"Five thousand fine cavalry? My dear mother, it's really lively now." The man surnamed Miao was a little frightened when he heard this number. Although they were horse thieves, their riding skills were not as good as those of others.
There is still a big gap between the Yarkand soldiers who have been on horseback since childhood. Now the enemy has been successfully attracted, but there is no place to hide from the east of Huangsha City to Jiayuguan, so just a store.
It may not be easy for the 100 people here to escape unscathed from the encirclement and suppression by the army. "Helian Erwai, how did you prepare the retreat route?"
"Retreat? I didn't even think about retreating!" He took off the pair of big axes from the wall, gently stroked them, and said slowly: "The imperial court was weak a few years ago, and the Hami Guards were abandoned.
Officials are incompetent; but the elders also said that in the eight years of Zhengde, thousands of soldiers were buried here to defend Huangsha City. Now that the Ming Dynasty is strong and the people are prosperous, we have no reason to humiliate our ancestors.
Give up the last place outside Jiayuguan to those evil wolves!"
"Then what do you mean..."
"Guard!" Helian Liangyun said categorically: "You are here to prepare gifts for the emperor and generals, not to betray your country and seek glory! Huangsha City can be easily defended temporarily, but you guys, No. 100, are so mean.
Their lives must also be spared. Because only with our flesh and blood can we pave the way for the Imperial Army, giving them enough reason to launch the bloodiest revenge, completely eliminate the troubles in the Western Regions that have plagued the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years, and let us
Our descendants can hold their heads high and admire the snow lotus in the Tianshan Mountains!"
After hearing this, someone next to me started shouting. "Helian Erwai, you are really a loser. Not only did you plot against the Yarkant people, but you also got all our brothers involved!"
"This is Brother Hu Biaohu?" He Lian Liangyun walked up to him and said cautiously: "Brothers, being able to come here is a great honor to E Tian. If you still have any concerns..."
"Fart!" Hu Biao jumped up before Helian Liangyun could finish his words. "After being sent back by the general, I married a wife, built a house, and had a baby. What can I have to worry about?
?I mean you are not a good boy. If you had told me earlier that you had this plan, you would have carried the hundreds of kilograms of gunpowder from home! With that thing here, whoever wants to seize this Huangsha City would not have to leave a few behind.
Are you going to accompany us to the underworld to continue your torment?"
After such a reminder, the guests in the shop became even more angry and began to shout: "What Mr. Hu said makes sense! Helian Erwai, what you did is unreasonable. Brothers, you can spare your life, but
You should say hello first, shouldn't you? The general said that one of our common people in the Ming Dynasty is worth ten thousand aliens, aren't you fucking trying to embarrass us?"
"Yes! Yes! Brother, you didn't think it through well!" Helian Liangyun accompanied Xin and pointed to the backyard and said: "But brothers, don't worry, there are one or two thousand kilograms of gunpowder in the cellar, although I can't match it myself.
It’s not as powerful as what the government issues to border residents, but it’s enough to bring down some of these barbarians.”
"Then why the hell are you still bothering? The barbarians are a hundred miles away from here, get them out quickly!" Hu Biao grinned at everyone in the store and said: "I'm not afraid of brothers' jokes. Last year, we were asking for the river.
The fried fish has weighed several thousand kilograms, but you really can’t compare to the art of making earth bombs!”
"Damn it, no wonder I..." The curse words between the brothers were interrupted by a faint tremor from the earth. This scene was very clear to everyone in the store. They were horse thieves back then.
At that time, I knew that this kind of movement could only mean that the enemy was starting to attack.
"Brother Tang, you and Tieniu go out and watch. The youngest brother quickly goes to the backyard cellar to bring out all the skills you know." The dozens of kilograms of axes were raised high, and Helian Liangyun shouted: "Brothers are not afraid of death.
Just come with me and prepare gifts for the emperor and the general!"
The rising sun was shining, and even though the visibility was not very good, looking at the dust and smoke that covered the sky, these long-time bandits could easily judge the number of enemies. Five thousand? No. It was probably in Wanqi.
From the above, it seems that although Ye Erqiang believed that this was an outpost for the Ming army to store food, he did not fully believe Lao Tang's words that there would be no large troops stationed here.
"Haha, my surname is Tang. I said you have bad eyesight! Look at this movement. If there are not 20,000 or 30,000 enemy riders on the other side, I will be your aunt in the next life!" As time goes by, it seems that I can already see.
