After the gunfire completely fell silent, the chasseurs began to take stock of the battlefield. Recently, the white-clothed army has been counting the battlefield, not cleaning the battlefield. Because, basically, they don't need any equipment from the enemy. Unless you see something you like personally, and you're ready to stay as a test subject. Otherwise, those who are killed, their weapons, equipment, and personal belongings, will be thrown into the wilderness, slowly decaying over time.

On the bloody battlefield, from time to time there was a low snort or two, which passed quickly. Inexperienced people, hearing such a voice, most likely think it is their own delusion. If someone has a really sensitive sense of hearing, they may look around and look around for the source of this strange sound. Only experienced people know what it is.

The bayonet of the Han-style rifle is a special three-edged thorn, which can quickly bleed after piercing the human body, and can also pour a large amount of air into the abdominal cavity of the human body, causing fatal damage. There is almost no additional pain that can quickly end a person's life. For the wounded, it was also a sign of mercy from the whites.

For the vanquished, dying happily without enduring additional torture is a kind of happiness in itself. Not being able to live, not being able to die, this is the most tragic situation that everyone does not want to encounter. If you encounter some perverted opponents who have to carry out all kinds of ravages before killing you, it is really better to live than to die.

Of course, considering the threat of Lu Mi Gong, if it goes to the people, it may cause some unimaginable consequences. So, Xu Xingxia ordered to gather all the Lu Mi guns and blow them all up with explosives. If the explosives cannot be destroyed, use a sledgehammer to bend the barrel. At that time, all kinds of muskets did not have the concept of changing the barrel in later generations. There is no need for this. As long as the barrel is bent, the musket is considered useless.

"Let's go!" Xu Xingxia put down the binoculars and said calmly.

The raid of the fanatics was a small episode for Xu Xingxia. Their arrival, their attacks, their deaths, had almost no effect on the whites. This time the battle was like a strong man who encountered a child's provocation on the side of the road, and after pushing him away effortlessly, the big man continued on the road. As for what this kid will do, there is no need for Dahan to care.

After the battle, Xu Xingxia and his party continued on the road. Halfway through, they met Mao Thirteen, who came in a hurry. Garrisoned in Yumen City was the Leopard Cavalry led by Mao 13. Xu Xingxia arrived at the scheduled time, but he hadn't shown up yet, he was worried about what trouble Xu Xingxia would have on the road, so he hurriedly took his troops out to look for it.

However, considering the combat effectiveness of the chasers, Mao 13 was not nervous. With Xu Xingxia's surname, if he really can't fight, he will definitely find a way to retreat. He's not the kind of person who is brainless, and he won't easily joke with his own life. In fact, with the combat effectiveness of the chasseurs, there was no one in the land of Hamiwei to stop them from retreating.

Don't talk about Hamiwei, even if you look at the whole world, no one can stop Xu Xingxia and the chasers from retreating. Since the strong rise of the white-clothed army, in this world, only Xu Xingxia has gone after and killed others, and no one else can hunt down and kill him Xu Xingxia.

"I met a group of thieves and sent them away." Liu Chuang said lightly.

Mao 13 did not ask in detail. Those hapless fanatics are all dead, and it is estimated that their backstage planners will be annoyed. One hundred percent sure, they will definitely retaliate. With such a big loss, it is impossible for them to be so big. However, for their revenge, Mao 13 did not take it to heart at all. He feared that the fanatics would not take revenge. It would be best for them to come and attack Yumen City with all their might.

When Xu Xingxia arrived in Yumen City, it was already completely dark. On the head of the city of Yumen City, a large number of torches were lit. The flickering firelight lit up half of the sky, and it was red. Huang Kezhang and Zhu Xieyuan, along with other subordinate officials, greeted Xu Xingxia's arrival at the door. They were also a little worried, for fear that Xu Xingxia would have an accident on the way. Finding that Xu Xingxia was safe and sound, they were completely relieved.

"Hello everyone!"

"Everyone's worked hard!"

Xu Xingxia constantly expressed his gratitude to everyone.

He jumped off his horse and, with the others, entered the city of Yumen on foot.

After a few months of construction, Yumen City has a little bit of the scale of Weizhenbao. In this place, it is indeed a bit difficult to build a town. There weren't enough stones, there weren't enough wood, and almost all the building materials were transported from outside. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to build a large military fortress. It can only be built at the level of Weizhen Fort, and it can usually garrison a team of about 1,500 people.

Fortunately, Huang Kezhang and Zhu Xieyuan are both very experienced in construction. If it were for other ordinary people, there would really be no way to build this place. With the help of cement, a building material unique to the White Army, they made a large number of cement concrete blocks, and then stacked these concrete blocks to replace red bricks. Naturally, the middle is still rammed earth. The strength of these concrete blocks is much stronger than that of red bricks, and even if they are smashed by trebuchets, they can last for a long time.

