Chapter 410: The Storm Rises from the Northwest
On October 13th of the 11th year of Zhengtong, Anxi's capital, Kumu Tun garrison, was shrouded in a snowstorm.
Kumutun garrison, located at the junction of Zhasak, Bria and Tushetu Khanate, is an important stronghold for the Ming Dynasty to monitor these three khanates. A thousand soldiers are stationed there all year round. this.
The Anxi Xingdu Division has three guards directly under its jurisdiction. Its source of troops is different from that of the provincial divisions. It mainly recruits young men from the mainland to join the army.
Although it is located in a bitterly cold place, there are still many hot-blooded men applying because the imperial court provides relatively high wages and salaries.
Due to the recent change of defense in Anxi, the Kumu Fort is only garrisoned by 400 people, commanded by a deputy Qianhu Liubao.
The blizzard was howling, and except for those who took turns to stand guard, everyone stayed indoors to warm themselves by the fire, and Deputy Qianhu Zhao Xianrong was no exception.
At this moment, he was in the duty room, munching dry food and wiping his saber with a towel.
"Someone will come to change the defense in about ten days, and then we can go home and take a look."
Putting the sword into its sheath, Zhao Xianrong murmured, "It's been two years since we've seen each other." I wonder if Yun'er has grown taller and still recognizes me as my biological father."
So the man ran to a sentry tower more than ten feet away, where there was a higher sentry tower with better features on it. observation field of view.
In fact, as the sound of the trumpet spread, the entire fort was shaken.
The two ministers also nodded, obviously agreeing with this conclusion.
Just when Zhao Xianrong was looking forward to being reunited with his family and children, the sentry at Kushu Fort discovered the situation.
As for directly lying, no one in Xingdusi has the guts. After all, Nanzhen Fusi is not a vegetarian, and they are very good at counting corpses.
Of course he can refuse, but the consequence of refusal is that as an official responsible for the military preparations of the capital, he will also be severely punished when the court learns of the situation.
As the core of the west side defense of Anxi Xingdusi, Yongning Fort is larger than Kushu Fort, so Anxi Xingdusi established Yongning Guard here.
It will not be easy for Gizba's three thousand light cavalry to capture this place.
Zhang Chunman nodded. Others present did not immediately refute, but fell into thinking.
Many things can be avoided by just pretending to be confused. For example, Chen Rongxian has to take over this job at this moment.
"Withered Tree Fort is located between Zasak, Tushetu and Bria. Among them, Zasak is the most unruly. I think it is 80% them," left commander Wang Xing analyzed.
"We can't wait until dark, we have to wait until they attack, and let them out during the chaos."
Baihu replied, "We have selected three good horsemen, and we are letting them go at this moment." Let them rest and let them out when it gets dark."
At this moment, the storm was blowing violently, and the dust brought up made the visibility very low, so the soldiers on duty could not confirm whether they were dazzled.
More than 400 people in my family died, and the enemy attacked the city and only two people were left.Hundreds of corpses, if Wu Changhui really reported it like this, it would only make Northwest Xingdusi a laughing stock.
On October 17, after Kushu Fort held on for five days, all 421 officers and soldiers in the fort were killed. Gizba stood on the north gate tower.
This surprised the centurion, so he then shouted "Thirty sheep, no more"
Although time was tight, Gizba was not in a hurry. , but to let his men prepare with all their strength. If he makes a move, he will have the power of thunder.
If it were not for the empty defense of Kushu Castle, his three thousand men would not be able to attack at all.
"Write a letter to him personally to urge him to complete this matter."
"Go and do it immediately. I will go to Eunuch Yang and Wang Yushi. I want to discuss this matter with him." They jointly submitted the report"
We lost the garrison built by more than 1,700 people and had to give up after staying for less than an hour. Making this decision made Gizba very uncomfortable.
Soon a dozen "herdsmen" were released and arrived seven or eight feet away from the gate of Kushu Fort.
However, before this person could go up, someone from above poked his head out and asked, "Look if there is anyone in front of you."
