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Longnan region is located in the Qinba Mountains, east of Shaanxi, Nantong Sichuan, tightly choked Shaanxi, Gansu and Sichuan three places, known as "Qinlong lock key, Bashu throat" said, is the past dynasties of the soldiers must fight for the place!

Since the Han Dynasty Zhang Qian sent an envoy to the Western Regions, the southeast of Gansu was set up as Gongchang Mansion, which has continued to the Ming Dynasty and has not changed, but the world is still accustomed to call Gongchang Mansion "Longxi", the southern area of Gongchang Mansion belongs to the Yangtze River water system, the climate is closer to the south, known as "Longshang Jiangnan", so people mostly call this place "Longnan", which is the richest place in Gongchang Mansion.

In the morale of the Ming Dynasty, the official name of the Longnan region was "Jiezhou", which was a subordinate state of Gongchang Prefecture and was controlled by Gongchang Prefecture, and although Gongchang Mansion was located in Gansu, it had always been subordinate to the defense scope of Guyuan Military Town.

This time, Zhao Junchen chose the place where the two armies fought a decisive battle here!

Choosing Gongchang Mansion as the main battlefield, Zhao Junchen also thought it through.

First of all, the prosperity and wealth of the Longnan region have a certain attraction to the Mongol coalition army, even if it is unable to break through the city and take away the grain, grass and slaves in the intelligence, but as long as it is a large-scale loot in the Jiezhou territory, the Mongol coalition army will not return empty-handed this time.

Secondly, Jiezhou is located in the Qinba Mountains, which is quite complex in terrain, with high mountains, river valleys, hills, and basins intertwined, which is not only conducive to Zhao Junchen's encirclement and interception, hiding ambushes, but also greatly weakening the cavalry advantage of the Mongol coalition army.

Finally, compared with the affluence of the Longnan region, several prefectures and counties in the north of Gongchang Prefecture are economically unprosperous, sparsely populated, or the hardest hit areas of the drought in the past two years, most of the people in the territory are fleeing the famine, the two armies choose to fight a decisive battle here, no matter how tragic the battle is, it will not cause too much loss to the people.

In addition, for Zhao Junchen, Gongchang Mansion is located in the depths of the northwest, far away from the core area of the Ming Dynasty, and far away from the sight of the center of the imperial court, and the prestige and control of the imperial court are becoming weaker and weaker here, so even if Zhao Junchen secretly makes some small moves during this period, it is easy to cover up and conceal it afterwards.

Of course, for Zhao Junchen's layout and plan, the selection of Gongchang Mansion as the main battlefield also has some shortcomings, that is, the distance between here and the Mongolian steppe is a little farther, if the Mongolian coalition forces want to storm here, they must first break through the town of Gansu Military Town, and then break through the Guyuan Military Town, and finally need to cross Weishui, at the same time, Gongchang Mansion is surrounded by border guards, its northeast is Guyuan Military Town and Ningxia Military Town, and its northwest direction is Gansu Military Town, Once the Mongol coalition forces were deep in it, it would be difficult to get out.

For the Mongol coalition army, the attack on Gongchang Mansion is undoubtedly a great adventure, which will make the Mongol coalition army extremely vigilant, cautious, it is easy to retreat, with the mobility and marching speed of the Mongol coalition army, if Zhao Junchen completes the encirclement before he makes up his mind to leave the battlefield, it will be difficult for Zhao Junchen to leave them behind, and it will be difficult to reap the maximum results.

Therefore, before the decisive battle officially began, Zhao Junchen also needed to give the Mongols some extra sweetness, so that the Mongols could not only taste the marrow, but also strengthen the determination of the Mongol coalition army to continue to attack Longnan, so that even if the Mongol coalition army suffered some setbacks and losses in the future, it would not be easy to retreat.

For this, Zhao Junchen had to sacrifice some people.

Nine days have passed since the Mongol coalition invaded Gansu.

The goal of the Mongol coalition army is very clear, that is, Jiezhou City, which has hoarded a lot of grain and grass in the intelligence!

