Lanzhou is faced with a formidable enemy, and the soldiers and civilians in the city are busy preparing for battle, ready to resist the Yuan army's siege at any time.
Kuo Kuo Timur did not attack the city immediately, but stationed 20,000 troops on each of the southeast and north sides of Lanzhou, while Kuo Kuo Timur personally led an army of 40,000 troops stationed on the main road to Dingxi from the west of Lanzhou, so First, it cut off the only way between Dingxi and Lanzhou. The Ming army still had three guards, and if these three guards wanted to reinforce Lanzhou, they would definitely join forces in Dingxi.
Kuo Kuo Timur's attack on Lanzhou this time was based on information and made great preparations. Firstly, Xu Da's army had withdrawn from Lanzhou, and there were only 20,000 defenders in Lanzhou City. Secondly, Zhang Dakui was still alive. But he was seriously injured and could no longer fight.
Mentioning Zhang Dakui, Timur was not only filled with hatred. The last time he sent out troops, he could have defeated Xu Da in one fell swoop. It was because of Zhang Dakui that he had no choice but to retreat because he had lost all his food and grass. He had clearly killed Zhang Dakui with one blow. How come Zhang Dakui is back from the dead after being chopped down?
This mystery has been tangled in Kuoku Timur's mind. Later, Aodun's remnant soldiers fled to Mobei. Only then did Kuoku Timur's suspicion disappear. Yuan soldiers who fled reported: "That Zhang Dakui is a tiger spirit." , running like lightning and killing people like hemp,"
Although this is nonsense, Timur was convinced that Zhang Dakui was able to burn his food and grass in the midst of a hundred thousand troops, and miraculously destroyed the two cities of Qingyang and Lanzhou. How could he have done it if it weren't for ghosts? It is understood that Yuan Ting's strength has been exhausted, Zhu Yuanzhang is dominating the world, and even demons and ghosts have come to help him. This cannot but be said to be a given.
But Timur didn't believe in fate, he would fight hard even if he was at the end of his rope, not to mention he still had an army of 200,000.
Only 100,000 troops were used to besiege Lanzhou. The other 100,000 troops have now arrived at the border of Dingxi. As long as the reinforcements from the three guards of the Ming army arrive, they can be wiped out in one fell swoop.
The sun sets and the surrounding fields are quiet.
In the dark of night, the Huining Guards turned to Yu Guang and led their 2,000 fine cavalry and 3,000 infantry to rush to Lanzhou. According to reports from the probing horse, Timur's army had already crossed the Yellow River, so the only way forward was to fight with them. The 10,000 Ming troops from the other two guard posts gathered together, gathered 15,000 troops and rushed to Lanzhou, and rushed into Lanzhou City under attack from both inside and outside.
The rendezvous point is Dingxi County. The area is vast and the people are sparse and unobstructed. Therefore, Marshal Xu Da did not station troops in Dingxi. However, the three guards of the Ming Army will join forces in Dingxi this time. Yu Guang is the Huining Guards Station. According to the route, it is natural for the commander to arrive first.
In the dark night, soldiers and armor clanked. Yu Guang led his army to a dangerous place. They saw a ravine in front of them. If they wanted to move forward, they would have to march through the ravine. Yu Guang had been in battle for a long time, so he had to be careful in this dangerous area. In response, he immediately reined in his horse and ordered the entire army to stop.
"Where are the scouts?" Yu Guang looked ahead with bright eyes, and then continued: "Go forward ten miles quickly to find out. If nothing happens, raise a fire from a high place as a signal." Colonel Tabai promised, and led a hundred of his subordinates to ride towards the direction. Galloping forward, along the way, his men were already exhausted, so Yu Guang had to order the whole army to rest where they were and set up sentries all around.
In less than half an hour, there was a faint light of fire ahead. Seeing this, Yu immediately ordered the whole army to move out. Five thousand troops passed through the deep ditch in a mighty manner, and before dawn, they had reached the boundary of Dingxi.