"More than two or two hundred people"
Comrade Qiu Min, the commander on the right, said, "Now that the matter is urgent, we can go directly to Yongning Fort and report to Xingdu Division for help."
Hearing this, Sun Shaozu frowned and said, "You mean "Maybe they are Junggar people"
And this was also the best time to attack. After eating and drinking, Gizba gave the order to attack.
Most of the soldiers left behind at this moment have the same thoughts as Zhao Xianrong.
"It seems like someone is coming"
"Who is so bold as to attack our army?"
The wall of the Dead Tree Fort is two feet high, and Equipped with sharp weapons such as the Crouching Tiger Cannon, and all Ming soldiers wore armor.
Ma Zongyi, the commander on the right, responded, "Even if we can't hold it, we have to take back the Kushu Fort, otherwise the Holy One will be angry and you and I will be severely punished."
"You suspect it was not the Zasak people who did it," Wu Changhui said clearly.
Now that he has risen from the rank of Fourth-rank Xianwu Captain to the rank of Fourth-rank Mingwei General, he will pass a big hurdle in his life.
Four days later, as the capital commander Chen Rongxian returned to Jingning City, the news of the capture of Deadwood Fort was also brought back.
Zhang Chunman replied, "Sir, there is a very important matter that we have all ignored."
While he was thinking, a hundred households below reported, "Sir, it's time to eat." ”
In just ten years, he rose from the flag officer to the actual commander, with six and eleven levels in between. Sun Shaozu can be called the king of scrolls at the moment.
The two people Wu Changhui mentioned at this moment were the eunuch and the censor who were supervising the army. These two people played an extremely critical role in Anxi Xingdusi.
So he immediately ordered all guard posts to be on strict alert, dispatched an additional 5,000 conscripts to Yongning Fort, and conveyed urgent military information to the capital..
"Which one is in front?" Zhao Zongqi looked out the door.
But it’s not possible to leave. They have to obey the Khanate’s plan and lead the disaster to Zhasak.
"Brother Chen, I really want to ask you"
"Sir, there are three thousand enemies attacking, and I'm afraid the Kushu Fort cannot be defended" Commander Zuo Zhizhi Wang Xing said.
The battle at Kushu Fort was fierce. Due to the defensive advantages of Kushu Fort and the better equipment and weapons of the Ming army, Zhao Xianrong led his troops to repel attacks again and again.
Everyone present was stunned and felt extremely ashamed for a moment. It was obvious that they were all overwhelmed by anger.
The castle had already made its attitude clear, and there was little hope of further talk, so the centurion could only take the people away.
"Chunman, what do you say?" Sun Shaozu asked.
Chen Rongxian is also a very smart person. He immediately understood Wu Changhui’s worries, so he asked, “What do you mean, sir?” When the horn sounded, he knew that his plan of sneak attack had failed.
At this moment, Hu Xiaoqi was sitting in the gatehouse with his boss, Mr. Zhao, chatting around the stove about what happened when he returned home two years ago. The two of them were also looking forward to the days after the change of defense.
"We will definitely have a generous reward after we get through the snowstorm, and the cattle and sheep can give you some."
After half a day, the snowstorm that lasted for three days finally stopped, and a large number of arrows The arrows and projectiles have been moved onto the fort wall, and the Dead Tree Fort has made all preparations for defense.
The remaining 150 people were responsible for the remaining three fort walls and were regarded as reinforcements by Zhao Xianrong.
So he immediately launched his second plan and sent people to deceive the door of the Dead Tree Castle.
At this moment, Zhao Xianrong, the deputy leader of Qianhu, also came to the city wall. The current situation made him feel uneasy and irritable.
In the Xingdu Division Office, Wu Changhui looked sternly, looked at Chen Rongxian in front of him and asked, "It was the Zhasak people who did it."
Chen Rongxian replied, "The situation at the scene indicates that it was Zhasak." The Sak people did it"
When Jizba was preparing to evacuate, Anxi Xingdusi received military information from the Yongning Guards and learned that Kushu Fort was under attack.
With this order issued, the fate of Dead Tree Fort has been determined.
