【Chapter 474】I am just attracting hatred

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"What are you all stunned? Go back to Gulang City immediately! Those who have made contributions to killing the Tartars! Those who have resigned to redeem their sins! Those who have been afraid will behead them on the spot!" Gao Yigong shouted angrily.

The Ming soldiers in the canyon were relieved. As long as the White Army did not start a large-scale killing, they would have escaped. Listening to Gao Yigong's tone, it seemed that they really gave them the opportunity to atone for merit. As long as they were lucky enough to kill one or two Tartars, the crime of the thief should be washed away. With the help of the White Army, it seems that it is not very difficult to achieve such a goal. With such a mentality, they will naturally cooperate more.

Soon, all the cannons were dragged back. The originally messy road was also reopened. The surrendered soldiers of the Ming army, who were determined to wash away the crime, worked very hard. Some people just hid in a pool of blood, and when they got up, they were covered with blood. As time went by, the blood gradually dried up, covering them like plate armor. However, this did not hinder their actions at all. They were really energetic!

The war horses seized from the Tartars were naturally used to drag cannons. In this battle, the number of war horses seized by the white-clothed army was really large, with more than 700 horses. Some of the war horses were used to transport logistics supplies from camels, and some of the war horses were used to drag cannons. Under the pull of the war horses, one cannon of the cannons followed the path they arrived and went back.

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The Mastiff Cavalry led by Gao Jie marched northward and towards Gulang City. The roads in this area were all moving forward in the canyon. Generally speaking, the ground was relatively flat, but the mountains on both sides were very high and easily ambushed. Of course, for the time being, both sides of the battle had no chance to ambush the opponent. After a day of marching, Gao Jie and his friends first arrived at Zhenqiang Fort (Today Zhu Tibetan Autonomous County) and supplemented some of the food and supplies. Their advance was so fast that the horse team that consigned supplies could not keep up.

There were no Tartars in Zhenqiang Fort, only three or four hundred Ming army households from the original Thousand Households. Theoretically, they were also "rebels" who surrendered to the Tartars. Otherwise, the Tartars who advanced east would have long since cleaned up them. However, when the White Army arrived, they firmly denied this. In order to prove their loyalty, they gave the White Army a lot of assistance. Unfortunately, Gao Jie was a cold guy. He left a small team of musketeers, and all of these military households were concentratedly monitored and handed over to the troops behind to deal with it.

After a short rest, Gao Jie, Zhang Yi and others began to advance towards the watershed (i.e. Wushaoling in later generations). This was the biggest difficulty ahead of them. Since ancient times, there have been natural dangers in the watershed. According to the guide, the White-clothed Army did not need to go to Gulang City at all. They just needed to set up defense lines on the watershed, which would make it difficult for the Tartars to move forward. Both the Han and Ming dynasties built the Great Wall on the watershed to block the nomadic people's going south.

However, the goal of the White-Clothed Army is not only to prevent the Tatars from crossing the watershed, but also to establish a bridgehead for the future attack on Gansu Town. If the White-Clothed Army does not occupy the watershed and let the Tatars control Gulang City, it will be more troublesome to attack Gansu Town in the future. Therefore, Gulang City must be occupied. After the simple mobilization of ideas, the troops will start to cross the mountains. After entering the mountainous area, the road is not easy to walk, and the marching speed is greatly reduced. Although Gao Jie and Zhang Yi were patient and impatient, they had no choice but to climb forward.

The mountain roads near the watershed have always been the bottleneck in the Hexi Corridor and Guanzhong region. Due to the disrepair, it is particularly difficult to walk in some places. On the watershed, there are the Great Walls built by the Han Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, place names such as the Dragon Slayer, and the Zhaxi Xiulong Grassland. The natural scenery is actually very beautiful, and it is indeed pleasing to appreciate. However, the air seems very thin, dry, and has a strong chill, which makes people feel uncomfortable.

Walking on such a road is actually similar to walking. When encountering some narrow or steep places, the horses are even trembling and need to hesitate for a long time to move forward. Some of the Mastiff Cavalry soldiers simply come down to walk in order to save horsepower. When camping at night, the temperature drops sharply and there is constant wind and sand. If you don’t prepare, it will be very difficult to get by at night. Fortunately, the white-clothed army is also well prepared. Food and clothing to keep warm. Anyway, there are many war horses, so it’s nothing to bring more clothes.