The actions of the Mongolian coalition army are also very resolute, they gathered more than 50,000 troops this time, after entering the territory of the Ming Dynasty, they went straight to Jiezhou, if they encountered cities and military forts along the way, they would not waste time to attack, but after forcing back the defenders, they left a part of the army to monitor and contain, and the main force continued to approach in the direction of Jiezhou at the fastest speed.

In this way, the marching speed of the Mongolian coalition army was naturally extremely fast, but in just nine days, it had already broken through the defense line of Gansu Zhenfanwei and Guyuan Jingyuwei in a row, and attacked the territory of Gongchang Mansion!

After entering the territory of Gongchang Prefecture, the Mongol coalition army was still overwhelming, and successively broke through the defense line of Huining and Yongtai counties.

In the face of the invasion and violentness of the Mongol coalition army, all the prefectures and counties in Gongchang Prefecture were terrified, and they only knew how to collect the defenders, close the city gates, blindly defend the city, and surrender all the areas outside the city to the Mongol coalition army, without any intention of resistance!

However, the attack of the Mongol coalition army seems to be extremely smooth, along the way can be described as a bamboo, under the command of the soldiers, the border armies everywhere are avoided, but everywhere is a strong wall and clear wilderness, and even the people of the villages and villages are gathered into the city, the Mongol coalition army does not have much actual gain.

Then, when the Mongol coalition army came to the central area of Gongchang Province, it finally encountered a problem!

Because, Weishui is in front of them!

The area of Gongchang Mansion is very large, it is the most vast mansion in the northwest, and it is divided into two parts of the north and south by Weishui, and Jiezhou City is located in the south of Weishui!

Therefore, if the Mongol coalition forces want to attack Jiezhou, they must first cross the Weishui!

At present, because of the drought for many years, Weishui is not deep, the shallowest point is only about one meter, and it is not difficult for the Mongolian coalition army to forcibly cross the river, but the commander of the Mongolian coalition army, Bagen, is worried that the Ming Dynasty border army will carry out a sneak attack during the Mongolian coalition army crossing the river, but he does not dare to act rashly, no longer urging the army to hurry, but orders the Mongolian coalition army to stop the army on the north bank of Weishui to rest, and sent a large number of scouts to investigate the surrounding Ming army movements.

While waiting for the Scouts to return, Bagan and the leaders of the tribes gathered in the Great Tent, waiting for news and discussing their next marching plans.

Since the invasion of the territory of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty's border army behaved as cowardly and incompetent as in the intelligence, only daring to retreat behind the city wall and watch the Mongol coalition army leave, even if it occasionally encountered some resistance, it was vulnerable and easily defeated by the Mongol coalition army.

In this way, the march of the Mongolian coalition army was naturally extremely smooth, and there were no accidents at all, and it took only ** days to attack the northwest hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, which also made the leaders of all ethnic groups in the big tent breed arrogance, thinking that the Ming army was not their opponent at all, and the northwest frontier defense was nothing more than a void for the Mongolian coalition army!

So, many people are unimpressed by Bagan's cautious approach!

Among them, this is especially true of Sigmu, the leader of the leading troops of the Mongolian right-wing tribes!

The major tribes of the Mongolian right-wing would enter the territory of the Ming Dynasty every year to plunder, and they had long been accustomed to the weakness and cowardice of the northwest frontier army, and they were also well aware of the various shortcomings of the trilateral military towns, so Sigmu thought that Bagen's caution was just a superfluous move and a waste of time.

After all the leaders gathered, Siegmu didn't give Bagen any face at all, and directly raised his own questions.

"Leader Bagan, I heard that you are the most famous warrior of the Dzungar Khanate, why are you so cowardly now? It's been a few days since we entered the territory of the Ming Dynasty, can't you see the details of the Han army? They are just a bunch of peasants, completely lacking the bravery of the Mongol warriors, and they are still scattered, their military attachés only care about their own safety, and will never support each other, as long as we do not attack their cities and military forts, they will not take the initiative to resist us!

