Although there were thousands of troops on the side, there was silence. The morning breeze blew by, and the military camp was a desolate scene.
Dakui and Kuokou Timur (Wang Baobao) faced each other on horseback, looking at each other without saying a word. What followed was bound to be a bloody battle. Dakui knew that he could no longer resist Kuokou Timur's hundred moves at this moment. Because of the hard night's battle,
My arms are numb and my strength is a little weak. I can only use this short period of tranquility to adjust my breath secretly, hoping to be able to hold on until the hundred moves. The majestic and powerful general, if he can't even block Timur's hundred moves, it is said that
Wouldn't it be a joke to go out?
Timur spoke again: "It is a pity that Mr. Chang passed away. The only people in the Ming army who are truly invincible are Mr. Chang and General Zhang. If General Zhang surrenders to me in the Yuan Dynasty today, what will happen to the world?"
Who can resist me, Wang Baobao?"
Dakui said nothing and held the mace in one hand across his chest. Although he was speechless, it was worth a thousand words.
Timur smiled slightly and raised his sword with one hand. The trumpet sound of "Woo-Woo" sounded in the Yuan army formation. A battle was about to break out...
In the main tent of the Ming army, Tang He looked at the lingering smoke in the west with a sad look on his face. It was the last trace of the Yuan soldiers' granary that had been burned all night at dawn.
The Yuan army's food and grass were destroyed, and they would not be able to hold on for long on the west bank of the Guanchuan River. The outcome of this confrontation was determined, and there is no need to say more. Dakui was his good brother, but Tang He, as the general, had to put public affairs before private affairs.
Marshal Xu Da has an order not to attack but to defend. Although the Yuan soldiers are out of food and grass, their fighting strength is still there. If they attack rashly, it is probably more disastrous. Once the army crosses the river and fights with the Yuan soldiers, there will be no chance of victory before then.
A large river blocks the road, and there are many Yuan soldiers behind us. With the enemy outnumbered and the enemy outnumbered, it would be extremely difficult for us to retreat.
Tang He was waiting. He had sent out sentries early, but he didn't know what the military situation was on the other side of the river.
Pang Heihu circled back and forth in front of the camp door. After a while, he not only said urgently: "Brother Tang, send your troops quickly. If it's too late, I'm afraid we won't even find the bodies of Brother Da Kui." When he saw Tang,
He didn't speak, and Pang Heihu quickly continued: "Brother Tang, give me 10,000 soldiers and horses, and I will go and rescue brother Da Kui."
Tang He said coldly: "Without my general order, anyone who rashly moves an army or a soldier will be killed!"
At this moment, a horse came galloping towards him. Tang He took three steps at a time and then two steps to meet him.
Immediately, the soldier stopped in front of Tang He, turned over and dismounted. Tang He asked urgently: "How is the military situation on the other side?"
The soldier was stunned and quickly raised his hands and said: "General Tang, the younger one is under General Lu Zhongheng, Marquis of Ji'an. General Lu was ordered by the marshal to lead 20,000 troops to reinforce General Tang. There are still 30,000 dans of food and grass behind."
Tang He couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, but he felt doubly disappointed in his heart. He thought it was the sentry returning from the other side, but unexpectedly it turned out to be reinforcements sent by the marshal.
"I wonder when General Lu will arrive?" Tang He asked.
"Come back to General Tang, General Lu will arrive in another hour." The soldier said with cupped hands.
Tang He nodded, turned around and told Pang Heihu: "Take this brother to rest."
Pang Heihu walked over with his head lowered, obviously full of resentment in his heart: "Come with me." He said this and left first.
The soldier quickly bowed his hands to Tang He, then led the horse and followed Pang Heihu to the rear camp.
Tang He sighed deeply and slowly turned around and walked up the steps of the Chinese army tent. The Chinese army tent was built on a slope. Standing in front of the tent door, you can have a panoramic view of the entire camp.
.Of course, you can also see the five miles of open space outside the camp and the Guanchuan River in the distance.