Seeing the mountains rising and falling, Yu Guang had to order the entire army to stop again, called Captain Tabai and asked: "Where is the front and how far is it from Dingxi County?"
The captain replied: "To tell you what the general said, this place is called Zhaoshipo. Further ahead is Yangjiashan, and beyond Yangjiashan is Dingxi."
Yu Guang nodded and said: "In that case, the whole army will move forward quickly. It won't be too late to rest when we reach Dingxi." After saying that, he rode his horse first, shouted: "Drive", and led five thousand soldiers to rush towards Yangjiashan.
Yangjia Mountain lies east and west, and the road runs along the mountain. As Yu Fei was leading his troops, a group of men and horses appeared in the mountains and forests in front of them. It looked like there were three thousand people in them.
Yu Guang smiled coldly and ordered the whole army to be on alert. The other party's men and horses galloped out and came to the middle of the two armies and shouted: "Please come out and talk to the leader." Yu Fei saw that his uniform was from the Yuan army and he was a big official. , thinking that the majesty of the Ming army should not be weakened, he immediately rode his horse forward and asked: "Who is coming? Tell me your name."
General Yuan chuckled and said, "I am Hu Linchi, a subordinate of General Kuakuo. If you have the sense to put down your weapons, I will spare your life."
When Yu Guang heard this, he was furious: "A mere three or two thousand men want to stop me. Let's see if you are strong enough first." Yu Guang also had a hot temper. Before he could say a few words, he mounted his horse and rushed forward to fight with his sword. Hu Lin Chi raised his legs and took off the spear from the saddle hook. He sneered and knocked his legs against the horse's belly to meet Yu Guang. In the blink of an eye, the two were fighting on the road beside the mountain.
The two armies shouted in unison, cheering for their generals. This fight was quite thrilling. Yu Guang's broadsword made Tiger and Tiger angry, and Hu Linchi's spear skills were also cunning and vicious. The two of them could fight to the point of one another. After a hundred rounds, Yu Fei was already a little anxious, and his hands were a little slow and he was gradually losing ground.
When the officers and soldiers of the Ming army saw that their general was defeated, they all sweated for Yu Fei. Seeing this, the deputy commander couldn't help but said: "Continuing like this is not the solution after all. The only way to win is to swarm the top." Then he turned around and faced The soldiers of the Ming army shouted: "Brothers, follow me and fight over, capture the enemy general alive, charge forward,"
"Charge," five thousand soldiers shouted in unison, charging towards the two fighting men.
Hu Lin Chizheng was fighting with Yu Guang. He suddenly saw the Ming army coming, so he had to make a feint to get back on his horse and run away. Yu Guang followed closely and chased him. At this moment, a horn sounded from the mountain, and then only ten thousand people were seen. Arrows were fired at the Ming army on the mountain road. In the rain of arrows, the soldiers of the Ming army were hit by the arrows and fell to the ground. Then there was a loud rumble from the mountain. Yu Guang had just avoided the rain of arrows. When he looked up the mountain, he was shocked.
Hundreds of rolling logs were actually placed on the mountain. The rolling logs were smashed down in mid-air by the mountain. The Ming army camp that had just narrowly escaped from a hail of arrows howled again.
The rolling wood had just worked. Hu Linchi, who had fled to the Yuan army, returned to his horse and waved his gun. The three thousand Yuan army shouted and came over to kill. Yu Guang's horse had been hit by an arrow in the ambush and fell to the ground. At this moment, Yu Fei's hand Looking at the battlefield with a broadsword in hand, the Ming army suffered heavy casualties, with less than a thousand people able to stand.
In such a situation, even if he was alive, there was no shame in going to Lanzhou. Yu Guangqiang stood still and looked coldly at the Yuan soldiers who were rushing towards him. Although there were less than a thousand Ming soldiers who survived behind him, the general did not say to withdraw his troops. One person retreats and runs away.
