Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 523
"Your Majesty, the Ming army sent someone to test it out."

In Xining City, Li Zicheng and a group of generals stood behind the female wall, watching a small group of Ming troops approaching cautiously, everyone was puzzled.

Tian Jianxiu has always acted cautiously, so he couldn't help but regret it at this time.

"The commander of the Ming army is You Shiwei."

Niu Jinxing, who was on the side, said in a low voice: "According to the news I got, Zeng Ying, Jiang Yu, and Gao Yigong are among them."

"That traitor!" Hao Yaoqi said angrily, his rough face was flushed, and he stomped his feet: "I will kill him today."

At the side, Tian Jianxiu, Liu Fangliang, Yuan Zongdi and Li Laiheng waited silently.

The four of them plus Hao Yaoqi are the five leaders of the Chuang army after Liu Zongmin, Li Guo, He Jin and others died.

The opinions of a few of them can almost represent the entire Chuangjun.

"I'll talk about the matter of high meritorious service in the future."

Li Zicheng's only eyes were full of sadness. He looked deeply at the Ming army outside the city, wishing that what happened before him was not true. It was really uncomfortable for people close to him to betray.

"Your Majesty, most of the Ming army is in the city, so naturally they can't defend it. Now there is only one battle to defeat this Ming army and restore the glory."

Hao Yaoqi was bold and spoke directly and loudly.

Li Zicheng also got angry and said: "Now our army has [-] troops. Looking at the enemy's flag, it is only [-] to [-], which is at most equal to our army. How can we not win this battle?"

Immediately, the gate of the city opened wide, and tens of thousands of intruders filed out, rushing forward aggressively.

When You Shiwei saw it, he immediately calmed down and asked the troops to put on their armor and prepare for the field.

Fortunately, all the troops under his command are elite, You Shiwei looked at him and heaved a sigh of relief.

Its main force is composed of part of the Yulin camp, plus the prisoners of the Chuang army, and the soldiers of Guyuan Town. The scale reached [-], and only [-] were brought out.

Under Zeng Ying's command, it is composed of Sanguan and Ningxia frontier troops. After a year of training, they are mainly infantry, with 5000 people.

Jiang Yu was reorganized from some Datong soldiers and Chuangjun prisoners, with a scale of [-].

But Gao Yigong is the worst. Apart from more than a hundred personal guards, the soldiers and horses under the meeting are composed of soldiers from Gansu and prisoners of the invasion army. They can only serve as reserves, which is a weak point in the army.

What's more embarrassing to him is that many old acquaintances of his former subordinates are now under the command of his colleagues, so don't mention how awkward they are when they meet.

The Chuang army came in a menacing manner, but they were separated by more than ten miles, and the Ming army calmly set up their formation and waited for it.

Although there are many captives in the army who have been reformed for two years, what cannot be ignored is that their ability to stand out represents the strength of the elite.

Moreover, what You Shiwei really trusted was the army he had trained in Shaanxi for nearly two years.

Going to Shanxi, raiding Xuanfu, and then moving to Beizhili, spanning thousands of miles, fighting countless battles along the way, and being tempered into steel.

Nearly half of the soldiers are wearing armor, which is his confidence.

"Huh——" At this time, as Chuangjun advanced, Gao Yigong said strangely:

"Chuangjun has changed a lot now."

"How to say?" You Shiwei's ears are very good, and he asked immediately.

"In the past, when we attacked the enemy, we had to do it with the force of a thunderbolt, or we could attack the few with a crowd, or we could surround them without attacking, without any delay."

"But today's Chuangjun, although the momentum is still the same, but there are a lot more cavalry, and they are very tentative, and they are not willing to attack easily."

You Shiwei squinted his eyes, looking at Chuang Jun.

Sure enough, most of the troops in the Chuang army were cavalry, but they kept probing cautiously, like a pack of wolves, always wanting to find out the strength of the opponent before they would take real action.

It can be said that he is very cunning, and it can also be said that he is cautious.

"This is the Tartar style of play!"

You Shiwei said: "For example, wolves are cautious and cunning. Once they realize that they are weak, they will definitely attack them in groups."

What is uncomfortable is that there are many Tartars in the Chuang army. It is obvious that Li Zicheng has conquered the Tumote tribe.

"I'm afraid that's why Li Zicheng couldn't wait to leave the city. He was afraid that the night would be long and dreamy, and the army he left behind in Tumote's army would be wiped out by the Tartars."

"He, can't afford it."

You Shiwei was stunned, showing a knowing smile, and then ordered: "Pass it down, without my military order, no one should take the initiative to attack."

Therefore, the Chuang army was like a pack of wolves, constantly wandering around the Ming army, waiting for opportunities to find loopholes to attack.

But no matter how provocative they were, the Ming army was still as stable as Mount Tai, standing stupidly for more than half an hour.

No matter how sharp the teeth of the wolves, they can only mourn in vain against a group of hard-shelled tortoises.

"What is the Ming army doing?"

Li Zicheng frowned.

Naturally, the cavalry cannot attack the army formation, which is suicide, especially the light cavalry under his command, which is not fully armored, once they attack the strictly guarded army formation, it is tantamount to death.

The prudent Chuangjun kept harassing the Ming army, insulting them, and shooting arrows, but the Ming army's camp remained stable.

"Come on—"

Li Zicheng was annoyed, what is the stalemate like this, he waved his hand immediately.

Tian Jianxiu on the side naturally understood what it meant, and whispered in the orderly's ear.

Immediately, an army composed of Tartars, about a thousand people, rushed towards the army formation with a bitter face and chattering.

"Bow and arrow—"

A rain of arrows rushed towards the face, and directly wiped out hundreds of people from the Tartars.

When they approached the army formation, they immediately fell into the quagmire, and they were beaten to pieces, and the remaining [-] or so riders fled.

"The Ming army is hiding everything!"

Li Zicheng's only eyes are full of thoughts.

After thinking for a long time, he asked Ming Jin to withdraw his troops.

In the next few days, the Ming army guarded the river, and a large number of ships brought food from the rear, which was displayed openly in front of the Chuang army.

"Go, go back!"

After several days of stalemate, Li Zicheng closed his eyes and chose to leave.

In this war of competition and attrition, it is obvious that the Ming army is superior.

All the troops cheered up and followed them all the way to Dongkeer City, where they arrived at Dongkeer Temple to rest.

And here, only a hundred miles away from Qinghai, it can be said to be close at hand.

Along the way, You Shiwei and others were not idle. Although it was more difficult to beat Li Zicheng, the nearby Mongolian tribes were frightened and chose to surrender.

It reaches Datong Gorge in the north, Laji Mountain Pass in the southwest, and Dongkeer City in Huangyuan Gorge in the west. It covers hundreds of square kilometers, with more than 240 piers, more than ten guards, more than [-] fortresses, more than [-] military households, and ten fertile fields. More than ten thousand mu.

It can be said that the huge Hehuang Valley has been restored again after hundreds of years from the early Ming Dynasty to the present.

"We can set up Xining Mansion here and relocate immigrants from Guanzhong and Northern Shaanxi, and it will become a paradise in a few years."

You Shiwei said in a deep voice.

"I'm in Xining, Mr. Gao, you go back to Suzhou immediately and guard the Hexi Corridor."

"Let's trap him to death."

(End of this chapter)