Tang He was in torment at this moment, hoping that Da Kui would come back unscathed. But there had been no movement since dawn, and Tang He was obviously anxious.
Lu Zhongheng's large group of troops entered Tang He's camp. Tang He naturally brought many of his troops to greet them. General Lu Zhongheng also came with Yang Xiaohu. Seeing Tang He, Yang Xiaohu seemed very happy. At first, Yang Xiaohu
He was sent by Tang He to collect grain and stayed there for several months. When Yang Xiaohu returned to the army, Tang He's troops had already left.
The news that Dakui was demoted to a lieutenant in the army had already spread. At this moment, Yang Xiaohu knew that his adoptive father, Zhang Dakui, was also in Tang He's army. When Tang He and Lu Zhongheng had finished greeting, Yang Xiaohu immediately asked about the whereabouts of his adoptive father.
, Tang He was speechless.
"Come on, come on, let's talk at the Chinese Military Tent. General Lu invites you." Tang He extended his hand to invite. Lu Zhongheng smiled and walked hand in hand with Tang He. The generals behind him then accompanied him to the Chinese Military Tent.
However, Yang Xiaohu stood there and was worried. He knew that his adoptive father had come to the army but was nowhere to be seen. At this moment, Uncle Tang (Yang Xiaohu always called Tang He uncle) was busy with official duties and it was hard to tell. In desperation, Yang Xiaohu had to look for him.
People asked.
It happened that Pang Heihu was passing by, and Yang Xiaohu went up and grabbed his arm: "Uncle Heihu, where is my adoptive father?"
"Xiaohu?" Pang Heihu was also overjoyed to see Yang Xiaohu. Maybe both of them had the word "tiger" in their names, and Pang Heihu and Yang Xiaohu were quite close. But when he heard Yang Xiaohu's question, Pang Heihu's expression darkened.
When Yang Xiaohu saw this, he couldn't help being shocked and quickly asked why.
Pang Heihu had no choice but to tell the truth: "Your foster father saw that General Tang was worried about military affairs, so he went to the Yuan army camp alone to burn the Yuan soldiers' food and grass. He left last night and has not come back until now.
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"Ah?" Yang Xiaohu was shocked when he heard that. More than 100,000 Yuan soldiers were stationed on the other side of the river. Wouldn't his adoptive father go deep into the tiger's den by himself?
"Son, don't worry. I'll tell General Tang to see if we can send troops to the other side of the river to rescue the Dakui brothers." After Pang Heihu said that, he walked quickly towards the Chinese army's tent, with Yang Xiaohu following Pang Heihu.
Behind him went to the Chinese army tent.
"General Lu, please have some tea." Tang He, with a smile on his face, was drinking tea and chatting with the Marquis of Ji'an, Lu Zhongheng.
Pang Heihu and Yang Xiaohu strode into the camp. Seeing Tang He being so leisurely, Pang Heihu lost his temper.
"Brother Tang, Brother Da Kui's life and death are uncertain now, do you have the time to drink tea here?" Pang Heihu was blowing his beard and staring, but he didn't even give Tang He face.
After hearing this, Lu Zhongheng, the Marquis of Ji'an, couldn't help asking: "What happened?" Even though they were here to help with defense, Lu Zhongheng, the Marquis of Ji'an, naturally wanted to ask questions about the military affairs.
Just as Pang Heihu was about to reply, there was a burst of urgent footsteps outside the tent. A soldier quickly ran into the tent, met Tang He and handed over his hand to report: "To the general, most of the Yuan troops in Hexi have withdrawn. Please expand the post."
Mu'er stayed behind with thousands of his own troops."
Tang He suddenly stood up and asked anxiously: "What is Timur doing? Why hasn't he left?"
The soldier reported: "From a distance, I saw thousands of people gathered together in the Yuan Bing camp, but there were two generals fighting in the field. Judging from the attire, one of them was Timur, and the other one was the captain of the Yuan Bing school.
Dress up, if you are far away you can’t see your face clearly.”