"Better die than be a prisoner, kill," Yu Guang shouted loudly, and the Ming army soldiers behind him responded. Another rain of arrows shot down from the mountain. After the rain of arrows, Yuan soldiers rushed in like a wave and drowned the remaining ten Ming troops... ….
Timur stood in front of a huge map, watching it with interest. At this moment, his 100,000 troops surrounded Lanzhou, and another 100,000 troops had captured a large area near Lanzhou and west of the Guanchuan River. Land, Xu Da's army may have just received the news at this moment, but it is too late.
Kaoko Timur was determined to win Lanzhou. An army of 200,000 yuan attacked Lanzhou, which was only guarded by a mere 20,000 Ming army. It was not easy to win. Kaoko Timur was very confident that he could break into the city without making a big fight to capture Lanzhou. , because he still had his inner strength in the city, and even 200,000 people could drown Zhang Wen and Zhang Dakui by spitting. Thinking of this, Timur smiled slightly.
Ever since the Yuan Dynasty lost power and retreated steadily, Timur has rarely been in such a good mood. In order to recapture Lanzhou this time, Timur did everything possible, not only bringing 200,000 yuan of troops, but also He took his beloved wife with him, looked at Lanzhou on the map, and knew in his heart that the city of Lanzhou would be destroyed today.
Dakui slept for a while, and the feeling of fatigue disappeared. He looked out the window and saw that it was midnight. Lying on the bed, Dakui couldn't fall asleep, so he simply put on his clothes and got up and left the room.
Yang Xiaohu and Meng Ge were sleeping next door to Dakui. When they heard the noise, the three of them lit candles and got dressed.
Seeing that the lights on the left and right rooms were all on, Da Kui felt a little guilty, so he had to stand in front of the door and wait. First, Yang Xiaohu came out of the room and asked, "Father, why don't you rest yet?"
Dakui smiled and said: "I slept for a while and I am very energetic now. You have been tired for a day. Don't worry about me. Go back to sleep."
"Master Zhang, why do you get up at such an hour?" Meng Ge asked from behind.
Dakui turned around and said with a smile: "I'm really sorry for disturbing you two."
Meng Ge chuckled and said, "We came to Lanzhou just to be disturbed. What does this mean?" As he said this, he looked at each other and smiled at Ou Dachui. Dakui also smiled, but his smile was very forced.
The two people in front of me, if it weren't for me, I'm afraid one would be killing pigs and selling meat, and the other would be blacksmithing. Although they are both despicable jobs, fortunately, they are living a peaceful life, which is better than the current flash of swords and swords.
Dakui said: "I can't sleep, I want to go out for a walk alone,"
Yang Xiaohu hurriedly said: "Then I will accompany you for a walk."
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Meng Ge said: "You guys haven't had enough shopping during the day, and you still want to go shopping at night. We came straight here when we came to Lanzhou. I haven't seen what Lanzhou is like, so we two brothers should accompany you." Let Master Zhang go out and walk around,"
Dakui smiled and said: "That's fine, Xiaohu, go back to sleep, I'll go for a walk with your two uncles, it'll be okay,"
Yang Xiaohu yawned and responded, then turned around and returned to the room.
Da Kui took Meng Ge and Ou Dachui out of the house and went to the street. At this moment, the street was completely silent and no one was seen. Just imagine how could there be anyone in the middle of the night? Even if there were people, they were soldiers patrolling the city, and then they were thieves. Lanzhou Although it is a large and remote city, the Ming army has implemented a curfew since the garrison was established, so it is normal for no one on the street in the middle of the night.
"Master Zhang, how do we go," Ou Dachui asked first.
Dakui thought for a while and then said: "Looking at the weather, it should be almost Yin time now. I heard from Xiaohu that there is a bun shop in the east of the city. I have eaten the buns and they are really good. Let's go to the east of the city."