…… Therefore, the leader of Bagen does not have to worry about any action of the Han border army, nor does he have to waste time spying on the movements of the Han army, they will never have the courage to take the initiative to attack! Weishui is not too deep, we can ride a horse to pass, as long as we cross Weishui, there is Qinzhou and Jiezhou in front! When the time comes, we can break through the cities of the Han people and plunder the grain and grass of the Han people, so why waste time here? ”

Speaking of this, Siegmu snorted lightly and added: "The most important thing to attack the hinterland of the Han people this time is to fight quickly. Our Mongolian right-wing tribe has now sent tens of thousands of warriors to join this operation, not to stay on the shore of Weishui to rest! ”

Hearing Siegmu's sarcasm, a hint of murder flashed in Bagan's eyes.

In addition to the main force and servant army of the Dzungar Khanate, a total of 45,000 people, the Mongolian right-wing tribes also sent more than 10,000 cavalry to join the Mongol coalition army.

Prior to this, Sigmu was only an envoy of the Mongolian right-wing tribes, responsible for the contact between the Dzungar Khanate and the Mongolian right-wing tribes, but he had repeatedly struggled with Bagan, and since the Mongolian right-wing tribes sent a large army to support, Zigmu's arrogance has become even more arrogant, and he always seizes every opportunity to attack Bagan's prestige!

However, Bagen finally endured it, and slowly glanced at the leaders in the big tent, and found that the Kazakh leader Abai. After Haidar, Suhe, the leader of Zhuchagatai, and Amur, the leader of Yarkand, heard Sigmu's statement, although they did not dare to say it explicitly, most of them showed their approval.

Seeing this scene, Bagan was secretly helpless in his heart.

In his heart, Bagen also agreed with Sigmu's statement that the performance of the Ming army during this period of time was too clumsy, and both combat strength and courage were not worth mentioning, and it was difficult not to be despised.

However, Bagen's army is the main force of Dzungaria, and now it has penetrated deep into the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, and the slightest mistake will affect the future national fortunes of the entire Dzungar Khanate, which also makes Bagen have to be very careful and dare not take any risks.

So, Bagan ignored Siegmu's ridicule and said slowly: "We are now deep into the hinterland of the Han people, it is easy to be cut off by the Han army, we must be careful, the performance of the Han army is certainly clumsy, but they have a large number of troops, if we are surrounded, it is not easy to get out, we will inevitably suffer many losses, I am the commander of the coalition army, and I must be responsible for the lives of the warriors...... Brother Sigmu, if you can't wait, you can lead the warriors of the Mongolian right wing to cross the river first! ”

Hearing Bagan's statement, Siegmu couldn't help but be speechless.

This time, the Mongolian right-wing tribes sent more than 10,000 troops, just to follow the Dzungar tribes to share the benefits, don't look at Qigmu is full of disdain for the Ming border army, and he is also full of cool words to Bagen, but if Qigemu is allowed to lead the army of the Mongolian right-wing tribe alone to continue to penetrate into the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, Qigemu will definitely not have the guts.

Nowadays, on the one hand, Sigmu relies on the military strength of the Dzungar Khanate, and on the other hand, he is not convinced by the dominance of the Dzungar Khanate, so Sigmu's performance is also very contradictory, not only to follow the actions of the Dzungar army, but also to provoke Bagen from time to time, this practice does not benefit Sigmu and the Mongolian right-wing tribes, but Sigmu is still unconscious.

In the end, after snorting lightly, Zigmu muttered in a voice that was neither light nor heavy: "More than twenty years ago, a cavalry of my Mongolian right-wing tribe even invaded the territory of the Han people's Beizhili, far deeper into the hinterland of the Han people than today, but the warriors of my Mongolian right wing did not have any fear at that time......

Bagen is rough and haughty, but he has a lot more than Sigmu.

After seeing Siegmu's attitude soften, Bagen didn't pay attention to it anymore, but just turned his head to look at the rest of the tribal leaders, and further explained: "In this operation, it is important to plunder grain and grass, but the first priority is still to ensure that your own strength will not suffer too much loss!" We have dispatched a total of nearly 60,000 soldiers and horses, all of which are the foundations of the major tribes, and once there is a slight damage, it will inevitably hurt the vitality! We are different from the Han people, there are too many Han people, if 10,000 people die, we can recruit another 20,000 people immediately, if we die 10,000 sons, it means the decline of more than a dozen large tribes!