Now that he knew the enemy's appearance, the man named Miao still had time to joke with his companions.
"Get out of here, with your donkey face, I'm afraid you'll scare me back even if you enter the Palace of the King of Hell." He cursed and spat, Lao Tang turned to the side and said: "Erwai, how can we deal with this? There are so many barbarians.
, Um, you guys won’t be able to hold on for long!”
"Ma Yaozi!" No need to ask any more, Helian Liangyun knew that the brothers were ready to face death, but their sacrifices cannot be meaningless. This place is still a hundred miles away from Jiayuguan, and someone must be sent to
This news spread, letting the defenders in the pass know that the reason for the war had been found, and that their homeland in the Western Regions was waiting for them to recover.
"What are you doing?" The man whose name was called answered impatiently as he was looking for something.
"When the enemy begins to attack the city, go back and report the news!"
"Why?" Ma Yaozi roared angrily when he heard this.
"Because you are short!" More than a dozen familiar people responded with smiles at the same time, as if what they were about to face was not death.
"What's wrong with being short? I'm not necessarily any worse than you in a fight!" Ma Yaozi is less than five feet tall. Under normal circumstances, he doesn't have any strong lethality, but for his short stature, he is very strong.
The weapons used are even more special. As if to make up for his innate shortcomings, Ma Yaozi uses a sword that is about six feet long. It looks very funny, but it makes many opponents suffer enough. Often the enemies still don't know.
It was clear which was the blade and which was his head, and his legs had been chopped off and split into two halves.
"Stop talking nonsense, you are the best runner among the hundred and ten people. If you are not allowed to do this, who else can do it?" Dou Tieniu said, holding up his own hammer weighing dozens of kilograms:
"In Tongguan back then, Master Mao's reconnaissance battalion chased you for a whole day before they kidnapped you. In terms of your ability to escape, you are really better than us."
"Ma Yaozi, don't talk nonsense. This job is no easier than the brothers carrying it here. If the enemy is besieging the city now and they don't have any ability, they really can't escape." Helian Liangyun pointed to the backyard and said: "The tunnels there are only
It can lead to three miles outside the city, but the rest of the way has to be run on your two legs."
"Okay!" The enemy's marching speed suddenly slowed down, which was a precursor to the start of the attack. Ma Yaozi knew that the situation was urgent and that anything he said would be in vain. Among all the brothers, he was the only one who could complete this task. He nodded cautiously and said
: "Okay! Let's go! But you have to wait at the Palace of the King of Hell. After submitting the letter, I will jump down from the top of Jiayuguan City to find you!"
"Fart!" The man surnamed Miao took the stubble and said, "You have to stay alive for me after you report the letter. When the imperial court recovers the Western Regions, bury your brothers in Hami City!"
"It's done!" Ma Yaozi promised while carefully checking his outfit: "Then I won't be loyal this time. After the imperial court regains the Western Region, I will buy you the best coffin and go find it outside Hami City.
Come back to this geomantic treasure land to reunite with your brothers!"
"Woo..." Along with the desolate horn sound, the sky was once again filled with smoke and dust. There was no anger or confusion. Everyone laughed up to the sky and hugged their fists towards their brothers, and then calmly looked for favorable terrain. They all knew it.
There will never be a chance to meet again in this life.
"Bang!" The clear sound of gunfire broke the eerie silence before the decisive battle. The slowly unfolding cavalry formation seemed to be affected, and hundreds of reconnaissance cavalry quickly spread out in all directions.
"Who? Who is shooting?" Helian Liangyun didn't remember seeing the brothers in the store bringing firearms just now, and the sound should be from the regular army of the Ming Dynasty. It couldn't be so unlucky. Could there be other people using the same method?
Did you prepare congratulatory gifts for the emperor and the general? I made careful preparations but missed the trip, and Sun Chengzong's army in the pass was already on the move?
"Uncle Helian..." While he was thinking, a familiar voice came, and the person Helian Liangyun least wanted to see at this time appeared sneakily not far away.
"Boy from the Wen family, why are you here again at this time?" Helian Liangyun was annoyed when he saw Wen Zheng in military uniform. In fact, it's no wonder. No matter who sees the person who always asks him to move, he will be upset.
It will be better.
