Timur entrusted the important task of capturing Lanzhou tonight to his general Hazar. This Hazar was originally the political official of Gansu Province. The Ming army occupied all parts of Gansu and Shaanxi and captured Lanzhou. His Gansu line
The provincial Pingzhang political affairs are in name only. Timur was originally the king of Henan, but now Henan is in the hands of the Ming army. Khazar is the provincial Pingzhang political affairs of Gansu. Now Lanzhou is also under the control of the Ming army.
They are really a coach and a general, but they complement each other.
Today is different from the past. Hazare is confident that he can capture the east gate of Lanzhou within two hours. At this moment, he is hiding in the dark night with 20,000 elite cavalry. The lights on the city are lit up as agreed. Hazare gives an order to everyone.
The army mounted their horses, but after waiting for more than half an hour, the city gate still didn't open.
Hazar felt something was wrong in his heart, and immediately called his deputy Wulihan and asked: "Isn't it Yinshi who made the agreement?"
Wulihan rode on his horse and replied: "General, don't be impatient, just wait a moment."
Hazare nodded and looked at the east gate of Lanzhou from a distance, just waiting to lower the suspension bridge and open the gate.
Lanzhou is extremely cold at night in winter, especially outside the city, where the howling north wind chills people to the bone.
Hazare pulled the cloak around his body, but still felt cold. In order to fight tonight, Hazare took off his leather jacket and leather trousers to be more flexible. Now he felt the pain. This time, it was good.
Instead of dying on the battlefield, he would freeze to death in the wilderness.
After another half an hour, the lanterns were lit up again on the city. They were shaking from side to side just like last time. Hazare could not help cursing secretly: The craftsmen in the city must have been asleep and misremembered the time. The suspension bridge was slowly lowered.
At a moment, Hazare brandished his sword and gave an order: "Soldiers, follow me to take back Lanzhou, charge." After shouting, he rushed towards the suspension bridge that had not been completely lowered with the elite cavalry around him. The sound of hoofbeats rumbled for a moment and shook the earth.
Maybe it was because he had been freezing for a long time, and Hazaar actually felt that his body was a little stiff. He almost fell off the horse when he was riding forward. How could he enter the city to fight like this? Hazare stopped his horse and allowed his deputy Wulihan to stop.
He led his men and horses to rush onto the drawbridge. When the drawbridge was lowered, the city gate also opened wide. Hazare watched his men and horses rush into Lanzhou City.
Hazare couldn't help but feel ecstatic. He reached into his saddlebag and took out a water bag. The water bag was not water, but strong liquor. Hazare pulled out the stopper of the water bag and drank from the mouth to mouth. The hot wine went into his throat.
, Hazare felt that his whole body had become much warmer. He threw down his water bag, wielded his sword, and followed the crowd towards Lanzhou City.
Wulihan was the first to bear the brunt. He crossed the suspension bridge first, followed by a huge crowd of people who rushed into the suspension bridge. Wulihan was very familiar with Lanzhou. After entering the east gate, he only had to rush along the street and capture the garrison first before dividing his troops.
With four roads occupying four gates, Lanzhou will be in the bag at that time.
The moment he wanted to rush into the city gate, there was no one in front of the gate. But at this moment, Wulihan was focused on rushing into the city. Whether there was anyone in front of the gate was not his concern.
"Kill," Wulihan rode his horse and rushed into the city with his sword in hand. The horse kept running forward. Just after running less than ten feet, the horse suddenly stumbled and fell into a big hole. Wulihan didn't know how to respond.
It happened, and his body had been penetrated by several bamboo sticks.
The Yuan army was all cavalry and charging. They were so anxious that they could not restrain their horses. Suddenly, one after another fell into the pit. No matter whether they were men or horses, they would definitely die if they fell into the pit. The pit was two feet deep. In an instant,
Nearly a thousand Yuan troops fell into the pit, and the first half of the pit was filled with corpses.
The subsequent Yuan troops still rushed into the city like a tidal wave. Both sides of the street were lined with high loess towers, just like an alley. The Yuan troops could not disperse when entering the city, so they had to rush forward on this road.
The cavalry in the front shouted: "There is a trap, go back." In the panic, the follow-up troops could not hear it. For a while, people and horses were crowded, and in a hurry, another group of forwards fell into the big pit.
Nearly 10,000 Yuan soldiers were gathered at the gate of the city, unable to advance or retreat. Behind them, there were Yuan soldiers who had not yet entered the city, shouting and squeezing towards the city. Hazare knew that something bad was going on, and shouted repeatedly: " withdraw troops,"
While the Yuan soldiers in the city were fighting like headless flies, black Ming troops suddenly appeared on the earthen walls on both sides of the long street. A wall also appeared in the distance of the street. This was not a real wall, but a cross. Zhuge's crossbow chariots were blocked side by side in the street. Before the Yuan army could react, thousands of arrows were fired and artillery roared.
More than a hundred feet in front of the city gate was instantly plunged into a sea of fire. Yuan troops fell off their horses one after another and suffered heavy casualties. Bodies and blood pools, broken flags and armor could be seen everywhere on the long street. In less than an hour, most of the Yuan troops who entered the city were already dead or injured. At any rate, the follow-up team Retreating quickly, Hazare took the remaining soldiers and fled eastward. After running for a distance, he realized that the Ming army was not pursuing him. Hazare quickly ordered his men to count the troops, and then he discovered that less than five thousand people who had followed him escaped with their lives. Centaur.
The Lanzhou Suspension Bridge was raised again, the city gate was closed, and everything returned to silence, as if the city gate had never been opened.
