Chapter 708 Battle of Lingzhou

The next morning, Yang Yiqing's dream plan did not go smoothly. It was just dawn. Yang Yiqing, who had just slept for less than two hours, was woken up by Peng Yue's loud voice. Yang Yiqing, who was still confused, was pulled up to the city by Peng Yue, rubbed his bloody eyes and looked down the city. He was immediately shocked.

The siege battlefield occupied by Tartans under the city was empty. The armor of miscellaneous weapons and horizontal bodies were lying on the empty ground of the morning fog, and the Tart's tents and camps in the distance also disappeared. Just after the siege of the city last night, the Tarrets were all taken away.

"In the fifth watch day, the brothers at the head of the city heard the movement, and they didn't see it clearly. They thought the Taran were going to attack the city; but before dawn, the horse's hoofs became farther and farther away, and they found that the Taran had retreated. Haha, that's true." Peng Yue stayed up all night and looked like a panda with dark eyes.

"Do you believe that Marquis Song is not an ordinary person this time? Do you still want to scold him?" Yang Yiqing ridiculed.

"Moti Moti. I don't know others. I, Peng Yue, have thrown himself to the ground. I will not question any decision he will make in the future, because I am not at the same level as him at all. What he sees is what I can't see at all."

Yang Yiqing. He smiled with his black head under his jaw and turned to look at the north. Hundreds of miles north of the pale blue mountains, there are Lingzhou and Ningxia Town. It is peaceful here. It must be a fierce battle, but I don't know if Song Nan is really ready.

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The foot strength of the fierce cavalry was very fast. When 10,000 soldiers and horses were separated to attack Guyuan, he asked the remaining 30,000 cavalry to pretend to follow the 10,000 soldiers and horses as a rear team, but on the way, he ordered to change his route to the north, and in just three days, he arrived in Lingzhou.

It doesn't matter whether the 10,000 cavalry posing Guyuan can attract the follow-up of Song Nan's army. He just needs to hide his true intentions without revealing his true intentions. The strength of his cavalry was several times faster than that of the Ming army brigade. By the Ming army learned that Lingzhou was attacked and rushed to reinforce, the difference was at least seven or eight days. By that time, Lingzhou may have been taken by itself, and may have crossed the Yellow River to attack Ningxia Town.

After arriving in Lingzhou, he deliberately stayed for a day and hid in a valley for one night. At the same time, he sent out sent outposts to inquire about the news. The news from the sentinels showed that there were no other soldiers and horses in Lingzhou City except for the thousands of soldiers and horses reinforced from Yansui Yan'an Prefecture and other places not long ago. That is to say, Song Nan is still hundreds of miles away. Guyuan's soldiers and horses catching up with the brigade. Although they lost more than 2,000, it was already a good result. If Song Nan sent cavalry to rescue and found that the number of soldiers and horses was only 10,000, it would be a blessing to return with 30% of the remaining 10,000 soldiers and horses.

On the hillside dozens of miles away from Lingzhou, looking at the blurred shadow of Lingzhou City in front of him, he suddenly became more confident. Although the results of this battle into the Ming Dynasty are not satisfactory, the current battle is a good opportunity to turn over. Taking Lingzhou and Ningxia Town is the greatest reward. In particular, Ningxia Town, which is the nearest entrance to Daming in its own Tatar Hetao area, is more advantageous than Datong Xuanfu in the east, because the terrain of Ningxia Town can completely block the counterattack of the Ming army, and he has obtained a pass to attack the Ming Dynasty at any time. Let's make a comeback after a period of rest.

His eyes crossed Lingzhou and fell to Helan Mountain covered with snow in the north. This time, there were indeed few soldiers and horses on hand. After taking Lingzhou, he was not sure to attack Ningxia Town, but Fortunately, in the north of the snowy valley, his second son would definitely organize soldiers and horses to enter from the north. Under the attack of the north and south, Ningxia Town will be broken.

"Dear Khan, we are close to Lingzhou. I don't know when to launch an attack."

"Don't wait, cut wood and make cloud ladders immediately. Tomorrow, Buddha Xiao will take down Lingzhou in one fell swoop. Benhan does not want to be entangled here, so Benhan announced that whose soldiers and horses can be the first to climb the head of Lingzhou city. In the future, who will be the general manager of Wanhu Ningxia Town, Lingzhou will be? I allow your cattle and sheep to grazing in the south of the Yangtze River in this Ming population. Do you understand the beautiful girls who let you enjoy delicious food, gorgeous clothes and beauty?

The generals were overjoyed and shouted in unison, "Hangthou, we must be the first to take down Lingzhou."

gave the bald and satisfied smile and said coldly, "By the way, if we can't take down here and are dragged here by them for a few days, Song Nan's army will catch up from behind, and we will all go here to see immortality. Before Benhan dies, you have to die first. No one wants to live, because your incompetence leads to the defeat of the battle, and I will punish you severely before I die.