"Uncle Helian, look at the formation in front of you. Didn't you disobey orders and go to the opposite side to rob people of their food and grass?" There were familiar faces all around. Wen Zheng took it for granted that these horse thieves were too bored to disobey military orders and go to the opposite side.
Went around for a while.
"Stop talking nonsense!" After patting Wen Zheng affectionately on the shoulder, Helian Liangyun asked cautiously: "The imperial court has sent troops? How many people are here on your trip?"
"Why are we sending out troops? The general's order hasn't arrived yet. We and Xiang Song are the only ones here. Aren't we here to advise you to move just in time to catch up with the captives and invaders..."
"Just you two?" Hearing this, Helian Liangyun and the horse thieves next to him finally breathed a sigh of relief. Since the imperial court has not yet issued a military order, they guessed correctly that this gift deal was prepared for the emperor and the general.
It hasn't been snatched away by others yet.
"Hmm!" After carefully observing the terrain, Wen Zheng said worriedly: "There are quite a few people on horseback. Uncle Helian, you should take advantage of Xiang Song to scare them and retreat quickly! I'll give you cover!"
"You guys really think you're a general who governs the country? There are so many people on the other side, and it's just you two who can hold the line?"
"We are not as capable as the general, but since we are soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, we have the responsibility to protect you. The general has said that as long as we still have breath, we will never allow anyone to harm our people, the Ming Dynasty!" Wen Zheng
He urged anxiously: "Uncle Helian, you'd better retreat quickly and go and tell Captain Ma in Jiayuguan!"
"That's your business. I don't have the time." Hearing the messy noise in the distance, Helian Liangyun knew it was Xiang Song who was throwing firecrackers to scare people. "Hurry up and call your brother.
Come back, and then you go back and tell Master Ma that the captives are here to steal food!"
Just as Wen Zheng was about to speak, Xiang Song jumped over from nowhere and said hurriedly: "If you don't hurry up and retreat with Uncle Helian and the others, why are you hanging around here?"
"Let's..." As soon as he started, before he could give any explanation, Wen Zheng felt dizzy. Before falling down, he seemed to see Uncle Miao next to him also giving Xiang Song a hard blow on the back of the head.
"Come here, two people, and carry them to the tunnel!" Helian Liangyun said to Ma Yaozi: "I'll leave these two boys to you. When you get to the ground, tell them that if they can't rush into Hami City alive, I will be a ghost.
Don’t let them go!”
"Woo..." Although no large numbers of Ming troops were found, Xiang Song's array inadvertently had a special effect, and the enemies who were attracted were even more convinced that this was a place to store military supplies.
The general leading the army on the opposite side waved his sword and shouted loudly: "Yarkang warriors, it was in this Huangsha City a hundred years ago that our ancestors repelled the Ming army, which was also well-equipped, and recovered the entire Western Region.
Drive the enemy back to Jiayuguan! You should know very well what the Ming Dynasty is. For so many years, they have not dared to take a step towards our border..."
His voice suddenly became louder: "And now, with hundreds of thousands of warriors behind us, and even more powerful Yue Jibie providing assistance, can't we teach the arrogant Ming people a lesson?
They know that the prosperous Tang Dynasty is no longer there. Is this Western Region the Western Region of Yerqiang? Can't we prove that we are more powerful than the Liaodong Tatars?"
The general's encouragement was very effective. The Yarkand cavalry's eyes turned red, their scimitars were raised, and all kinds of shouts were heard. They didn't know whether they were as powerful as the Liaodong Tatars. But they knew it very well.
There won't be too many enemies on the opposite side, otherwise it would be impossible for the other side to take any action to alert the enemy. They may not be able to win a one-on-one battle, but now they have 30,000 or 30,000 fully armed warriors! They just use people to fill the gap.
It can also fill up the small yellow sand city.
"Ouch!" As the rough and long howl shook the surrounding areas, the cavalry began to raise their swords and shout as if to disperse the thin morning fog and welcome the glory of Yarkand.
"Damn it, it's been so many years. The Tartars didn't change their temper and change their ways. They know that they are noisy to death all day long." Lao Tang curled his lips and suddenly remembered something. "Er Wai
, all the troops in the imperial court like to carve a sign with their names and so on, shouldn't you also write down the names of your brothers and let Ma Yaozi take them back?"
Helian Liangyun glanced at Lao Tang with disdain. Then he said: "I have thought of it a long time ago. When I sent you the post this time, I asked the teacher of the school to leave an extra copy. The other people will die before calling.