The city wall of Yumen City is temporarily less than three zhang high, that is, the height of an ordinary three-story building. However, this height is enough to block the impact of the cavalry, which is fully in line with the combat needs of the white-clothed army. In fact, no matter how high the city wall is, it is completely unnecessary, but it is a waste of money and food. For the white-clothed army, as long as they can block the enemy's cavalry charge so that the opponent cannot break the city wall, everything else can be done by themselves.

In Yumen City, there is an infantry brigade and a mortar squadron of the Leopard Cavalry. Basically, it's impregnable. The power of mortars has been fully demonstrated during the battle at Yangguan Fort. This is a big killer against the tactics of the sea of people. Even if hundreds of thousands of enemies came to attack, it would be impossible to conquer this place.

That night, Xu Xingxia went to bed very early. After a day of tossing, he was indeed tired. The appearance of fanatics made Xu Xingxia feel that the war in the Western Regions could not end in a short period of time. Therefore, recharging is the first priority. The body is the capital of the revolution, and if the body is broken, it will be troublesome. Without a healthy body, everything is useless.

The next day, the white-clothed troops stationed in various parts of Hamiwei, and all the main commanders, including Gao Jie, Gao Yigong and others, all gathered in Yumen City. The city of Yumen was too small to garrison too many troops, including some of the chasseurs, to be stationed outside the city. In the afternoon of the same day, Xu Xingxia announced the convening of a military meeting.

Wang Qinian took the lead in reporting the specific situation of Hamiwei, and then reported on the military deployment of Yarkand, and finally said: "There is definite information that Rosalind and Mashatini have secretly arrived in Turpan. Their arrival should have a very close connection with the Ottoman Empire. In addition, the Khan of Yarkand, Abdullatif, also arrived. ”

Hearing Masatini's name, Sawanna's eyes lit up. No way, this woman turned out to be her best friend. When the two are most intimate, they almost sleep in the same bed, which is inseparable, regardless of you and me, and has a tendency to develop into glass. As a result, it was this best and closest friend who betrayed her when she was most defenseless. Masadini staged a sudden coup d'état and removed Sawana from the throne.

If it weren't for Sawana's decisive flight to the east, she would now be either dead or ravaged by a man. The current Sawana is not very enthusiastic about regaining her throne. Her most zealous thing is to take the slut Marthatini and let the man ravage her in the most rude way, and must ravage her to the point of pain. It is said that a woman's revenge psychology is the strongest, and Sawana is no exception.

Xu Xingxia asked curiously, "This Mashatini, what is she doing so actively?" ”

Sawanna said with a smile: "I guess I heard that you are here, and I want to get your head as soon as possible and ask for credit from the master behind her." ”

Xu Xingxia tilted his head and looked at her without saying anything. Sawanna's words were a little frivolous, but the meaning was well stated. Rosalind, Mathatini, Abdullatif, and Abdullain are actually fleas on the table, nothing remarkable. Only the behemoth behind them is the object that the white army needs to focus on.

Sawanna said, "If I say that their thirst for power is no less than that of the Emperor Zetian before you Han people, would you believe it? In order to maintain their power, or to extend it, they can do whatever it takes. ”

Xu Xingxia said calmly: "Those fanatics, are they all their subordinates? ”

Savana shook her head and said, "Not exactly. They are all followers of the Green Religion and are the most devout believers of the Green Religion. Their obsession with the Green Cult has reached the point of madness, even if they sacrifice their lives for it. ”

Gao Jie suddenly asked coldly, "How many of these fanatics are there?" ”

Sawanna shrugged, spread her hands, and said helplessly: "This, I'm afraid they don't have an accurate number." No one knows how many followers of the Green Cult there are in their country. And how many of these followers are crazy fanatics, it is estimated that no one knows. And how many of these fanatics are willing to abandon everything they have and run to the distant Hamiwei to fight for them, it is estimated that no one knows. All of them are unknowns. ”

Mao 13 frowned and said, "There is always an approximate number, right?" ”

Sawanna thought hard, turned her head to look at Xu Xingxia, and said hesitantly: "If I say that they may have about three million people, will you believe it?" ”

Gao Jie and Mao Shisan both looked at each other, and then shook their heads without thinking. Gao Yigong also shook his head affirmatively, expressing disbelief. Ling Huhai shook his head as well. Wang Qinian simply closed his eyes and rested. Three million people, this number is indeed too frightening. Three million troops, what is that concept? That's an unbearably large number.

At that time, an ordinary country with a population of several million was not bad. For example, the Netherlands has a population of just over two million. Spain is also home to a population of several million. It's the population of the United Kingdom, which hovers around 10 million. According to the research of later generations, the entire Ottoman Empire, at its peak, had a population of only about 40 million.

