Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 635
The autumn wind blew in with a chill, and Wang Wenbin shivered, wrapped himself a little tighter in his robe, and muttered curses.

He was originally from the south of the Yangtze River. He passed the imperial examination five years ago and was sent to the Daming Mansion as a small county magistrate. I have to say that he was lucky. For example, Fang Yizhi had been an idle official in Beijing for more than ten years, and he was starved to death, so he was finally sent to Dingxing County as a county magistrate.But Fang Yizhi was lucky, he didn't stay in that big sesame official position for long before he met Jiannu Pobian, he cooperated sincerely with Yang Menglong, smashed Jiannu, and let the three Jiannu groups be wiped out under Dingxing City, From here on, it was out of control.Mr. Wang obviously lacked such luck, and he couldn't wait for such a good opportunity to soar into the sky, but soon after Lu Xiangsheng took charge of the military and political power of the three prefectures of Daming, Dao, and he was quite capable of handling chores. Being reused, it rises slowly, not fast, but very stable.This time, Lu Xiangsheng was in charge of the military and political affairs of Nine Frontiers. After taking office, he acted vigorously and withdrew the officials of Nine Frontiers. Then he transferred a group of people from Daming Road. Came to Datong and became the magistrate of Yingzhou.

During his stay in Yingzhou, he tried his best to recruit bankrupt farmers from Shanxi and Shaanxi, built water conservancy projects, dug wells and repaired canals, reclaimed wasteland, and reclaimed 40 mu of land in this desolate and barren place. More than 3 refugees.Looking back at the experience of the past half a year, he felt a little unbelievable, he couldn't believe that he had such a powerful energy!

Being an official in Yingzhou is naturally very hard. It is dry and cold, there are frequent sandstorms, and there is also a lack of water, which makes people crazy.But Wang Wenbin likes this kind of life. He thinks that he is participating in a great cause that can be recorded in the annals of history. If he is lucky, he will be famous in history!Ten years of hard study and several imperial examinations, isn't it just a show of ambition?To be an official should come to such a poor place, make achievements, and shut up all the guys who look down on scholars!

However, Yingzhou is really cold...

"Master Wang, come to see the sunrise again?" When he walked up to the top of the city, several soldiers on duty joked with him.

Wang Wenbin smiled and said, "Yeah, the sunrise beyond the Great Wall is really beautiful, and I feel regretful if I don't watch it for a day... How about it, there was nothing wrong last night, right?"

The corps commander on duty said: "No, it was very calm." He looked proud: "Our nearly 3 troops pushed out in front of the front line. Even the slaves were scared to the point of peeing, let alone these Tatars! If they know what’s going on, they’d better hide in Yinshan Mountain and Daqingshan Mountain, otherwise they’ll suffer the consequences!”

Wang Wenbin sighed: "Tens of thousands of soldiers came out of seclusion with long songs and swept across the grassland. How majestic! It's a pity that I don't have the power to tie up the chickens and missed this battle. It's a pity, it's a pity!"

The corporal said: "My lord, you are already very good. You are a hundred times stronger than us Qiuba. We don't know anything except fighting, and you can manage such a large area in an orderly manner, and it will flourish day by day."

Wang Wenbin waved his hand and said, "You can't say that. Without you guarding the border, the Tartars wouldn't dare to cross the border, and the heads of my officials can't be kept. How can we talk about governing the country?"

Wu Zhang said: "Master Wang is really humble!"

At this time, the gang leader came over carrying a bucket and a big bamboo basket, and shouted: "It's time to eat!" Putting the things down, the soldiers couldn't wait to open them. The tempting smell of food hit their nostrils, and everyone couldn't help but let out a cheer. : It’s meat buns and tea soup!The meat buns are made of potato noodles and stuffed with mutton. The tea soup is made by boiling water first and then adding cheese, salt and tea leaves. It is sweet, delicious and very nutritious.The Wu leader said cheerfully: "Master Wang, let's eat together."

