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 and grass. Those that could not be pulled away were put into the city and burned. All the prisoners were tied with ropes. They lined up in a long line and were escorted by Ming army soldiers to march westward out of the city. 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 landing place 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, which were less than a hundred small boats. It took Zuo more than ten trips to transport the supplies and prisoners 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 thrifty and was reluctant to throw away all the supplies. If 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 and announced at the celebration banquet that each person 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 dreaming." 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: "I am a civilian and 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 escape death, but the two of them drank some wine and pushed 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 lord insists on doing this, we and I will just obey. It's just that Wan Wang is less likely to fall."
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," and then ordered the guards in the palace to bring up two large urns. Pointing to the big urn, he said: "This is Meng's milk wine. I drank it in the early years. It was not strong but extremely 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 decorations, and the guests and hosts had a great time.
Early the next morning, Lanzhou sent two messengers, one was a Ming Army soldier, and the other was a Yuan Army soldier. The Ming Army soldiers rode fast horses and detoured to Shen'eryu to report the message to Marshal Xu Da, but the Yuan Army soldiers rode A mule headed straight towards Shen'er Valley. This was Zhang Wen's idea. As long 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'eryu 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. During the month, the Ming army's Tang He, Lan Yu, Deng Yu and their generals took turns to go into battle. After each battle, there was a charge and melee of 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.
After receiving the Lanzhou military report, Marshal Xu Da was convinced, so 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 wonder, 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 and said: "Sun Tzu said: Soldiers are deceitful, so they show their incompetence when they are able, show them when they are in use, show them how far away they are, show how close they are when they are far, use advantages to lure them, and create chaos. 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 catch them when they are not expecting them. This victory of a military strategist cannot be passed down first. ,"
Tang He pondered: "From the appearance of the Yuan army's camp, it seems that nothing has changed."
Xu Da said: "What we see is just a drop in the ocean of the Yuan army's camp. Let's ask whether our camp is real or not. The Yuan army may be able to see it."
Tang He couldn't help but said: "The military camp is blocked by a hillside. How can the Yuan army be allowed to spy at will?" After a pause, Tang He continued: "Just from the appearance, it is not possible to judge whether the Yuan army has any signs of withdrawing."
Xu Da sighed: "The two armies will stop fighting for a day, but our army cannot deal with it safely. We must be ready to attack. If the Yuan army's camp changes, it can be decided in one battle," he said. : "My general orders the three armies to hurry up 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 camp to make arrangements.
The lights in the central military tent were brightly lit. 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 had been waiting for orders 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 stopping him along the way. The man only showed his waistband and was able to get 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."
After Wang Heng received the order to withdraw from the central army tent, Xu Da then gave the order: "Send my order to the generals, and all the generals will discuss matters in the central army tent." The generals of each battalion of the army have gathered in the Chinese army's tent.
"Tang and Deng Yu,"
"The general is here," Tang He and Deng Yu both stepped out and held their fists in the air.
Xu Da drew an order arrow from the archway on the case and said: "You two each lead your own troops and set up an ambush at the random graveyard to the west of Shen'er Valley. When you see the Yuan army defeated, you will intercept and kill them."
Tang He took the command arrow and turned around and left the tent with Deng Yu. Xu Da took another command arrow and said: "Blue jade,"
"The general is here," Lan Yu stepped forward to obey the order.
Xu Da smiled slightly and said: "General Lan led his troops to ambush east of Shen'er Valley. When he saw the smoke rising in the canyon, he led his troops from the east side to rush up the north slope to cover up the kill."
"General, I obey the order," Lan Yu took the order arrow and turned around and left the Chinese army's tent.
Xu Da then gave instructions: Tomorrow, at Mao hour, the formation will be called at the beginning of the meal. After a victory, the artillery will fire together to cover the infantry and charge up the north slope.
All the generals took the order, and Xu Da waved his hand and said: "Dismiss the tent." Unexpectedly, the generals did not leave. Xu Da asked why, and the commander of the elite cavalry camp Qian asked: "Marshal, all the generals have been dispatched. If it is Yuan tomorrow,
If you put Mao Feng against him, who can beat him?"
Xu Da smiled slightly and said: "You can wait and go back to camp to prepare. I will have my own plans for tomorrow." After hearing this, the generals took their leave and returned to camp.