Tang He took a deep breath and looked up to the sky and sighed: "Brother Dakui is still alive."
Pang Heihu and Yang Xiaohu were overjoyed when they heard this. Pang Heihu was the first to say: "Brother Tang quickly allocates 10,000 troops to me, and I will rescue brother Da Kui."
Unexpectedly, Tang He turned his back and said, "Military orders are like mountains, don't act rashly."
Lu Zhongheng, the Marquis of Ji'an, interjected: "What General Tang said is absolutely true. When he came, the marshal ordered us to only defend. Being able to guard the Guanchuan River and prevent the Yuan army from advancing eastward is the first achievement. Everything.
Don’t lose big because of small things.”
Pang Heihu was so angry that he stamped his feet, walked to Tang He's side and asked: "Brother Tang, the Yuan soldiers are only a few thousand troops, are we going to die like this without saving him?"
Tang He stood there without saying a word. Just when everyone was at a loss, Yang Xiaohu smiled softly, cupped his fists and said, "Young general, I'm a little tired from riding the horse all the way, so I'll say goodbye." After saying that, he turned around without waiting for Tang He to speak.
He left the camp alone.
Yang Xiaohu left the Chinese army tent and found his war horse. He took off the iron gun from the saddle hook and climbed on the horse, then urged the horse to run towards the west of the camp. As soon as he arrived in front of the village gate, there were gatekeepers blocking the way.
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"What do you do?" The soldier was very young and had obviously never seen Yang Xiaohu.
Yang Xiaohu raised his voice and said: "I am Yang Xiaohu, the commander of the left camp of the right army. I have been ordered by General Tang to go out to the village for business. Please open the gate of the village quickly."
The soldier asked in a cold voice: "Do you have a token?" It turned out that Tang He's army had very strict discipline and no one was allowed to enter or leave the camp at will. The soldier asked Yang Xiaohu for the token and acted according to the rules.
Yang Xiaohu was a little impatient, and urged his horse forward to rush in. The soldier whistled, and a patrol team immediately rushed towards the village gate. Yang Xiaohu knew that if he waited for the patrol soldiers to surround him, he would
If he went to Tang He to prove it, he would be suspected of falsely obeying military orders and should be executed according to military law.
In Yang Xiaohu's heart, his adoptive father Zhang Dakui is his relative, and as an adopted son, he should be loyal, filial, and righteous.
Yang Xiaohu stopped being hesitant and rushed all the way to the village gate. The soldier blocking the road had no time to dodge and was bumped into the head by Yang Xiaohu's fierce horse.
There was a rope on the village gate, and Yang Xiaohu raised his gun and picked it. The sharp edge of the gun swiped the rope, and the rope broke. There was a cry from behind: "Stop, let's break through the village gate and shoot arrows again."
Hearing this, Yang Xiaohu turned his horse's head, but he had a look of evil on his face. Just as the soldiers rushed in front of him, Yang Xiaohu roared angrily, and fired an iron gun back at a flagpole beside the village gate. He only heard a loud bang.
, the tiger-tooth war flag fell to the ground. All Ming soldiers and generals were shocked when they saw this, but no one dared to step forward.
Yang Xiaohu looked at Yang Xiaohu and said: "Everyone, I, Yang Xiaohu, have not deliberately violated military orders. For General Tang and everyone, my adoptive father went to Yuan Bing Dazhai alone and has not returned yet. As a son of a human being, I should fulfill my filial piety. If so,
You all insist on blocking us, so don’t blame Yang for being ruthless." Then he turned his horse's head, drew his gun and opened the gate of the village.
There was a commotion behind him, but no one fired an arrow. Yang Xiaohu rode out of the village gate and galloped westward.
All the Ming soldiers and generals were whispering to each other.
This person said: "There was a fire in the Yuan Bing camp last night. Was it caused by his adoptive father?"
Another asked: "Who is his adoptive father?"
The captain in charge of the army shouted loudly: "Close the gate of the village and go to patrol the camp. I will report to General Tang."