[Chapter 485] The head is full of garlic...

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With the fall of Yulin City, all the jurisdictions of Yansui Town were controlled by the White Army.

It is unknown how the court's reaction was, and I think it was quite furious. It is estimated that Emperor Wanli would also have to personally inquire about it this time. However, the White-Clothed Army has gained huge benefits. The entire Yansui Town has a population of more than 500,000, and a considerable number of them are brave and warlike military households. This is very beneficial to supplement the White-Clothed Army's military.

As for the number of fields, there are not many, only one million mu. In fact, there may be less than 300,000 mu of them that can be cultivated smoothly. Yansui Town, a ghost place, has too much water shortage, and there is wind and sand in many places, which is very unfavorable to the growth of crops. Therefore, Yansui Town, like Gansu Town, relies heavily on external supplements.

However, Yansui Town has an advantage, that is, it produces a large amount of green salt. In the southwest of Yansui Town, almost all the places bordering Ningxia Town are salt ponds. Among them, the most famous one is the Salt Field Fort. Since the fate of the Salt Field, you can imagine how rich the salt reserves here are. In fact, if you grab a handful of white salt here, it would be fine if it was ordinary green salt, but the highest-end green salt was produced here.

The so-called green salt can actually be called fine salt and fine salt, which refers to the best quality salt. In the era without toothpaste, green salt was a must-have for brushing teeth and rinsing mouth. Especially in wealthy families, the amount of green salt is indispensable. Every year, a large amount of green salt is transported from Yansui Town or Ningxia Town across the country. If estimated according to the normal market price, the value will definitely not be less than five million taels of silver.

Now, the White Army has controlled the entire Yansui Town and the entire Ningxia Town, which is equivalent to firmly controlling all the green salt production areas. In other words, the sales of green salt are already in a monopoly position. No matter where in the country, if green salt is needed, it must be approved by the White Army. Without the approval of the White Army, the green salt will only disappear briefly. The daughters and ladies of wealthy families can only find alternatives to brush their teeth.

In addition, the fall of Yulin City has put great pressure on Guyuan City, Qingyang City, and even Xi'an Prefecture. Think about it, even a military important city like Yulin City cannot stop the attack of the White-Clothed Army. So, what should a non-military important city like Xi'an City? After the White-Clothed Army occupied Yulin City, Guyuan City and Qingyang City were directly exposed to the gun of the White-Clothed Army. As long as the White-Clothed Army stretched out their hands, they could capture these two places.

However, Xu Xingxia, who is far away in Gulang City, is still not aware of all this. The speed of fast horse communication is still very slow. He is still fighting patience with Mo Rigen. That's right, it's fighting patience, which depends on who can hold on to the end. In fact, the battle in Gulang City is no longer very fierce, and the two sides are in a tense stalemate.

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"Bang!"

"Thirt!"

"Bang!"

Scattered gunshots echoed around Gulang City.

At the beginning, many people were not used to such intermittent gunfire, and felt like they were wandering lonely souls. Every gunfire sound felt that people suddenly tightened. There were many new soldiers in the various units of the White Army. Their battlefield experience was often not very sufficient. It was always difficult to fall asleep when hearing sporadic gunfires at night. Later, under the guidance of Xu Xingxia's subconscious, I gradually got used to it.

How did Xu Xingxia guide? It's very simple. It's just to repeatedly tell the soldiers that every gunshot, a Tartar may be killed. As long as you think of this, everyone will be much more peaceful. From this perspective, I wish the gunshots are as dense as possible. The more intense the gunshots are, the more Tartars will be killed! If the Tartars die, everyone can go home.

After discovering that the cannons had no effect on Gulang City, Mo Rigen changed his strategy and no longer adopted the human-sea tactics. That bloody night left a deep impression on him. He was sober and realized that the previous combat mode must be changed to deal with the cunning white-clothed army. He used small troops every day to conduct repeated temptations on Gulang City on a scale of 100 people. Even at night, this temptation never stopped.