In the west gate of the city, Meng Ge and District Dachui were preparing to leave the city to attack the camp. When the gunfire rang out at the east gate, Meng Ge not only shouted loudly: "Come here, behead the two brothers Hou Ji and Hou Yong to sacrifice the flag." ,"
The two brothers Hou Ji and Hou Yong and more than a dozen of their party members were tied up and kneeling beside the city gate. After receiving the order, more than a dozen executioners in red stepped forward with machetes and stood behind the prisoners who were waiting to fight. As the body fell to the ground and blood spattered, the west gate of Lanzhou City slowly opened.
Meng Ginger took the lead and rode out of the city with a big sword. Four thousand cavalry followed him and rushed into the dark wilderness outside the city. After the tea time, Ou Dachui held two pumpkin hammers and shouted: "Charge, "After shouting loudly, he led four thousand cavalry and followed Meng Ge's footsteps.
This is Zhang Wen's plan. The front team's attack on the camp will surely severely damage the Yuan army. The Yuan army will be attacked and dispersed. Once the front team passes by, the Yuan army will relax their vigilance, and then the second team will attack the camp again. , it should be a great achievement.
The roar of artillery in Lanzhou city shook the world, and the Yuan army camp stationed outside the city was also boiling. The chief generals of the four Yuan army camps outside the four gates also received the notice: Lanzhou will be captured tonight, as long as the outline of Timu is expanded If you successfully capture the four gates, you can swarm into Lanzhou. The 100,000 troops will face the 20,000 Ming troops. There is no need to say the outcome.
The general outside the west gate is called Erdemutu. In Mongolian, Erdemutu means talented. This Erdemutu is worthy of its name. Commander Timur has already informed all the armies to capture the four gates. The time is probably at the end of the Yin hour and the first quarter of the Mao hour, so as soon as the Yin hour arrives, Erdemutu gathers his troops and prepares for it.
Although it was five miles away from Lanzhou, Erdemutu could hear the roar of artillery and the shouts of killing in the city very clearly. Erdemutu felt hot in his heart. He no longer remembered what a woman smelled like, but it didn't matter. You can always enjoy it before dawn.
Although the north wind howled, Erdemutu did not feel cold, and the 20,000 yuan soldiers behind him were looking towards Lanzhou.
At this time, a dull roar came over. Erdemutu was a little confused and couldn't help but look at it. But the surrounding area was pitch black but he could see nothing. Erdemutu would never have imagined that a fight was taking place in Lanzhou City. , the defender Zhang Wen still had troops to attack the camp.
After all, Erdemutu was a veteran on the battlefield. From the dull sound, it was clear that the horses' hooves were wrapped with linen or something like that. This was to reduce the noise of the march. Where did the men and horses come from at this time?
The Yuan army camp was brightly lit, and 20,000 yuan soldiers were lined up in two square formations and stood neatly in front of the camp. Erdemutu looked at the source of the sound and was confused, but he gradually saw a black shadow in the dark night. There were thousands of people coming, oh, no, it should be nearly ten thousand. Erdemutu couldn't help but be shocked. No matter what, it was better to be careful.
Erdemutu turned around and shouted: "Get ready to meet the enemy,"
Yuan soldiers are also elite troops who have been trained for a long time. When they hear the order, they will move their swords and shields forward with their spears behind them, and their bows and crossbows will protect their positions.
When Erdemutu turned around to look again, he was not only dumbfounded, but saw that the people who came were really elite cavalry of the Ming army and a black shadow flying in the sky. When he saw both clearly, Erdemutu heard the continuous explosions. With the sound, the Erdemutu flew up in the air wave. When it landed, the Erdemutu had turned into a pile of minced meat.
The formation of the Yuan army instantly turned into a sea of fire. The fire reflected half of the sky red, which was in perfect contrast with the city of Lanzhou. Meng Ge led four thousand elite cavalry in a long snake formation and made a semicircle in front of the square formation of the Yuan army. Each cavalryman threw a "Jingtian Thunder". After four thousand "Jingtian Thunder", the front of the Yuan army's camp had turned into a hell.
The Ming army fled as quickly as a dragonfly touched water, giving the Yuan army no chance to organize a counterattack.
At this moment, the Yuan army could not counterattack. Under this bombing, less than half of the 20,000 Yuan soldiers were killed, and most of them were injured. A few of them were able to sneak into the camp and find a safe place to hide. , seeing the Ming army retreating, he hurriedly rushed out of the camp. The Yuan soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and less than a thousand of them could stand. These thousand people were also busy rescuing the dead and healing the wounded.
At this moment, the only sound heard was the sound of horse hooves coming from the east. A Yuan military captain stood up and looked around, and finally saw the appearance of the person coming. He was actually a Ming army general.
The Yuan Military Academy captain roared, picked up a long spear on the ground, and came up to fight. The Ming Army general galloped in front of him, took out both hammers in his hands, knocked the spear away with one hammer, and smashed the Yuan Military Academy with one hammer. The lieutenant burst into pieces and died on the spot, followed closely by a large number of elite cavalrymen of the Ming Army who rushed in, just like the "shaking thunder" that filled the sky just now, and then galloped away on horseback.
There was another roar and explosion, and all the Yuan soldiers who were already injured fell into the sea of hell fire again. The casualties this time were more serious than before. The 20,000 Yuan soldiers were directly beaten to death, and only three-tenths of them were alive. Four.
Meng Ge was in front, Ou Dachui was behind, and Zhao Gourd Painting Ladle attacked the Yuan Army camp in the south of the city again at night. Because the previous Yuan Army camp in the west was damaged, and the sound of explosions and fires alerted the Yuan Army's south camp. But they were already on guard. As soon as the Ming army arrived, they fired thousands of arrows. Fortunately, the Ming army was well prepared. They held a shield and threw a round of 'Shocking Thunder' between the defenses. Because the distance was too far, it had little effect.