Wang Wenbin was really hungry, and said: "Then I will not be polite!" He rolled up his sleeves and sat on the floor, picked up a meat bun, and a soldier filled him with a bowl of tea soup, and everyone ate it with their cheeks off.

After enjoying the meal, the sound of galloping horseshoes came, the corporal leader was stunned for a moment, jumped up, and ran to Qiaolou to see, good guy, two scouts of the Tianxiong Army are galloping here on fast horses Come on, the horse's abdomen was bloodied by the spurs, and a ball of white foam was sprayed from the mouth and nose every time it took a step, obviously its physical strength had been squeezed to the limit.His heart sank, and an ominous premonition came to his heart.He knows these cavalry too well. For these super narcissistic cavalry, horses are their second life. Unless it is extremely urgent, they are absolutely reluctant to treat their partners like this!
Just in a flash of thought, a war horse hissed sadly, fell to the ground, twitched all over, and sprayed bloody white foam from its mouth and nose.As soon as this horse fell, the other one also fell suddenly. If the scout hadn't dodged quickly, he would have been pinned down.The two gray-faced scouts looked at each other, pulled out their knives and touched the main artery on the side of the horse's neck, hot horse blood spurted out wildly, and the two war horses did not struggle, just lying there, facing death calmly.After freeing their brother, the two scouts rushed towards the gate of Yingzhou City at a speed of [-] meters.And the soldiers on the city wall had already put down the hanging basket—the city gate cannot be opened easily.

"What happened?" Wang Wenbin asked immediately.

The two scouts were gasping for breath, obviously exhausted: "Tartar... Tartar is here!"

Wang Wenbin was shocked: "What!?"

The older scout managed to control his breath, and said, "The tartars are coming! We met them when we patrolled to Yixianquan, my good fellow, it is a vast expanse, boundless, we count I haven't counted exactly how many people they have come for a long time! It seems that all the Tartars in Tumochuan have come to Yingzhou!"

Yiyiquan is about sixty miles away from Yingzhou City. It is an endless sandy beach, and there is only a thin spring, which is endless, so it got its name.The end of Yingzhou city's scout patrol route is Yiyiquan, which is their limit. Even if they find the enemy at a distance, they will not be able to come back.

The corporal's expression became extremely serious: "Are you sure you read it right? How many Tartars are here?"

The older scout said: "I can't even count them, and I can't beat twenty or thirty thousand!"

As soon as this remark came out, there was a gasp in all directions.Twenty or thirty thousand!The Mongol Tartars are really enough to give them face. They are [-] to [-] when they come, and there are only [-] to [-] soldiers in Yingzhou City!
The corps leader called: "Hurry up and blow the trumpet to tell everyone that the Tartars are coming!"

Wang Wenbin originally wanted to remind the corporal leader that he should verify it first, so as not to cause a false alarm, but then he thought: Even if it is a false alarm, it's nothing, at most it's just a mess, if the tartars caught him by surprise, it would be a disaster!Having figured this out, he didn't say much, and he was not in the mood to eat breakfast anymore, and hurriedly left the city wall to appease the people.He doesn't understand the war, so it's not easy to intervene, so let's leave it to professional people. It's his old profession to appease the people, organize village bravery to help defend the city, and organize doctors to treat wounded soldiers.

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The desolate horn sounded, slowly rushed up to Yunxiao, and resounded throughout the city.The entire city of Yingzhou was suddenly enveloped in a depressive atmosphere, and the common people showed expressions of fear, while soldiers with live ammunition lined up neatly and ran up the city wall, ready to fight.Under the command of the officers, some Xiangyong who had been conscripted over to defend the city under the command of the officers carried out several 160mm long-bodied mortars. Boxes of shells, bullets, and grenades were also moved to the city wall. They were all busy but not chaotic—the Tianxiong Army had organized many similar trainings before, and Wang Wenbin scolded and harassed the people more than once, and now it finally saw results.