After walking for three days and two nights, the white-clothed army finally crossed the highest end of the watershed and began to go downhill. From the watershed, there was still a narrow canyon, but the ground gradually became smooth and there was no need to get off the horse when they arrived halfway up the mountain, the cavalry galloped quite fast. After a while of rushing, they finally went downhill. From the Mile Mile, you can see that a lonely small town lies in the middle of the canyon.

"Commander Gao, Commander Zhang, Gulang City is ahead." said the scout in charge of leading the way.

"Okay! Brothers, the destination has arrived! Gulang City is ours!" Gao Jie nodded fiercely, waved his hand, and asked the soldiers to continue to activate the war horses and accelerate their progress.

At this time, the scouts of the Tatar cavalry also appeared. The scouts of these Tatar cavalry naturally belonged to Gulang City. They had never thought that the White-Clothed Army would appear here. Therefore, when they were looking around bored and suddenly found the White-Clothed Army, they did not react for a while! After a while, the *** shouted: "The White-Clothed Army is here! The White-Clothed Army is here!" Then they hurriedly turned their horses and fled in the direction of Gulang City.

"The White Army is here! The White Army is here!" The quiet Gulang City suddenly became chaotic. The Tatar archers stationed in the city hurried to the top of the city, bent their bows and arrows one by one, waiting for the battle. The Ming rebels, who were originally stationed in a thousand-household office in Gulang City, hurried to the top of the city under the whip of the Tatars. For a moment, the entire Gulang City was panicked, and even forgot to close the city gate.

The Tatar scouts ran back with no chance. The number of cavalry in the White Clothing Army was indeed too large. The Tatar scouts were almost frightened. There was no way, all the way, all of them were cavalry in the White Clothing Army, with thousands of people. Even idiots knew that the White Clothing Army was not easy to mess with. After the Tatar scouts ran back to Gulang City, the gate of Gulang City was immediately closed tightly and refused to open it even if they died.

At this point, Gao Jie was not in a hurry. Gulang City was right in front of him, and he could take it down with his hand. He was worried about anything. Gao Jie was not in a hurry, and Zhang Yi was not in a hurry. He saw from the Qianli Mile Mile that there were probably less than a thousand defenders in Gulang City. With thousands of white-clothed cavalry, he could not take such a small stronghold that didn't even have cannons? It was really true that everyone would rest. It was paralyzed, the damn watershed was really hard to leave. Zhang Yi felt that his crotch was rubbed by the bumps and was about to bleed...

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At this time, Xu Xingxia had already crossed the highest point of the watershed and began to go downhill. From the morning, there was a piece of black green on his cheek, as if he had been punched by someone. In fact, this was a complete accident. When he crossed the watershed last night, he was stationed in Anyuan Station Fort (that is, Anyuan Town in later generations). Speaking of which, this Anyuan Station Fort is definitely a place that military strategists must fight for. It just lies in the middle of the mountain road and has a high platform, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Only 300 musketeers need to be stationed to block all the Tatar cavalry.

No one knew it was haunted. In the middle of the night, there was a strong wind, and sand and stones were flying. The movement was quite loud, which made the hunting cavalry soldiers feel a little at a loss. Xu Xingxia stood up to see what happened. He didn't know where a finger-sized stone flew next to his nose, and it turned out like this. There were really many soldiers injured by gravel at night, at least thirty or forty. Several soldiers had their noses crooked and their noses were bleeding all over the ground. Some people's front teeth were also broken, their mouths were covered in blood, and their speech was unclear.

However, this is not the most serious. The most serious thing is that the hunting cavalry commander Liu Chuang was killed by this sudden strong wind, and two soldiers disappeared and more than a dozen war horses were lost. Until noon, the two soldiers were alive and corpses, as if they had evaporated from the world, which made everyone feel very strange. Later, I asked the guide and found out that in autumn every year, there were shocking winds around Anyuan Station Fort, and strange events occurred from time to time.

In fact, the wind and sand in the watershed are simply pediatrics compared to other places. In the entire Gansu town, there are more strange places in the watershed. Not to mention other places, just talk about the wind and sand outside Jiayuguan. The wind and sand there are definitely enough for everyone to drink. If the White Army is not fully prepared, it will definitely be difficult to fight outside Jiayuguan in the future. To defeat more enemies, you must first conquer more harsh and complex environments.

