"Your Majesty, the Ming Army has sent people to test."
In Xining City, Li Zicheng and a group of generals stood behind the female wall, watching the small group of Ming troops approaching cautiously. Everyone was confused.
Tian Jianxiu always acted cautiously, and he couldn't help but feel regretful at this time.
"The commander of the Ming army is You Shiwei."
Niu Jinxing on the side said in a low voice: "According to the information Wei Chen received, Zeng Ying, Jiang Yu, and Gao Yigong are among them."
"That traitor!" Hao Yaoqi said angrily, his rough face flushed, and he stamped his feet: "I must kill him today."
Tian Jianxiu, Liu Fangliang, Yuan Zongdi, Li Laiheng and other four people on the side were all waiting in silence.
The four of them, plus Hao Yaoqi, are the five leaders in the army after the death of Liu Zongmin, Li Guo, He Jin and others.
The opinions of these few people can almost represent the entire army.
"We'll talk about Gao Yigong later."
Li Zicheng's single eye was full of sadness. He looked deeply at the Ming army outside the city, hoping that what he was seeing was not true. It was really uncomfortable for someone close to him to rebel.
"Your Majesty, the city is mostly filled with Ming troops, so naturally it cannot be defended. Now there is only one battle to defeat this Ming army and regain its glory."
Hao Yaoqi was bold and spoke loudly.
Li Zicheng also became angry and said: "Now our army has fifty thousand. Looking at the enemy's flag, it is only thirty or forty thousand. At most, it is comparable to our army. How can we not win this battle?"
Immediately, the city gates opened wide, and tens of thousands of intruders filed out, running forward menacingly.
When You Shiwei saw this, he immediately calmed down and asked the troops to put on armor and prepare for the field.
Fortunately, all the troops under his command were elite and respected by the world, so I felt relieved.
The troops and horses of its headquarters were assembled from part of the Yulin camp, plus prisoners of the invaders, and soldiers from Guyuan Town. The scale reached 20,000, and only 50,000 were brought out, while the remaining 5,000 were guarded in Xi'an.
Zeng Ying's command was composed of Sanguan and Ningxia border troops. They trained for a year and were mainly infantry, with 5,000 troops.
Jiang Yu was formed by reorganizing some Datong soldiers and prisoners of the Chuang army, with a scale of 5,000.
Gao Yigong was the worst. In addition to more than a hundred personal guards, the soldiers and horses under the meeting were composed of Gansu soldiers and prisoners of the Chu army. They could only serve as reserve troops and were weak in the army.
What's more, what makes him embarrassed is that many of his former acquaintances are now subordinates of his colleagues, making it extremely awkward when they meet.
The intruders were approaching fiercely, but they were more than ten miles apart. The Ming army calmly arranged their formations and prepared for them.
Although there are many prisoners of war in the army who have been reformed for two years, it cannot be ignored that their ability to stand out represents the strength of the elite.
Moreover, what You Shiwei really trusts is the army he has trained in Shaanxi for the past two years.
He went to Shanxi, attacked Xuanfu, and later moved to fight in Beizhili. He traveled thousands of miles, fought countless battles along the way, and was refined into steel.
Nearly half of the soldiers are wearing armor, which is his confidence.
"Eh-" At this time, as the invading army advanced, Gao Yigong on the side said strangely:
"Chuang Jun has changed a lot now."
"How do you say that?" You Shiwei had a good ear and asked immediately.
"In the past, when invading armies killed enemies, they would either kill them with thunderous force, defeat them with one blow, or defeat them with a large number of enemies, or they could encircle them without attacking, without any delay."
"Although today's Chuang army is still as powerful as ever, it has a lot more cavalry, is very tentative, and is unwilling to take action easily."
You Shiwei squinted his eyes and looked at Chuang Jun.
As expected, most of the intruders were cavalry, but they were cautious and cautious, just like a pack of wolves, always trying to find out the opponent's strength before taking any real action.
It can be said that he is very cunning, or he can be said to be cautious.
"This is the Tatar way of fighting!"
You Shiwei said: "Like a pack of wolves, they are cautious and cunning. Once they detect someone who is weak, they will definitely attack in a group."
What is uncomfortable is that there are many more Tatars in the army. It is obvious that Li Zicheng has conquered the Tumote tribe.
"I'm afraid, this is why Li Zicheng couldn't wait to leave the city. He was afraid that the army he stayed in Tumut would be destroyed by the Tatars."
"He can't afford it."
You Shiwei suddenly realized, showed a knowing smile, and then ordered: "Pass this on, no one should take the initiative to attack without my military order."
As a result, the Chuang army was like a pack of wolves, constantly wandering around the Ming army, waiting for opportunities to find loopholes to attack.
But no matter how provocative they were, the Ming army remained as steady as a mountain and stood there stupidly for more than half an hour.
No matter how sharp the teeth of the wolves are, they can only cry out in vain against a group of hard-shelled turtles.
"What is the Ming army doing?"
Li Zicheng frowned.
Naturally, the cavalry cannot attack the military formation, which is suicide, especially the poorly armored light cavalry under his command. Once they attack the strictly guarded military formation, it is tantamount to death.
The cautious intruders constantly harassed the Ming army, insulted them, and shot arrows, but the Ming army's camp remained stable.
"Take a wave——"
Li Zicheng was annoyed. What's the point of continuing this stalemate? He immediately waved his hand.
Tian Jianxiu on the side naturally understood what he meant and whispered in the ear of the messenger.
Immediately, an army of Tatars, numbering about a thousand people, rushed toward the military formation with grimaces and cries.
"Bow and arrow——"
A hail of arrows came towards us, directly killing hundreds of Tatars.
When they approached the military formation, they immediately fell into a quagmire and were beaten to a pulp. The remaining three hundred riders fled.
"The Ming army is hiding its secrets!"
Li Zicheng's eyes were full of thoughts.
After thinking about it for a long time, he asked the troops to withdraw their troops.
In the next few days, the Ming army stood guard by the river, and a large number of ships brought food from the rear, which was displayed openly and openly in front of the invading army.
"Let's go back!"
After a few days of stalemate, Li Zicheng closed his eyes and chose to leave.
In this war of attrition, the Ming army was clearly superior.
The armies cheered up and followed closely, all the way to Dongkeer City and rested at Dongkeer Temple.
And here, it is only a hundred miles away from Qinghai, so it can be said that it is very close.
Along the way, You Shiwei and others were not idle. Although it was more difficult to defeat Li Zicheng, the nearby Mongolian tribes were frightened by the news and chose to surrender.
It reaches Datong Gorge in the north, Laji Mountain Pass in the southwest, and Cole City in the east of Huangyuan Gorge in the west. It covers an area of hundreds of square kilometers, with more than 70 piers, more than ten guard posts, more than 240 forts, more than 30,000 military households, and ten fertile fields.
More than ten thousand acres.
It can be said that the huge Hehuang Valley has returned again after a few years since the early Ming Dynasty.
"We can set up Xining Prefecture here and relocate the immigrants from Guanzhong and northern Shaanxi. It will be enough to become a paradise within a few years."
You Shiwei said in a deep voice.
"I'm in Xining, Commander Gao, you go back to Suzhou immediately and guard the Hexi Corridor."