The beacon fire ignited, wet straw and wolf dung, once ignited, a black column of smoke rushed straight into the air, forming a very strong contrast with the charming golden disc in the sky, and only in the frontier area To see such a landscape.Put Zong Zheng Jing standing on Qiaolou, looking into the distance with binoculars.He is a veteran who has experienced hundreds of battles. Although the enemy army has not been seen until now, he can feel the murderous aura coming over the horizon.The [-] to [-] enemy troops, for his small army with only a few hundred people and more than half of them were reorganized by the frontier army, it was nothing more than Mount Tai crushing eggs, but he seemed very calm, the experience accumulated in countless bloody battles and The lesson taught him that in the face of an overwhelmingly powerful enemy, it is useless to be nervous. The more nervous you are, the faster you will die!
What's more...

He looked at the soldiers standing straight like javelins behind the battlements with flintlock guns on their backs, then looked at the boxes of bullets and grenades, and finally his eyes slipped past a long-barreled mortar not far away, There was a sinister smile.If the Mongols are really determined to hit Yingzhou, they will soon find that their advantages are not so obvious.

A cloud of yellow-black smoke rose from behind the horizon, like a dark cloud driven by a strong wind, rushing towards this side with a rumbling sound.As it approached, the loud rumbling noise became more and more terrifying, shaking the ground so that the soldiers on the city wall of Yingzhou couldn't hear what the other party was saying even if they were talking face to face.People in this group of dark clouds were neighing, and tens of thousands of cavalry could be vaguely seen marching side by side. They couldn't see the end in the east and the end in the west, as if the Yellow River had burst its embankment, and the torrential and mighty waves were rushing across the plain. Zhoucheng is just a small pile of sand in front of this huge wave, and it will disappear without a trace with a slight rush—at least the Mongols think so.

The soldiers who came from the border army were shocked.They have lived at the border for generations and have often fought against the Mongols, but this is the first time they have seen the terrifying scene of tens of thousands of cavalry rolling in. It is so terrifying that even the timid ones will collapse from fear!Zheng Jing frowned when he saw that many soldiers' faces turned pale.This is not a good thing. To attack a large number with a small number, all you have to fight for is momentum. If you are afraid before you fight, no matter how good the weapon is, it will be in vain!He put down his binoculars, stared at his soldiers, and shouted angrily: "Tell me who we are!"

Hundreds of voices roared in unison: "We are the Tianxiong Army!"

Zheng Jing roared: "What is the Tianxiong Army?"

Hundreds of soldiers hissed: "An invincible iron-blooded army! We have never lost since the day we formed the army!"

Zheng Jing was simply roaring: "Do you all remember these? Very good! I hope that after the fight, you can still firmly remember that we are the Tianxiong Army! We are the Tianxiong Army that cannot be defeated, dragged down, or exhausted!" We have fought countless vicious battles, with rivers of blood and heavy casualties, but in the end, the one whose corpses are all over the battlefield will always be our opponent! In front of us, there is no enemy that cannot be defeated! Whether it is the Tartars or the Jian Slave, you can only wail in front of our bayonets, without any reason, just because we are the Tianxiong Army!"

The soldiers roared almost madly: "Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng!" The roar from the lungs overwhelmed the loud noise of thousands of troops galloping, and everyone's expressions became fanatical and confident. In his eyes, the rolling Mongolian army was just a bunch of military medals!

There is no reason, just because they are the Tianxiong Army!

Only then was Zheng Jing satisfied, and said: "This is decent, that's what the Tianxiong Army should look like!" Turning his head, looking at the Mongolian army spreading across the field, he sneered: "Come on, come on, come more and more! Good! I stayed here and ate sand for more than half a year. Every day except training is to open up wasteland, I have long been tired of it, and today I can finally go on a killing spree!"

Almost at the same time, beacon fires were also ignited in the area of ​​Shanyang and Yanmen Pass.The Mongolian army's main attack direction was Yingzhou, but they did not forget to send some troops to contain the Tianxiong army in these two places, lest they come to support.

For a time, wars broke out in Datong Basin.

(End of this chapter)