

Mei Guozhen sighed slightly and said:

"As long as there is no evidence, it is just rumors and slander. Mr. Du, don't pay attention to it."

Ye Mengxiong listened for a long time and then said:

"This is the time when the country is employing people. The war is intense at the front, but those idle people in the rear are only focused on fighting for power and profit and excluding dissidents. It is really abominable!"

"Master Ye, I don't think so. I will write a battle report with you to highlight Master Du's performance and military exploits on the battlefield here. What do you think?" Mei Guozhen asked.

Ye Mengxiong nodded in agreement.
Chapter completed!