Touching the bruises on his cheeks, Xu Xingxia nodded thoughtfully. As the war develops, the places controlled by the White-Clothed Army will become larger and larger, and the battlefield will continue to extend. There are various types of battlefields. To the north, there are prairie, to the east, there are plains and mountains, to the south, to the west, and most of them are desert Gobi. Different battlefields have completely different requirements for the troops. The same army may not be able to adapt to all battlefields in terms of training and weapons and equipment. This means that the White-Clothed Army needs to establish more professional combat troops.

"The future is indeed a long way to go! Work hard!" Xu Xingxia murmured to herself silently.

After going down the mountain, Xu Xingxia soon came to the vicinity of Gulang City. However, he did not affect Gao Jie's command. Attacking the small Gulang City, he had no need to go into battle in person. However, after conquering Gulang City, facing Mo Rigen's crazy counterattack, he had to show up slightly to let Mo Rigen know that he was in Gulang City. He is the person who specializes in attracting hatred in the game. As long as he appears in Gulang City, Mo Rigen will definitely bite it.

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Gao Jie and Zhang Yi discussed and decided that the Mastiff Cavalry was responsible for siege, the Vulture Cavalry was responsible for siege, and the Vulture Cavalry was responsible for siege, and the vigil was guarding the surroundings. If a large Tartar troops arrived, the Vulture Cavalry was responsible for intercepting them. They optimistically estimated that the siege would not take much time and could be handled in half an hour. Compared with Zhuanglang City, the walls of Gulang City were much old.

"Everyone is ready! Get on!" After the Mastiff Cavalry was ready for combat, Gao Jie immediately issued a combat order. The soldiers of the Mastiff Cavalry immediately rushed forward like a tide.

The sound of gunfire suddenly covered the Gulang City. Minnie bullets roared away, pressing all the Tartar archers on the top of the city to the point of being unable to raise their heads. The somewhat unwilling Tartar archers wanted to stand up and fight back, but they were knocked down in a blink of an eye. There were at least one or more blood holes on their bodies. On the top of the Gulang City, the battlements kept splashing with dust, which were all beaten by Minnie bullets.

Under the cover of muskets, the blasting hands of the Mastiff Cavalry went forward and prepared to explode the city gate. Feeling that something was wrong, the Tartar defenders of Gulang City hurriedly fired arrows to counterattack. As a result, they were more violently shot by the musketeers of the White Army and fell down a large number of people in succession. There was less than a thousand-man team, so they were naturally no match for the White Army. Soon, the blasting hands of the Mastiff Cavalry placed the explosive pack, lit the fuse, and quickly left.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, the south gate of Gulang City was blown away.

There was no suspense in the next battle. The Tartar archers who were dizzy by the bomb were basically stunned. The soldiers of the Mastiff Cavalry, carrying bayonets, rushed into Gulang City first to clear out the Tartars. The remaining Tartars ran out of the city, but were intercepted by the Vulture Cavalry. The number of Vulture Cavalry soldiers who were deployed outside the city was quite large. Ten white-clothed troops captured one Tartar. If the Tartars could escape, it would be a miracle.

Xu Xingxia then led the hunting cavalry into the city. Everything in Gulang City did not change a lot. Xu Xingxia quickly adjusted the deployment. The Mastiff Cavalry, Hunting Cavalry, Dragon Cavalry, and Tiger Cavalry were all responsible for defending the city. Zhang Yi's Vulture Cavalry spread from afar to monitor Mo Rigen's movements. Mo Rigen's large army must pass by here. The only question is when he will arrive. Because this is seriously related to the garrison power of Gulang City.

After occupying Gulang City, what Xu Xingxia was most concerned about was when the cannons could be transported. They were a powerful tool to deal with the Tartars. Unfortunately, when crossing the watershed, Gao Yigong and others were slow to move. It is estimated that it would take some time for the cannons to be transported to Gulang City.

"Sir, Mo Rigen is here!"

That evening, Xu Xingxia received a report from Zhang Yi.

The scattered soldiers of the Vulture Cavalry found traces of Morigen's large army. It was estimated that there were 30,000 to 40,000 people. In other words, Morigen's main troops had all been dispatched. In addition, there were also rebels who were fighting in concert, and they all dragged cannons, which were estimated to be hundreds of.

The atmosphere of Gulang City suddenly became tense. Can Gulang City without cannons resist the large Tartar cavalry troops with cannons?
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