At this moment, a cry came from the military tent behind him: "Put down your weapons, don't hurt the prince." When Dakui turned around to look, he saw a pretty woman with a disheveled face rushing out of the tent.
Although it was a weak woman who ran out of the tent, the Yuan soldiers surrounding the Ming army abandoned their weapons and took a few steps back.
When Dakui saw this, he was not only curious, but also asked: "Who are you?"
The woman stretched out her hand to smooth the messy hair from her forehead, then raised her head and said: "I am the princess of Xining, the sister of King Wenqi, Jin Zhuer, and the princess of Yuantan." She looked around and said, "As long as you let the prince go, I will wait for you.
I’m willing to surrender.”
"Well, I see that you are quite familiar with the general situation. It will not be difficult for me to help you." After saying that, Dakui issued an order: "Come here, collect the weapons, money, food and horses, and escort them back to Lanzhou together with the prisoners." Yang Xiaohu accepted the order and arranged for the next day.
The soldiers followed the orders one by one.
All the carts in the city were mobilized, and everything that could be pulled away was loaded onto the carts. A hundred carts were loaded with just weapons, armor, and food. Those that could not be pulled away were put into the city and set on fire. All the prisoners were tied with ropes.
They lined up in a long line and were escorted by Ming army soldiers out of the city to the west. Today, the Baita Mountain Stone City is an empty city.
The Ming army escorted the prisoners and a large amount of captured supplies, and arrived at the place where they landed at noon the next day. Dakui ordered 500 Ming troops to cross the river, and then allowed the Yuan prisoners to load the supplies into ships. There were less than a hundred small boats.
It took more than ten trips to transport the supplies and captives to the other side of the river. By the time Dakui and his five hundred soldiers crossed the river again, dusk was already falling.
Dakui was born in a farmer's family, so he was naturally very frugal. He was reluctant to throw away all the supplies. As there were not enough carriages and horses, he had to go to Matan Town to recruit large carts. It took three days of hard work before he returned to Lanzhou. Zhang Wen and Xue Xian learned that Dakui had won.
After returning home, they suddenly felt ashamed and both came to apologize. Dakui was also generous. At the celebration banquet, he said that everyone would be punished with three drinks of wine.
Zhang Wen and Xue Xian were overjoyed. Unexpectedly, the wine glass Dakui asked for was too big, but he wanted to use a wooden basin to hold the wine as a wine glass.
Zhang Wen looked at the wooden basin in front of him with a bitter look on his face, and said: "You are joking, sir. This is a wooden basin. Not to mention three basins. Even if you drink from one basin, you will be drunk and dreamy." Xue Xian nodded in agreement. As a military general,
He was not afraid of fighting on the battlefield, but the pain of drunkenness was worse than death.
Dakui's face was stern, and he pretended to be angry and said: "I am a civilian and I went to war on my own. At that time, the two generals tried to obstruct me in every possible way and looked embarrassed. It was not difficult for me to narrowly escape death, but you two drank some wine and pushed me back?" He slapped the table.
The case said: "This is a banquet at home, not a military service. You two must follow the orders of my officer."
Xue Xian sighed and said, "Even if your Excellency insists on doing this, we and I will just obey. It's just that Wan Wang is less likely to suffer."
Dakui looked at Zhang Wen and Xue Xian with a cold face for a long time, then laughed loudly and said: "The two generals are serious, hahahaha, I was just joking." After saying that, he ordered the guards in the palace to bring up two large urns.
Pointing to the big urn, he said: "This is Mongolian milk wine. I drank it in my early years. It was not very strong but very fragrant. I will share it with the two generals tonight. Don't be afraid!"
Zhang Wen and Xue Xian were relieved when they heard this. That night, the Dakui Mansion was decorated with lanterns and colorful lights, and the guests and hosts had a great time.
Early the next morning, Lanzhou sent two messengers, one was a soldier of the Ming Army, and the other was a soldier of the Yuan Army. The soldiers of the Ming Army rode fast horses and detoured to Shen'eryu to report the message to Marshal Xu Da, but the soldiers of the Yuan Army rode
A mule headed straight towards Shen'er Valley. This was Zhang Wen's idea. As soon as the Yuan army messenger saw Timur and reported that Donggang Stone City had been destroyed and all the grain and grass in the city were lost, Timur was calm at dawn.