Present the hemp kite."
"You have a lot of tricks up your sleeve!" The man surnamed Miao felt warm after hearing this, but he said mercilessly: "What's wrong? You're such a coward. You still think about being able to place the memorial tablet in the capital."
Go to the Martyrs' Shrine?"
"I don't expect you to show off. I just want the general to know that these thieves and bandits who have made big mistakes have not brought shame to the Ming Empire!" At this point, Helian Liangyun paused and asked.
: "By the way, Mr. Miao, we have been brothers for decades, and I still don't know what your nickname is!"
"The name my father gave me..." Perhaps the surrounding environment was too noisy and no one could hear clearly what the man named Miao was saying. But just when Helian Liangyun wanted to put his head over to find out more.
, the enemy on the opposite side moved, and hundreds of rangers, wielding scimitars and screaming, rushed towards Huangsha City.
"Tieniu, old man..." Without any thought to say anything else, the man surnamed Miao greeted more than a dozen brothers with the best martial arts skills and shouted: "Come with me, let them see the glory of the Ming Dynasty man!"
"Chop them!" The screams of the horse thieves were worse than the howls of wolves. Just before he was about to rush out of the shabby city gate, the man surnamed Miao turned around and shouted: "Ma Yaozi, remember this, my nickname is Miao."
flowery!"
The war horses galloped, and the distance between the two sides was rapidly approaching. Yarkand's rangers were well-trained and well-equipped. They controlled the horses purely with their feet, holding a scimitar in one hand and clasping the lasso around their waists with the other. According to the experience passed down from their ancestors,
The cavalry of the Ming Dynasty are not terrible. As long as they can draw the opponent's sword, they can throw the lasso to capture the enemy.
"Whoosh!" There was a very slight sound, and the rider at the front fell off his horse before he could make any reaction.
Yerqiang's rangers did not underestimate the enemy. Even though they were sprinting at high speed, their eyes were still wider than bull's eyes. When he saw something strange in the opponent's hand, he raised his scimitar and prepared to block it, but as expected,
However, the collision did not occur. He only saw a flash of sword light and even he himself didn't know what happened. A lightning rod appeared inexplicably on his forehead.
Miao Ruhua and others are just ordinary people. Even in the past few years, they were engaged in horse thieves. They don't know the routines of the military, and they have no tacit cooperation with each other. They only know one thing, they can bring down their opponents.
A method is a good method, morality is useless on the battlefield. Sleeve arrows are useless on the battlefield, but it is still possible to sneak attack one or two rangers.
"Get out of my way!" The scimitar can resist the opponent's chops but cannot resist the high-speed hammer. In the lightning and flint, Dou Tieniu's brute force burst out with blood. The two charging swimmers
The rider fell off the horse before he understood what was going on.
"Brothers, kill!" The man called Laohan blushed when he saw his companions. Now he couldn't help it. He danced his weird meteor hammer and rushed wherever there were many people.
"Fire arrows! Fire arrows!" Ye Erqiang's generals were confused. The legendary Ming army shouldn't be like this. Aren't they the most particular about battle formations? Why are these scouts more like a mob than their own men?
?Without any cooperation at all, they just rushed to kill. When did the Ming army become so desperate?
What troubled General Yerqiang the most was the shameless fighting style. There were only a dozen people on the other side, but they had all kinds of weapons. He even saw someone carrying a large nail rake and going to the battlefield. This is called
How should the Yarkand warriors cope with the situation when they only have a machete and a lasso in their hands? We can't keep going like this, otherwise hundreds of rangers will be wiped out by so few enemies, which will be a fatal blow to morale.
The rain of arrows instantly covered the sky, and there was no sound of gold ringing in Huangsha City. Miao Ruhua and others never thought about retreating, and they still attacked from left to right. They knew very well what they were facing, and they wanted to
All it does is let those grinning aliens know that the Ming Dynasty not only has millions of troops, but also countless ordinary people who stand straight and are willing to sacrifice their lives for the rise of this empire.
"Wusaimai!" The enemy had fallen in the rain of arrows, but General Yerqiang did not slack off at all. He didn't know how many monsters were hidden in the yellow sand city. But everything that happened just now told him that this place was not
It's so easy to win. "Bring a team of ten thousand people up there and be sure to attack the city gate!" (To be continued...)