In fact, it is not uncommon to take in herdsmen. After all, people have cattle and sheep as gifts, which is naturally better than eating dry food. This kind of thing has been done in various garrison forts.
I thought it was more than 2,000, but when I learned that only more than 200 enemy soldiers died, Wu Changhui immediately lost his composure.
There is a snowstorm now. Logically speaking, no one should come. If something goes wrong, it will be a monster.
However, at the next moment, three arrows were shot in front of him, which frightened him and quickly pulled the reins and took a few steps back. This was the instinctive reaction of a first-class rider.
As soon as they finished speaking, the sound of horns came from outside, making the two people in the room unable to sit still.
When the two of them said these words, they instantly realized that someone was really coming from ahead., so he immediately became vigilant.
How resolute Zhao Xianrong’s attitude was, so resolute were the tone of the hundreds of households who shouted.
As a general like him, how could he not know the methods of "killing good people and taking credit for their merits"?
Jizba also considered this issue, and he knew that he must capture the Dead Tree Fort within five days.
The visitor reported that "just in front of the fort"
Although the dead tree fort was captured, Gizba was not happy at all.
All four hundred soldiers are on the fort wall. The north side of the fort wall is nearly fifty feet long. Twenty to fifty people are arranged on this side, with an average of one person every one or two meters.
Obviously, in Zhao Xianrong's opinion, this would make him more confident in escaping.
At this moment, Zhao Xianrong was standing on the sentry tower, observing the situation hundreds of meters away, with a particularly solemn expression.
While everyone was discussing, Sun Shaozu remained silent, and Zhang Chunman, the commanding officer on the right, also remained silent. The two were looking at each other at the moment.
He knew that he had dissatisfied the emperor. If something like this happened again, he would have to commit suicide to apologize.
"Who is it?" Someone on the tower shouted.
If you want to deceive the city gate, you must be willing to give benefits.
The question now is whether we can hold on for these five days.
But even if they escaped, the nearest Ming army stronghold to Kushu Fort was nearly four hundred miles away, and it would take days for reinforcements to arrive.
"Son of a bitch, who are these people? I came to attack just before I left." Zhao Xianrong said in a cold tone.
"Leave quickly"
"Okay"
Wu Changhui, the commander-in-chief of the Chinese Army's Dudu Mansion and the current commander of the Anxi trip to the capital, also learned the news Realized the seriousness of the problem.
This also means that the matter of "killing good people and taking credit for merit" must be done before the Anxi Qianhu Office of Nanzhen Fusi interferes, otherwise it will be impossible to hide it from each other.
In fact, being able to sit in their position, they both basically knew the possibilities of the matter.
What is the purpose of what the Zasak people are doing and using such strange methods
After thinking about it, Wu Changhui realized a more pressing problem, so he said "There can't be more than two hundred enemy corpses, otherwise I won't be able to report it to the court."
Ten years ago, Sun Shaozu was only twenty years old. As the first flag officer of the Imperial City Yiwei Division, he Dare to follow King Jing Zhu Xianming to raise troops and seize the first pot of gold on Qingyun Road.
Nothing happened that night, and soon the next day came, but it was a rare sunny day.
However, Zhang Chunman said, "I don't think it's possible. Although Kushu Castle is between these three families, there are few people on the grassland, and other forces can also pass through secretly."
"He himself thought Way" Wu Changhui said coldly.
"More than two hundred people"
"Clean the battlefield immediately and arrange it as if it were done by the Zasak people. Once completed, we will withdraw immediately" Gizbacommanded.
Although the military salary of Xingdu Division is high, it starts with a two-year garrison period. During this period, although they will be rotated in various garrison forts, it will take at least two years to see their relatives.
There are twenty or thirty sentry soldiers scattered in all directions of the fort wall, allowing them to monitor the outside world without blind spots.
However, as the number of soldiers under his command was lost, the defensive pressure on Dry Tree Fort began to increase.
On October 15th, two days after the attack on Kushu Fort, only one of the three soldiers sent for questioning arrived at Yongning Fort alive.