What's more, our troops seem to be a lot, but in order to hurry up and march, we did not attack the Han cities along the way, which means that our back road is unstable, and in order to ensure the back road, every time we pass through a city and military fort, we must leave a part of the troops to monitor and contain, in this way, although we have attacked the hinterland of the Han people in the shortest possible time, but our troops are only more than 45,000 left, and the troops are even more at a disadvantage, in this case, we can't afford any risk. ”

Speaking of this, Bagan's gaze swept to the Kazakh leader Abai. Haidar, Suhe, the leader of Zhuchagatai, Amur, the leader of Yarkand, and others slowly asked: "Most of you also know the current situation in the Western Regions, once your subordinates are seriously injured, what kind of fate will your tribes end up into, don't I need to say more, right?" I'm a little cautious now, but it's for your sake! ”

Hearing Bagen's questioning, the faces of several leaders changed slightly.

The environment in the Western Regions is harsh, and the army under their command is the cornerstone of their respective tribes, once they suffer heavy damage, their tribes will inevitably be swallowed up by other tribes, such a risk they naturally cannot afford.

So, several leaders hurriedly stood up and said one after another: "We naturally obey the orders of the leader of Bagan and resolutely obey the orders of the leader of Bagen!" ”

Seeing the statements of several leaders, Bagan nodded with satisfaction.

After such a conversation, Bagan's leadership position in the Mongol coalition was even more solidified.

On the other hand, Siegmu's expression was a little ugly.

At this moment, a guard entered the tent and reported to Bagan: "Leader Bagan, the horses have returned!" ”

Bagan's face was grim, and he ordered, "Let them come in and report it!" ”

Moments later, the four probe leaders hurried into the tent.

According to Bagen's orders, these four probe leaders were responsible for probing the movements of the Ming army in the four directions of the southeast, northwest, and north.

Ba Gen solemnly asked, "Is there any movement in the nearby Han army?" ”

A horse probe leader reported: "Within thirty miles to the west, no trace of the Han army was found. ”

Another leader of the horse scouts said: "Twenty miles east of our army, there is a Han county town, which is now closed and heavily guarded, but it is only blindly retreating and defending, and the defenders in the county town have no signs of dispatching!" ”

The third leader of the horse scouts then reported: "The villain led the soldiers and horses to cross the river to the south to explore, and found that the Ming army in the south is now in a mess, and the movement is quite frequent, obviously they didn't expect us to attack here so quickly!" ”

The fourth leader of the Tanma reported: "The Han army in the rear of our army also did not move. ”

After listening to the report, Bagan's heart relaxed slightly, but he still didn't dare to be careless, so he wanted the scouts to expand their scope to explore the surrounding situation again.

But at this time, another Mongolian sergeant suddenly entered the big tent and reported: "Leader Bagen, the scouting horse outside the camp caught a Han man, and the Han man did not resist, saying that he knew Mr. Wang and had important information to tell him." ”

"Mr. Wang?"

After hearing the report, Bagan was slightly stunned, and then turned his gaze to the seat in the corner of the big tent.

There, a man dressed as a Han scholar sat cautiously with him.

This Han man is naturally Wang Quan, the only remaining descendant of the Wang family!

During this period of time, the Mongolian coalition army was able to break through and march at great speed, and Wang Gong's leadership was absolutely indispensable.

After all, the Wang family is a deep-rooted family of the richest man in Shaanxi and Gansu, and although it has been eradicated by Zhao Junchen, there are still many eyeliners left in various parts of Shaanxi and Gansu, and it is easy to find out the reality and trends of the Shaanxi and Gansu border defense, and even use the residual influence of the Wang family to delay the actions of the border army!

Therefore, under the guidance of Wang Quan, the actions of the Mongolian coalition army will be so smooth!

It is precisely because of the credit of leading the way that Wang Quan has been more and more appreciated and trusted by Bagen, and now although he is the last to accompany him, he has also obtained the qualification to listen to the military strategy in the big tent.

