[Chapter 463] Restoring Ningxia Town with great force

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Dong Daqi said in a little surprised: "General Xu, are you going to counterattack Gansu Town?"

Xu Xingxia said coldly: "Why? Don't believe it? I thought I was a waste like you, and I was frightened by Mo Rigen's name? Before the Tartars appeared, your eggs were scared out? I've never seen a waste like you! Coward!"

Dong Daqi shook his head quickly and said stammeringly: "No, no. General Xu, General Xu, you have to think clearly! It doesn't matter if you despise us for incompetence, but don't joke about the lives of your brothers! In the wild, are you the opponents of the Tartar cavalry? Mo Rigen has a total of 30,000 people! All of them are! There are only tens of thousands of people in your hands? You rush forward like this, isn't this intentional death?"

The other two guerrilla generals nodded repeatedly and agreed with Dong Daqi's statement. In their consciousness, the 30,000 Tatar cavalry was definitely not affordable. Not to mention fighting in the field or defending the city, it was quite difficult. That was a 30,000 Tatar cavalry, not 3,000! Not to mention that Xu Xingxia had to take the initiative to attack the Tatars. In places like Gansu Town, there was never a precedent for the Ming army to take the initiative to attack the Tatars!

Xu Xingxia said coldly: "I think you are all scared by the Tartars. Tartars are also humans, and they carry one head on both shoulders. What's so great about it? With one knife, they also want to move their heads! Even if we can't change one, we can change one, right? Don't tell me, you don't even have the confidence to change one!"

The three guerrilla generals, you look at me, I look at you, I don’t know how to answer. They really don’t have that confidence. Two are replaced? It’s impossible! Ten are replaced, and they have to be basically achieved when defending the city. If they are fighting in the wilderness, they are simply abused! In the flat wilderness, if the number of Taurus cavalry exceeds one thousand, it is not something that ordinary Ming army can deal with. Even if all the armed servants are concentrated and facing the Taurus cavalry head-on, the results of the battle will definitely be very ugly.

Dong Daqi thought, the Tartars had 30,000 elite cavalry, how many people did you have in the White Army? Without a 300,000 army, don’t expect to counterattack the Tartars. If you go up like this, you will die! You Xu Xingxia must be hot-headed, lose your mind, or you don’t know Mo Rigen’s power at all, so you made such a brainless decision. This is not a death, but a pure suicide. Of course, he will not say it easily in this way.

Zhang Haowu and Zhao Zhenglong felt that Xu Xingxia was crazy! He might not know how powerful the Tatars were, and he thought that the Tatars were as easy to deal with as other enemies. Speaking of which, the attacks of the Tatar cavalry in Ningxia Town were mostly sporadic small groups of Tartars, usually with only a few dozen people, and rarely with hundreds of people. But Gansu Town is different. The number of Tartar cavalry that haunted Gansu Town often exceeded 100.

Because Gansu Town and Ningxia Town are far apart, the three of them are not unfamiliar with Xu Xingxia's name. Xu Laomo also knows the nickname. However, they are not very clear about Xu Xingxia's specific record. They are not very clear about who Xu Xingxia had fought with. If they knew that Xu Xingxia had sent the heads of the Tatars to Ningxia City one by one, they would not think so. If they knew that even Mo Rigen had suffered a loss under Xu Xingxia's hands, they would not think so.

Xu Xingxia ignored them and said directly: "Zhang Haowu, tell me!"

Zhang Haowu did not dare to neglect, so he racked his brains to search for his dry heart, and condensed everything he knew. He knew very well that if he wanted to gain an inch of vitality from the hands of this old demon Xu, he had to come up with some practical solutions. It is absolutely impossible to rely on general discussions to get the opportunity to survive. Is Xu's nickname so awesome? If he underestimated him, he would definitely be the one who suffered in the end.

He carefully said: "General Xu, at present, the Tartars' forces are mainly concentrated in the area of ​​Ganzhou City. There are not many Tartar cavalry activities near Zhuanglangwei. If our army wants to counterattack, we should take the lead in counterattacking from Zhuanglangwei. The first priority is to control Zhuanglangcheng. Zhuanglangcheng is a key traffic jam to the east of Gansu Town. There are mountains on both sides, and only the canyon in the middle can pass. The road also passes through the canyon. If Zhuanglangcheng is controlled by us, the Tartar cavalry will not dare to let go east or south."