Mo Rigen has the highest reason to believe that Gulang City's defense is definitely not without loopholes. There is no defense system in the world that does not have loopholes. As long as he is careful and cautious, he can discover it. As long as he discovers the loopholes, he can successfully conquer Gulang City and get rid of the predicament in front of him. In the past, when he encountered difficulties in siege, Mo Rigen also took this move, which has been tried and tested.

However, what made him feel painful was that every time the Tatar cavalry he sent out was intercepted by the White-Clothed Cavalry. In large-scale field battles, the White-Clothed Army was not an opponent for the time being. In small-scale field battles, the White-Clothed Army was not afraid of it at all. The White-Clothed Army also used small troops to counterattack, constantly eroding the Tatars trying to get close to Gulang City. Xu Xingxia had no high requirements for them and could kill dozens of them every day.

The Vulture Cavalry led by Zhang Yi was originally a type of unit. Thousands of people were in the battle against them, but the characteristics of the Vulture Cavalry could not be exerted. The battle between a few people, a dozen people, or a dozen people was the strength of the Vulture Cavalry. Their training and their actual combat were all the cooperative combat of this small team. They were extremely skilled when used. Tactics such as induced snakes out of the hole, waiting for labor, and hiding the world were all specially designed for these scattered soldiers. Once the Tatars fell into their trap, it was absolutely impossible to not lose their skin.

Starting from early September, from morning to night, the Vulture Cavalry fought fiercely with the Tatar cavalry every day. As long as the Tatar cavalry was dispatched, the White-Clothed Cavalry would definitely accompany you to the end. As long as you refused to evacuate around Gulang City, the White-Clothed Army would be entangled with you until you were killed. Such a battle has caused the number of casualties of the Tatars to continue to rise.

The Vulture Cavalry relies on the long range of muskets and often shoots outside the range of the Tatar cavalry's bow and arrow. Whether it is hand or not, they will quickly evacuate the scene before the Tatars counterattack. No matter how fast the Tatars' war horses are, they cannot catch up. This makes the Tatars' cavalry only have to be beaten for nothing. Even if they occasionally kill a few cavalry in the white-clothed army, it will be not worth the loss. The losses of both sides are simply disproportionate.

But there is no vegetation around Gulang City, and the Tatar cavalry cannot even hide, let alone ambush. The White-Clothed Army's muskets have a long range, and they may be able to ambush. The Tartars' bows and arrows have a short range, so it is impossible to ambush. The battle between the Tatars and the White-Clothed Army's cavalry is completely exposed. In other words, the Tartars are always exposed to the muzzle of the White-Clothed Army. But as long as they are discovered by the White-Clothed Army, they will find it difficult to escape the musket shooting.

This made the Tatars' cavalry that participated in the war feel very uncomfortable. They were completely in a state of being beaten passively. They were beaten to death and had no chance to fight back. How frustrating it was. However, in order to complete the task assigned by Mo Rigen, they had to cheer up and continue to provoke the White-Clothed Cavalry. They could not stop until they found the defensive loopholes of the White-Clothed Army. Only the Tatars understood what it felt like.

Of course, Mo Rigen, as the Supreme Commander, was not uncomfortable in the face of such a fight. Although the losses of only a hundred or dozens of people every day, Mo Rigen felt that he could not bear it. It should be noted that these people involved in the fight were all elite among the elite. Tartars without any ability would not be able to be sent to the battlefield. If it were in the previous battles, one of such an elite Tartar could kill more than ten enemies. As a result, when encountering the White Army, they would not get any valuable information and be beaten to death.

It is really troublesome if the white-clothed army does not eat soft and hard. These days, Mo Rigen can be said to have searched the dead intestines and racked his brains to try to find a solution to the problem. However, with his intelligence and the final result, he could not think of any effective solution to the problem. However, one thing is certain, he cannot continue to delay. He must change his current predicament in the shortest time. In order to achieve this goal, he needs to make adjustments.

"Zarick, send someone to send my handwritten letter to Guihua City!" Mo Rigen said.

"King Khan..." Zarik hesitated for a moment. The content of Morigen's handwritten letter was actually very simple. It was to ask Lin Danhan to attack Ningxia Town from behind, causing panic in Xu Xingxia's rear. It was certainly a good way to let the white-clothed army be attacked from both sides. However, after the handwritten letter was sent out, it was equivalent to an announcement to the whole world that Morigen could not deal with Xu Xingxia and needed to find another helper.