At this time, seeing Bagen's gaze, Wang Quan hurriedly asked, "Does that person have a report on the origin?" ”

The Mongolian sergeant nodded and replied, "That man claims to be Liu Dashun, the chief flag officer of Gubian Fort. ”

Wang Quan suddenly looked happy, and said to Bagen: "Leader Bagen, this Liu Dashun has received great favors from my Wang family many times, and he is his own person!" I contacted this person beforehand, and this person must have come to report the news! ”

Bagan asked, "Trustworthy?" ”

Wang Quan nodded again and again, and said, "Absolutely trustworthy!" He has a handle in my hands, and he will never dare to betray me! ”

Hearing Wang Quan's answer, Bagen was also relieved, and ordered: "Let that Han man come in and speak." ”

Along the way, Bagan has witnessed many reports from Han Chinese officials to Wang Quan, and the Mongol coalition has also benefited many times, which is one of the reasons why Bagan treats Wang Quan favorably, and Bagan believes that the Dzungar Khanate will continue to use Wang Quan in the future conquest of the Ming Dynasty.

After another moment, two Mongol sergeants escorted a middle-aged Han man into the tent.

After seeing this person, Wang Quan hurriedly got up to greet him, and arched his hand: "Liu Zongqi is fortunate, my Wang family will have a good reward in the future!" ”

After a little politeness, Wang Quan couldn't wait to ask: "Liu Zongqi personally came to report the news, but what happened in Longnan?" ”

Although Liu Dashun is the chief flag officer of the border army, he does not have the masculinity that a soldier should have, and his temperament and appearance are a little weak.

Seeing Liu Dashun's performance, everyone present was disdainful.

Under Wang Quan's reassurance and questioning, Liu Dashun finally remembered his intentions, and hurriedly said to Wang Quan: "Boss Wang, there is an urgent change!" The defenders of Gubian Fort, Weiding Fort, and Zhenning Acropolis south of Weishui have now begun to assemble, and they want to take advantage of the taboo of the Mongol army crossing Weishui to carry out a sneak attack. ”

Hearing Liu Dashun's information, Wang Quan's face changed, and he hurriedly translated the information into Mongolian and informed Bagan.

Bagen's face also changed, and he asked, "How many Han troops are planning to sneak attack?" ”

Under Wang Quan's translation, Liu Dashun replied tremblingly: "A few days ago, the Huamachi battalion sent 30,000 forbidden troops to support Jiezhou, most of these forbidden troops are stationed in Jiezhou City, but Zhenningwei also has more than 3,000 people, and the army that wants to sneak attack the Mongolian army this time is mainly these forbidden army!" They didn't know that the sky was high and the earth was thick, and they only wanted to make meritorious contributions, so they forced the defenders of Gubian Fort, Weiding Fort, and Zhenning Acropolis to move with them, totaling about four or five thousand people! ”

After learning that the Han army wanted to sneak attack him, Bagen's originally tense mood was much easier, and his eyes flashed with killing intent, as if he wanted to make a big move!

After Wang Quan thought for a moment, he suddenly looked happy, and said: "Leader Bagen, if we plan everything, we can just wipe out this Han army!" In this way, Fort Gubian, Fort Weiding, and the Acropolis of Zhenning will be empty and have no power to resist! As far as I know, after the Han people sent Zhao Junchen to move the grain and grass to Longnan to hoard, because the amount of grain and grass was too large, Zhenningwei also got a lot, and I also have an inside line in Zhenningwei, we can easily break the city, once we break through the Zhenning Acropolis, we can soon harvest a large amount of grain and grass! ”

At the same time, Sigmu and the leaders couldn't wait for a long time, and now Wang Quan's suggestion was also in their hands, and they also asked for battle: "Leader Bagan, this is a good opportunity, don't miss it!" ”

"Leader Bagen, if the Han people were cowering behind the city wall, it would really take a lot of effort for us to break the city, but now they are crazy and want to sneak attack us, just to catch them all!"

"Leader Bagen, please let our Kazakh warriors be the vanguard in this battle!"

Under everyone's suggestions, Bagen finally made up his mind and sneered: "Since the Han people have sent fat meat to our mouths, we have no reason to miss it!" Pass my orders, and the army is ready to cross the river! ”

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