"The weather in this damn place is really uncomfortable. It's hot during the day and cool at night. My skin hurts after being exposed to the sun for a while."
"Who says it's not? It doesn't feel like anything. At night, I saw that my skin was bald due to the sun. Now I don't dare to take it out in the sun to urinate, for fear of peeling off my skin."
The two soldiers on guard at night chatted while urinating.
"Then you can sunbathe it more. Anyway, it's too long and the skin will peel off. Maybe it should be shorter."
"Rolling ball!!"
Unexpectedly, soldiers in the Ming Dynasty had such advanced knowledge of the structure of the human body.
Boom
Boom
Boom
The military drum sounded, and the two of them hurriedly packed up their belongings and headed to the school grounds to meet up.
A Qianhu summoned all his troops: "Everyone should be prepared from now on. We will set off overnight and go out with the army. We will bring weapons and dry food. The movement should be quiet and the sound should be soft."
A sudden call was made to set off overnight. This was a surprise attack force heading to Tingzhou. They set out at night to avoid leaking as much news as possible.
It was cold at night, and the soldiers had just walked out, and they stopped one after another. The wind outside the pass was killing people.
"Qianhu, this place is so uncomfortable. It's dry and cold. When the wind blows on your face, it's like being scratched by a woman's claws. It hurts like hell."
"yes."
It's not just one or two soldiers who are complaining, but the military orders are like a mountain, and you have to do it when you are given an order from above. Should you lead the troops back now? Then you will definitely lose your head.
He bit the bullet and said: "If you can't bear this little pain, how can you make great achievements in the future? We will all be heroes after we conquered the Chagatai Khanate this time, and everyone will be rewarded."
After getting a shot of chicken blood, everyone's morale improved again.
Early the next morning, Zhu Gaoxu led a cavalry team composed of the Ming army and the Seven Guards of Guanxi to attack Turpan.
The two-front battle begins now.
Although the light cavalry advanced without heavy artillery, its own equipment could not be stopped by the Chagatai Khanate. Zhu Gaoxu ordered any Chagatai Khanate people he saw on the road to be captured. If there were any soldiers, they would be captured.
Kill him directly.
Zhu Gaoxu's cavalry arrived near Turpan on the third day, but that day there was smoke, dust and sand.
The cold sun brings forth swords and swords, and the dark clouds tremble.
In March and April in the northern part of the Great Wall, there were strong winds and sandstorms. The Ming army saw the strong winds not far away carrying yellow sand and was unable to escape. Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly ordered: "Retreat quickly and find bunkers for cover."
The pure blue sky just now, the cold and lonely yellow sand in the sky covered the sky and the sun in just a blink of an eye, leaving only a dim yellow color between the sky and the earth.
Before it arrived, even the air seemed to be swept away by it, making it difficult to breathe. There was a huge boulder pressing on the chest and I couldn't breathe. It was so dim that I couldn't see the sun. The only light showed that it was still hanging high in the sky. It was just it.
Even the light cannot break through the wind and sand.
It is like a ferocious beast, like a devil, swallowing up everyone's life in an instant.
The roar of the wind and sand made it difficult for the horses to pull them, and many of them fled away. In the face of the majesty of nature, these strong cavalry and advanced weapons were of no use at all.
Zhu Gaoxu hid behind the bunker. Shrouded in the wind and sand, he felt powerless all over his body, a feeling of powerlessness in the face of natural disasters.
Zhu Gaoxu, who was shrouded in wind and sand, thought he was going to confess here, but the terrifying sand and wind dissipated after a while.
Fortunately, the wind and sand only brushed aside them and did not show its true power.
Just such a short period of time should cause the cavalry to suffer heavy losses. The horses were running in the wind and sand, and there were many tramples. Moreover, the wind and sand were still ahead, so they did not dare to move forward.
"Your Highness, what should we do now?"
Just experiencing the wind and sand for a while, the morale of a group of people was greatly reduced. Zhu Gaoxu naturally understood that if there was no morale in a war, it would basically mean to die.
He stared angrily at the Seven Guards of Kansai. The soldiers in the Central Plains didn't know the situation here. Don't the Seven Guards of Kansai know?
The angry Prince Han was about to raise an army to punish him, but he stopped after taking a few steps. Many of the cavalrymen of the Seven Guards of Kansai were kneeling on the ground and worshiping in front of the wind and sand that was getting away, muttering something in their mouths.
In prayer.
They live outside Guanxi and understand the topography and climate here. The older ones also have some ability to judge in advance. However, the wind and sand in Saibei are never predictable. In many cases, there is no way to estimate when it will come and when it will leave. This time in Kansai
The Seven Guards team also suffered heavy losses.
Even the most experienced caravan leader will inevitably encounter wind and sand.
Moreover, many people among the Seven Guards of Kansai have very strong beliefs in gods and Buddhas. This is a characteristic here, because living outside the Kansai is very dependent on God's face. Today's wind and sand made them feel that God is not allowing them to move forward.
Warn them.
It was their gods who protected them, but they only suffered a little bit of wind and sand and passed away.
It was impossible for them to move forward at this time, and the emotions would be transmitted. The soldiers of the Seven Guards of Kansai retreated one after another. This emotion also infected the soldiers of the Central Plains, and this time their morale instantly dropped to zero.
The law does not punish everyone, and Zhu Gaoxu has nothing to do at this time.
The city of Turpan is not far away, but how can we fight with such morale? Will we be beaten if we go there?
According to the location, Turpan must have been hit by sandstorms at this time, which may have been very serious. In theory, it would be a good opportunity to go there at this time. Unfortunately, people were not united, and Zhu Gaoxu withdrew his troops and retreated.
Zhu Gaoxu is unhappy, but he can't go against the trend. Now he prays that the other team can go smoothly.
Zhu Zhanzhen frowned after hearing about this expedition. It is true that wind and sand are inevitable. After fighting in the Chagatai Khanate, they may encounter wind and sand many times. They will have to fight against wind and sand for a long time. If they encounter wind and sand,
If you retreat once, how can you fight again?
Zhu Zhanzhen really didn't know about avoiding the wind and sand. It would be impossible to get rid of the superstition in a short time. He had to find a way to win a few battles to boost his morale.
As the people retreated, it didn't take long for them to receive news that another unit had suffered heavy losses due to the sandstorm.
At the beginning, natural disasters persuaded you to retreat, which basically meant defeat in ancient times.
Zhu Zhanxu arrived at Jiayuguan and met Zhu Gaoxu.
Zhu Gaoxu, who was usually full of confidence, now felt a little depressed: "Zhan Yi is here."
"Second uncle, this is not like you. Is it possible that such a small setback makes my second uncle give up?"
Zhu Gaoxu smiled bitterly: "It's not that I'm admitting defeat, it's just that the wind and sand came at such a coincidence that it disrupted our march plan."
"But Uncle Er, sandstorms are natural disasters and cannot stand in front of us again and again. I have consulted with the older generation of local people. March and April are the times when sandstorms are most common. When summer comes, the situation will be much better.
, This time has had a huge impact on our morale, so why not train our troops first and wait until summer comes?"
"How can I explain this to His Majesty if I stay here and do nothing for two or three months?"
"Second uncle, there is no other way to achieve safety. If we enter again at this time and are unlucky enough to encounter another sandstorm, we will really be doomed."