It has to be said that this is a great loss to Mo Rigen's reputation. This is almost equivalent to the Arrow God's public confession! In the past 20 or 30 years of war, Mo Rigen has never taken the initiative to admit defeat. What's more serious is that he is asking for help from Lin Dankhan. The Tatars have always looked down on the *** people. It is really embarrassing to ask for help now.

"Send it out! Don't worry, big things are important." Mo Rigen said calmly.

Zarik had to send someone to send the letter out. As the messenger team left, all the Tatar executives couldn't help but feel a little sad. If Lin Danhan agreed, it might be better. If Lin Danhan refused, Mo Rigen's face would have been greatly damaged. Alas, Xu Xingxia would blame him for all this, who told him to be so difficult to deal with?

"Let's get a standstill, we will negotiate with Xu Xingxia!" Mo Rigen pondered for a moment and said slowly. He needed to buy time to let Lin Danhan's army arrive. Therefore, negotiation is necessary. At the same time, he also wanted Xu Xingxia not to notice Lin Danhan's movements.

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"Negotiation? OK! I agree!" Xu Xingxia sneered.

Mo Rigen actually made a request for negotiation at this time and was completely stunned.

Didn’t he know that the White Army’s cannons were delivered in just a few days? If I delayed the cannons for a few days, they would arrive in Gulang City. By then, you would not even have the qualification to negotiate. It’s my turn to launch an attack!

Zhang Tianhao said with some concern: "Sir, are the Tartars going to delay time?"

Xu Xingxia chuckled and shook her head, and said slowly: "I guess Mo Rigen is going to give up. However, he couldn't lose his composure and tried to get some face from the negotiating table. After his envoy arrived, you will be responsible for the reception. No matter what request they made, they will not agree. On the contrary, we ask them to compensate Gansu Town for the losses!"

Zhang Tianhao's eyes lit up. Compensation for Gansu Town? Some of the Tartars suffered! Isn't the White Army the final say about how much losses there will be in Gansu Town? However, is Mo Rigen willing to compensate for the losses? Even if he is willing to compensate for the losses, does he have the ability to compensate for the losses? Zhang Tianhao frowned and said with a little concern: "What if Mo Rigen does not agree?"

Xu Xingxia said lightly: "There is only one to chase all the way to Mobei."

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As the representative of Morigen, Berryn slowly rode his horse into Gulang City.

In Gulang City, there were buildings that were smashed by solid bullets everywhere, and even the bluestone slabs on the street were smashed. This made Berryn feel good. However, when he saw the energetic and high morale soldiers of the White Clothing Army, he couldn't help but feel frustrated. It seemed that the previous violent shelling did not defeat the White Clothing Army!

In the White Army, Zhang Tianhao is naturally responsible for the reception. Zhang Tianhao is a civil servant, and his physical condition is not very good. He stayed in the basement for a few days and seemed to have a cold and was not energetic. Seeing Berryen arrive, he did not hide his emotions and said impatiently: "Berryen, don't say polite words, let's go straight to it!"

Berryen said: "Okay! Our request is that your army immediately evacuate Gulang City!"

Zhang Tianhao frowned, as if he was looking at a monster, his eyes were filled with contempt. He said coldly: "Berryn, are you sick? You are talking nonsense in broad daylight. I think you are more sick than me! Do you want to see a doctor? We have free doctors here, and at most you won't charge you for medical expenses."

Berryen ignored Zhang Tianhao's nonsense and said with a tough attitude: "If you don't retreat, our army will crush Gulang City. By then, you will all die without a place to bury."

Zhang Tianhao curled his lips and said casually: "Berryn, don't think that putting a *** on the top of his head is garlic..."

Berryn frowned and said, "What did you say?"

It turns out that his Chinese learning is correct and regular, but he is not very familiar with these slangs and other words. He could understand what Zhang Tianhao said before, but he was a little confused afterwards. However, he could feel that this was definitely not a good thing.
Chapter completed!