Xu Xingxia said: "They can come from Dasong Mountain and Xiaosong Mountain."

Zhang Haowu said affirmatively: "No. General, you may not know the terrain of that area. The directions of Dasong Mountain and Xiaosong Mountain are all rugged mountains. There are no trees around and there is severe water shortage. It is impossible for a large army to march from there. In fact, we also took a detour from the direction of Zhuanglang City. If we walked Dasong Mountain and Xiaosong Mountain, we might have died of exhaustion on the mountain before leaving Gansu Town."

After thinking about it, Zhang Haowu added: "If the Tatars do not go to Zhuanglang City, they must go around from Dasong Mountain and the north of Xiaosong Mountain, that is, through the Tengger Desert. With the ability of the Tatars, it is OK to pass through the Great Desert. However, after they pass through the Great Desert, they will be blocked by Helan Mountain. As long as our army guards the various passes of Helan Mountain, they will have no choice. The key is to defend Shengjin Pass and Zhenlu Fort."

As guerrilla generals in Gansu Town, the three people present are actually old-fashioned. It is impossible to say that they have no military knowledge at all. After all, they have been in Gansu Town for so many years, and often fight with the Tartars. They know a little bit. They are just confused and unprofitable. Now that they are forced by Xu Xingxia, they have to put in twelve points of strength, and they can still express some insights.

In fact, Zhang Haowu's words are not very novel insights, they are pure experience. Anyway, after fighting with the Tartars for so many years, even if they have never won, they have the experience of defeat. After a year in Gansu Town, there were no more than 3,000 Ming troops who died at the hands of the Tartars. This was all the heavy bloody experience that was exchanged for a living life. After all, the Tartars' harassment of the four northwest towns, in fact, there were only a few routes. As long as these routes were blocked, the Tartars had no choice.

Of course, in theory, it is one thing, but whether it can be done is one thing. For example, the two passes of Shengjin Pass and Zhenlu Fort are more troublesome. Even though they know that the Taurus cavalry are likely to come in from here and must strengthen their defenses. However, the Ningxia garrisons were often lost. Last time, Mo Rigen's troops went south from here and entered Ningxia Town. No one can tell whether Mo Rigen would take this route again after being blocked.

Of course, the current Shengjin Pass and Zhenlu Fort are no longer the former Shengjin Pass and Zhenlu Fort. The two passes now have musketeers stationed by the White-Clothed Army. As long as the Taurus cavalry passes by, even if they don’t die, they will have to take off a layer of skin. In fact, it is basically impossible for the Taurus cavalry to break through here easily. Just like the Kalong Mountain Fortress, they must have a heavy price as before. As long as the defenders drag the Taurus cavalry for a day, the White-Clothed Army’s reinforcements can arrive in time and block the Taurus cavalry.

"There is no problem with Shengjin Pass and Zhenlu Fort." Xu Xingxia said affirmatively.

"If the Tartars cannot come in from Shengjin Pass or Zhenlu Fort, then they can only choose three passes, including Akamukou, Tajikou and Zhenyuan Pass." Zhang Haowu said.

"There is no problem with these three passes." Xu Xingxia also said affirmatively.

"Then... if the Tartars could not cross the Helan Mountain pass, they could only go around the Tengger Desert. Either they would return to Gansu Town or return to the old nest in the northern desert. After such a tossing back and forth, their number of staff would definitely be reduced. However, with Mo Rigen's temperament, they would probably retreat to Ganzhou City, continue to wait for the opportunity to make a comeback. It would be difficult for him to accept failure." Zhang Haowu was encouraged by Xu Xingxia and his speech gradually became smooth. After all, after fighting against the Tartars for so many years, he still had some basic understandings.

Xu Xingxia nodded thoughtfully and said, "Are you familiar with the situation in Zhuanglang City?"

Zhang Haowu glanced at Dong Daqi, but he wanted to say something but stopped. Dong Daqi was the garrison guarding Zhuanglang Guard. Xu Xingxia should ask Dong Daqi about the situation in Zhuanglang City. However, Xu Xingxia just didn't ask Dong Daqi, just asked him. Xu Xingxia said clearly: "Don't look at him, you say yours! If I need it, I will naturally ask him."