The Tatar generals were frightened and knew that this battle was either your death or my life. If you can't take Lingzhou, you don't have to sweat, and your own people can't go back.

When the soldiers and horses in Lingzhou City emerged from the horizon of the southern hills, Lingzhou quickly received reports. Lingzhou commander Huang Zheng, Yansui Zhang An, and Yan'an Zhongwei commander Wu Zhongxiao immediately negotiated urgently with Xie Changhe, the governor of Lingzhou, to discuss the strategy against the enemy.

However, the soldiers and horses that could be transferred near the left were transferred. The Ningxiawei in the rear originally had only three guards. When the Tats broke through Jiayu Pass all the way south, the general Qiu Yu led the Ningxia vanguard to reinforce them. The remaining two guards shouldered the heavy responsibility of defending the Great Wall in the north and the Helanshan Pass, which was absolutely unmovable. The soldiers and horses that could be used were only There are more than 10,000 soldiers in the city.

"Pear, defend. When General Song's reinforcements arrived, we succeeded. Huang Zheng is aware of the current situation. The Taranzi is going to take the way back to the north. They must take down this stumbling block in Lingzhou. The reason why Song Nan transferred troops to reinforce is that he thought of today, so Song Nan's army must also follow and persist until he arrives, and things will be easy.

"What to guard?" Xie Changhe, the magistrate, was a big fat man with turbid eyes. As soon as he heard that the Taran had attacked, he was already scared.

"We only have 10,000 soldiers and horses, and there are 40,000 people in the hand. Lingzhou's city defense is originally weak, and the imperial court has not allocated funds for repair in recent years. After several walls collapsed in disrepair, they were simply blocked with earth and stone. How can they withstand the attack?

"What's the reason for Xie Zhifu to be timid before fighting? If you can't keep it, you have to keep it. If you lose Lingzhou, you will make way for the tarros, and the tarros will attack Ningxia Town. If Ningxia Town is lost, we will all lose our heads. Zhang An, the general of Yan Sui, was very dissatisfied with Xie Changhe's timidity. Here, he has the greatest official position and the most confidence to speak.

"Zhang Zongbing suggested that on the one hand, actively defend the city, and on the other hand, he sent people to send letters to General Song quickly and ask his reinforcements to come quickly, otherwise it is really difficult to guard." Huang Zhengdao

"Yes, I think so too." Wu Zhongxiao also said.

"Are you so afraid? Zhang An and the Taran have also fought hundreds of battles, big and small. In those years, I attacked Datong in the Mongolian fire screening department. I led my troops to meet them and met them in helping horses and the Taran. The soldiers and horses of the Taran were 30% more than me, and they were beaten by me. Do you think I was a general? That's a real knife. Guns are really earned. No, I'm the general officer here. You all have to listen to my command. Even if you can't wait for the soldiers and horses of the general of the town to come to help, the Taran can't take Lingzhou from me. Zhang An was confident all over his body.

Xie Changhe, Huang Zheng and others were a little relieved when they heard this. When the war is approaching, there is an experienced leading general who is willing to take responsibility for command, and there is a kind of momentum on him, which is always a great comfort.

At dawn the next day, the Tatar soldiers and horses lined up under Lingzhou City sounded a harsh horn. The Ming soldiers at the head of Lingzhou City looked down the city one after another and saw the Tatar soldiers and horses slowly adjusting their formation and preparing for the siege. The soldiers swallowed their saliva nervously and mechanically rushed to their respective positions according to the order of the officer. The archers put the bows and arrows on the bowstrings and quietly waited for the moment of fighting.

The horn in the Ttar barracks became rapid and high, which was a signal of attack. After a harsh shout, thousands of Tari cavalry came with loose soldiers. They carried bows and arrows on their backs, and thick armor were covered in front of and on the horse's head. This is the heavy bow and arrow cavalry of the Tsars, which were bald. But specially equipped to attack the city, these people can shoot arrows up against the rain of arrows at the head of the city. Unless the arrows are super accurate and can shoot places that cannot be covered by their armor, the heavy armor on their bodies can ensure that bows and arrows cannot cause damage to them.

Behind the shooter, tens of thousands of cavalry rushed out, keeping dozens of steps away from each other. Immediately, the cavalry assisted each other with a long ladder to reach the bottom of the city wall as quickly as possible.

When the Tatara soldiers and horses entered the range, the defenders of the Ming army at the head of the city fired ten thousand arrows at the sound of Zhang An's shouting, and the battle of Lingzhou began with the sound of buzzing bows.