Only the huge Ming Empire could have a population of more than 100 million and raise an army of millions. In fact, the elite part of the Ming Dynasty's army, that is, the soldiers who were completely out of production, were simply less than half a million. The others are all half-military, half-civilian military households that do not work full-time. These people, in fact, cannot be counted as a professional army. To put it simply, raising an army of one million that is completely out of production will be bankrupt at any time.

Seeing the strange expressions of the crowd, Sawanna explained euphemistically: "The three million people I am talking about are certainly not professional troops. They are the people who believe in the Green Religion, and they are soldiers when they take up arms. Put down your arms, they are ordinary people. I have studied the armies of your countries. Isn't that what your military households look like? In wartime, it is the army, and in peacetime it is for the people. ”

Gao Jie and Mao Thirteen still frowned. They weren't very satisfied with Sawanna's explanation. Because, the madness of those fanatics is indeed astonishing. The military households of the Ming Dynasty did not have such a strong spirit of death. Those fanatics are not here to fight at all, but to pursue death. Death, for them, seems to be a pursuit. I have to say that such a pursuit is indeed too outlandish.

In particular, the commanders of the hunting cavalry, Liu Chuang and Zhang Nai, were very impressed by this. They fought against the Dajin army in the Liaodong region. The fighting spirit of the Dajin Army is already very tenacious. However, the fighting spirit of these fanatics is even more tenacious than that of the Dajin army. What is the force that is supporting them, running from such a far place to such a far place to spread wilderness? What does it take to beat their madness?

Zhang Nai said slowly: "The Lumi guns they use are all supported by the Ottoman Empire, right?" Their military operations were also carried out by the Ottoman Empire, right? ”

Wang Qinian said affirmatively: "Yes." The Rumi guns had just arrived from Ishtampur, and the total number was estimated to be as high as 300,000. ”

Mao 13 frowned and said, "In other words, they are ready to arm at least 300,000 musketeers?" That's not a small amount. Now, they have only appeared tens of thousands of people, so when will the remaining 200,000 or so people appear in front of us? ”

Gao Yigong also said stupidly: "How do you feel that their soldiers don't need to spend military salaries or anything at all?" Can you easily conjure up hundreds of thousands of people? Our white-clothed army controls such a large place, and the total strength is only 150,000, which is less than half of the enemy! This is still the vanguard of the enemy, and the big army is still behind! ”

Gao Jie said fiercely: "It's not terrible to have a lot of people, just kill them all!" ”

Mao 13 smiled bitterly and said, "Three million people! How do you kill? It's just a queue for you to cut, and it will take a long time to cut! You're putting it mildly! ”

Gao Jie rolled his eyes and said coldly: "What I have is time!" ”

The others were speechless. Gao Jie's killing ruthlessness can be detected by anyone as long as it is. And Xu Xingxia specially transferred Gao Jie to Hamiwei, and the purpose is naturally self-evident. It's just that there are some words that everyone knows by heart, and it doesn't make sense to say them. In fact, in the face of those unreasonable fanatics, people like Gao Jie are indeed the most suitable.

Xu Xingxia nodded, and said quietly: "The battle has just begun, and it is far from over, everyone must be prepared to fight a protracted war." Our troops, after settling the interior, will gradually move to the Western Regions. In addition, when the conditions are ripe, the Sui cavalry, the Tang cavalry, and the Song cavalry will be formed one after another to increase the strength of our army. ”

Sawanna suddenly glanced at Xu Xingxia with a smile and said, "Actually, it is not without benefit for you to fight with them. ”

Liu Chuang asked angrily, "What's the benefit?" ”

Sawanna said mysteriously, "I won't tell you, you can slowly experience it yourself!" ”

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what she was doing. They subconsciously felt that Sawanna's words were mostly related to Xu Xingxia. Gao Jie didn't like to use his brain, so he said directly: "You're talking about women, right?" I'm sorry, there are enough women in my family, and I quarrel at two ends in three days, making the family restless, and I don't want to want it anymore! I'm in charge of arresting people, and I'll leave it to you to deal with it! ”

Liu Chuang couldn't help laughing. They had all heard about the fire in Gao Jie's backyard. Gao Jie, this guy, is ruthless and murderous, but he really can't manage his own women. The women in his family are all quite spicy, and they are all strong women. So it's normal to make noise from time to time.

Xu Xingxia frowned and said in a deep voice: "Okay, don't stagger the topic." We will now discuss the specific battle plan. We can't let fanatics take the initiative, we have to take the initiative to fight back. Well, to be precise, an active offense. Our first goal is to take Turpan within three months. ”

Gao Jie said casually: "It doesn't take three months to simply take Turpan, right?" ”

Xu Xingxia said seriously: "What I said about winning includes two meanings. The first is to conquer. The second is control. We must firmly control Turpan in our own hands and advance the battlefield to the territory of the Yarkand Kingdom. We can't let those fanatics run to Hamiwei to spread wild. Hamiwei, now it's our rear. ”

(To be continued)