There was no choice but to briefly introduce the situation of Zhuanglang City. In fact, the situation of Zhuanglang City is not very complicated, and it can be explained clearly in a few words. This is a triangle area, and all the business trips that come and go must pass here. Zhuanglang City is to the north, and the throat is to rush to Gulang City. To the south, it is the guard of Ganzhou, which is the famous Lanzhou City in later generations. To the east, it is the Jinglu Guard. To the west, it is the Xining Guard, which is the famous Xining City in later generations.

The only special situation is that in Zhuanglang City, there is a Lu family, a descendant of the original *** people, who later defected to the Ming Dynasty. In the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang gave the surname Lu and lived in Zhuanglang City. At the beginning, the Lu family was quite obedient and dared not have any other ideas. But later the Ming court gradually became weak, and the Lu family gradually became hooked up with the Tatars.

This time, the Tatars suddenly arrived, and the Lu family took the opportunity to attack and create chaos in the city. Dong Daqi panicked and took the lead in running away. If the guess is correct, after the Ming army in Zhuanglang City retreated, it should be the Lu family that controlled all parts of Zhuanglang Guard. If the White-Clothed Army wanted to fight back, this Zhuanglang City would be the first stop. In other words, the White-Clothed Army had to deal with the descendants of those *** people, with a number of about one thousand people.

After Zhang Haowu spoke freely, he finally said with a cautious expression: "Master General, I have a suggestion that your army should immediately send troops after taking over Zhuanglang Guards and take down Gulang Suo as quickly as possible. The geographical location of Gulang City is more important than Zhuanglang City. Whoever occupys Gulang City will gain the initiative in the battle."

Xu Xingxia said calmly: "Tell me about Gulang City."

Zhang Haowu said in a deep voice: "Okay. Simply put, Gulang City can be described in the word "throat". On the south side of Gulang City, there are the remnants of Qilian Mountains that span thousands of miles, called Bailing Mountain, Tiandi Mountain, Watershed, etc., blocking the south side of the Hexi Corridor. To the northeast of Gulang City are rolling mountains such as Dasong Mountain and Xiaosong Mountain, blocking the north side of the Hexi Corridor. The originally wide Hexi Corridor became very narrow when it arrived at Gulang City, forming a slender canyon. Gulang City is in the middle of this canyon."

Xu Xingxia said slowly: "Can our army directly attack this Gulang City?"

Zhang Haowu said with some regret: "I'm afraid it's very difficult. The location of Zhuanglang City is also very important. If Zhuanglang City is not taken down, the large army will not be able to march at all. Beizhi believes that as long as there are more than 1,000 troops participating in the war, they should march along the main road so that the fastest march speed can be achieved. If you go to remote wilderness, not to mention the slow marching speed for the time being, it is easy to conflict with the armed forces of those ethnic minorities."

"Lu family? How strong is it?" Xu Xingxia asked coldly.

"About 800 to about 1,000!" Zhang Haowu thought for a while and answered cautiously.

Xu Xingxia couldn't help but frown, stared at Dong Daqi who was very embarrassed next to her, and said coldly: "The Lu family has less than a thousand people, so you can't handle it?"

Dong Daqi is the guardian of Zhuang Langwei, and the Lu family should be under his jurisdiction. However, he couldn't even handle the Lu family, and was frightened and fled to the point of panic. It was really unreasonable. Upon hearing this, Dong Daqi lowered his head in shame.

Xu Xingxia said: "Waste! They are all waste! They have lost all the soldiers' faces!"

The three guerrilla generals all drooped their heads, and no one dared to say anything. However, in their hearts, they were still a little dissatisfied. Yes, they were just dissatisfied. They all thought that Xu Xingxia was too young, too naive, and spoke too lightly, as if they had not passed through their brains. In the final analysis, they were scolded by Xu Xingxia too fiercely. Among the three of them, the youngest, all of them were forty years old. Xu Xingxia was only less than twenty years old. She was scolded by a boy who was not yet angry, and could not stand it if anyone could not stand it!

In fact, the 30,000 Tatar cavalry did put a lot of psychological pressure on them. But Xu Xingxia said it was light and didn't take it seriously at all. This did make the three of them feel very uncomfortable. They all felt that Mo Rigen did not come to your Ningxia Town. If Mo Rigen came to your Ningxia Town, you would have no idea what the outcome would be. Maybe your escape was faster than ours!
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