Even a mountain cannot sit still.
At this time, the Yuan and Ming armies had been confronting each other in Shen'er Valley for three months. Nearly 400,000 troops from both sides were fighting fiercely every day. It was not until this time that Marshal Xu Da saw the strength of Timur's generals. These days During the month, Tang He, Lan Yu, Deng Yu and their generals from the Ming army took turns to go into battle. After each battle, there was a melee charge by large groups of troops.
There are many powerful generals under Kuokou Timur's command, both well-known and unknown. There is even one person who fought with Tang He for more than a hundred rounds without deciding the outcome. Later it was learned that this person was Mao Feng, Kuokou Timur's brother-in-law and brother-in-law.
After receiving the military report from Lanzhou, Marshal Xu Da was convinced, and he personally led the generals to climb up the hillside to look at the opposite hillside. He saw that the Yuan army camp was in order and there was no chaos. Tang He couldn't help but be confused, so he stepped forward and asked: " Lanzhou came to report that Donggang Shicheng and Baita Mountain have been cleared by our army. If Timur knew this letter, how could he remain indifferent?"
Xu Da smiled slightly and helped Ran: "Sun Tzu said: Soldiers are also deceitful. Therefore, they show their inability when they are able, show them when they are in use, show them that they are not in use, show them how far they are when they are close, show how close they are when they are far, and induce chaos when they are advantageous. To capture them, be prepared for them when they are strong, avoid them when they are strong, overwhelm them when they are angry, be arrogant when they are humble, work for them when they are lost, be close to them and separate from them, attack them when they are unprepared, and surprise them. This victory of a military strategist cannot be passed down first. .”
Tang He pondered: "From the appearance of the Yuan army camp, it seems that there has not been much change."
Xu Da said: "What we see is just a drop in the ocean of the Yuan army's camp. I wonder if our camp is real or not. Can the Yuan army see it?"
Tang He couldn't help but said: "The military camp is blocked by a hillside, so how can the Yuan army be allowed to spy at will?" After a pause, Tang He continued: "Just from the appearance, it cannot be concluded whether the Yuan army has any signs of withdrawing its troops."
Xu Da sighed: "The two armies have been fighting for a day and have stopped temporarily, but our army cannot deal with it safely. We must be ready to attack with the whole army. If the Yuan army's camp changes, it can be decided in one battle." After that, he gave the order. : "Pass the order from my general, and the three armies should step up their efforts to bury the pots and make rice. The soldiers will never take off their armor and horses, and they will never leave their saddles. They will take orders at any time." All the generals behind him bowed to accept the order and went back to the camp to make arrangements.
The lights in the central military tent were brightly lit, and Xu Da was sitting in the tent wearing a slanted python robe with his armor on. There were five soldiers on each side waiting for orders. Xu Da was waiting for the report of the horse inspection. After months of hard fighting, Xu Da watched every day They sent out capable soldiers to investigate the military situation. There should be good news tonight.
When the moon was at its zenith, a young man dressed as a woodcutter broke into the camp and headed straight for the Chinese army's tent. There were patrol soldiers blocking him along the way, but the man only showed his waistband and got through without any obstruction. The waistband was exclusive to the Chinese army. It is held by military sentry agents, and every Chinese military sentry agent is a carefully selected elite soldier in the army.
The man rushed to the tent and shouted: "My subordinate Wang Heng is here to report." Xu Da's voice came from inside the tent: "Hurry up and report."
Wang Heng then entered the tent and saluted Xu Da: "My subordinates have found out that the Yuan Army messenger from Lanzhou has arrived at the Timur camp in Kuangkuo."
Xu Da not only asked: "According to this, Lanzhou is only a hundred miles away, but why is it so slow?"
Wang Heng told the truth: "The messenger was a soldier of the Yuan soldiers captured by the Lanzhou garrison, but he only rode a mule when he came to Shen'eryu."
Xu Da nodded when he heard this and said, "Go and have a rest."