Chen Rongxian explained, "Only two hundred and thirty corpses were left at the scene, but there should be more but the enemies took away the corpses."
"We are herdsmen, and a snowstorm is coming. We are afraid that the cattle and sheep will freeze to death. Please ask the soldiers of tomorrow to take us in."
"Sir, you must come to my house as a guest this time. We have one there."
The soldiers on duty picked up their weapons and quickly went to the house. The fort wall was broken, and other soldiers also draped themselves. No one would despise the sound of the trumpet, because they were joking with their own lives.
"Have you chosen the messenger?" Zhao Xianrong asked as he walked down the watchtower.
Wu Changhui said calmly, "Send a message to Sun Shaozu. If he doesn't want to lose his official title, he can give me the enemy's corpses and turn them into one thousand and five."
Now that the Sun family has lost its title, , but he himself has the intention to revive his family.
"We can send twenty sheep" continued the centurion below.
But Zhao Xianrong shook his head. The latter guessed that he didn't want to cause trouble, so he immediately shouted, "This is a military stronghold, no outsiders are allowed, leave quickly."
"But this How can we change?" Chen Rongxian asked, completely pretending to be stupid.
"What's the matter"
However, at this time, Sun Shaozu received news of the attack on Kushu Fort, which made him very angry.
If the Junggar people take action, the problem is not as big as usual. It is not impossible that the northwest will be in chaos in an instant, so the soldiers of Yongning Fort cannot move lightly.
At this moment, the hundred households shouting looked at Zhao Xianrong, and it was up to him whether he wanted to open the door or not.
Night soon fell, and the soldiers of Kushu Fort also began to rest, leaving only a few people to stand sentry and closely observe the enemy's situation.
Seeing the Ming army soldiers who were ready on the fort wall, the centurion who led the team was very confident in deceiving the fort gate.
"All of them died in the battle"
Chen Rongxian replied, "Except for those who had left the fort to deliver the message, everyone else died in the battle"
So on the guard tower The soldier immediately ordered, "Then you hurry up and report to Hu Xiaoqi."
"Send the order, this rotation of defense is suspended, and each thousand households are on strict guard."
"I understand, my lord. "This matter always seems strange to me in my humble position." Chen Rongxian hesitated to speak.
Faced with today's abnormal situation, Zhao Xianrong also sent people out of the fort to investigate, and found a large number of cavalry wandering around, so he immediately ordered pre-war preparations.
"Since the corpses were to be taken away, why did we leave two hundred behind? This is too deliberate."
The Ming army lost 421 people in battle, but his men lost 1,700 For the rest of the people, the garrison at Gizba here was filled with human lives.
Suddenly, the situation became more complicated.
The sun is setting in the west now, and it is indeed time for dinner. At this moment, the soldiers on the fort wall have begun to eat dry food.
"How many people died in the enemy army"
But no matter how difficult it was, for the great cause of Junggar, he could only use his life to fill it.
"In addition, immediately send a message to Dusi and ask them to send additional reinforcements," Sun Shaozu said coldly.
At the same time, Wu Changhui also ordered the two tribes Langtaiji and Namu to prepare for mobilization and dispatch of troops.
The current commander of Yongning Guard is named Sun Shaozu. His ancestors followed Shizu in revolting against Jingnan, and it has been passed down to him for the fourth generation.
Before Hu Xiaoqi finished speaking, he heard a warning voice coming from outside, "Sir, someone is coming up ahead."
At the level of Xingdusi, areas that require management and supervision are especially There were many people, so Wu Changhui sent them everywhere to keep an eye on them.
Knowing that he could not open the fort gate by deception, Gizba on horseback sighed. He could only accept the worst outcome and prepare his men to attack by force.
Rising from the chair, Wu Changhui said, "But there is no evidence that someone else did it, so we can only identify it as the Zasak people."
"This matter should be investigated carefully." Check carefully, but there must be no lack of necessary arrangements," Wu Changhui said seriously.
"I understand my humble position" Chen Rongxian sighed in his heart. Please remember to collect it. The website is the latest and fastest without anti-theft. To find books and add books for free, you can join the qq group 952868558