Shaanxi Xingdu Division, Gansu Town, Ganzhou City. 【Reading.com】

Ganzhou City is the Zhangye of later generations, located in the core area of Gansu Town. To the easternmost Liangzhou, in the east, and to the westernmost Jiayuguan in the west, the distance is almost equal. At that time, Lanzhou was still a direct relationship with Shaanxi Province and did not belong to Gansu Town. This is also the reason why it was chosen as the residence of the Yamen, the chief military officer of Gansu Town. The Yamen station of the Shaanxi Xingdu Division is also here. In the entire Gansu town, there is only one town that is slightly decent. Other places such as Suzhou City, Liangzhou City, Yongchang City, Xining City, Gulang City, Shandan City and other places are all very desolate.

If you want to choose the most dilapidated border town among the nine important towns in the Ming Dynasty, it must be Gansu Town. Due to the complexity of the people's situation here, a large number of ethnic minorities live together with each other, and the contradictions between them are very deep. From time to time, there are foreign Tatars who loot, which has greatly affected the production and life here. There are also continuous winds and sands, the climate is arid, and arable land is scarce. Food is certainly not self-sufficient. The flight of military households is certainly the most serious. As far as the eye can see, everywhere is a barren and lifeless place.

Whether it is the governor of Shaanxi or the imperial court, as long as Gansu Town is mentioned, they have to shake their heads secretly. In the history of the Ming Dynasty, Gansu Town has always had only input, no output. Moreover, the amount of money and food that needs to be invested is very huge. Not to mention anything else, the cost of maintaining the road alone is a huge amount of money every year. There is also the cost of controlling sandstorms and digging wells, which is also a very staggering figure. Many people feel that this is a bottomless pit at all, and they don't know how much they need to fill in.

In fact, there is also a green corridor under Qilian Mountain. This is the famous Hexi Corridor. The Hexi Corridor can grow grain and raise livestock. The famous Shandan horse was produced in the Hexi Corridor. Purely from the point of view of charging, the Shandan horse is better than the Mongolian horse. However, running long distances is not a good thing. It's just that, for various reasons, this green corridor seems to have never really been used. The people living here only see the barren wilderness and the wind and sand flying in the sky every day.

In the morning, there was a lot of slaughter inside and outside the city of Ganzhou, and the sound of horses' hooves continued, as if a burst of doors rolled by. It was overcast and gloomy, as if it was going to rain. In fact, there is very little chance of rain in Gansu Town, and the gloomy sky is always put out for people to see, and there is no effect of a real surname. With bursts of thunder, a large number of Tatar cavalry besieged the city of Ganzhou inside and out. Outside these Tatar cavalry, there were also scattered Ming soldiers maintaining order.

The Ming army in Gansu Town, after deducting the vacancy, still has 30,000 or 40,000 people, and more than 100,000 family members of military families. With so many people, it is impossible for the Tatars to kill them all. If it had been before, simply for the sake of plundering, the Tatars had killed the Ming army, or had killed the useless people, and brought useful strong men and young women back to their tribes as slaves, it was not a matter of question. But this time, when the Tatars were ready to occupy the town of Gansu for a long time, they had to change their previous approach. Blindly killing people will not achieve the goal.

In order to occupy the town of Gansu for a long time, the Tatars took relatively moderate measures. They used the surrendered senior Ming army officials to mix different Ming troops. The original officers, no longer bring the original soldiers. The original soldiers, nor did they follow the original officers. However, the establishment of the soldiers and the guards continued to be retained. Of course, those officers who did not obey, or who tried to resist, were killed. Only a very small number of officers quietly ran away and disappeared. The purpose of the Tatars in doing this was to attack the town of Ningxia.

It is well known that the Tatars are incapable of attacking fortifications. Well, to be precise, there is no strong ability to attack. Because the number of infantry was too small, and the number of siege equipment was not enough. Cavalry siege is a foolish thing to do and can easily incur a lot of casualties. However, after taking the town of Gansu, both problems were solved. The Ming army in Gansu Town is the best cannon fodder. The Tatars were ready to drive the surrendered Ming army as the vanguard, as the main force of infantry for the attack, and at the same time carry siege equipment. The cavalry of the Tatars, on the other hand, pressed in the rear.

When it was almost noon, Li Maohui and Li Guozhen and other civil and military officials who had surrendered to the Tatars all drooped their heads and entered the Yamen of the chief military officer of Ganzhou City. This place has been occupied by Mo Yuegen and has become his temporary line. Outside the line, all the people were Tatar archers. These Tatar archers were all trained by Mo Yuegen himself, and their combat effectiveness was extremely strong. For those Ming generals who came, they all looked with contempt.

A moment later, a group of Tatars came over surrounded by a burly middle-aged man. The middleman was covered with a piece of golden armor. Underneath the armor, there was also a golden burqa. Outside the robe, there was a flying golden dragon. This kind of dress is very much like the emperor of the Central Plains Dynasty. This bright yellow, with a golden dragon, is indeed something that only emperors can wear. He is Mo Yuegen, the arrow god of the Tatars.

Due to his own strength, Mo Yuegen has gradually separated from Zhuang Bald's department. He and his tribe both need a living space for reading. Obviously, the north, is not so large an area for him. His gaze was only staring at the south, staring at the northwest of the Ming Dynasty. He felt that the banks of the Yellow River were not bad. If he can control Gansu Town, Ningxia Town, Guyuan Town, and even Yansui Town, there should be good room for development.

When walking, Mo Yuegen's left foot seemed to be a little unbalanced. Despite his best efforts to cover it up, people with sharp eyes can still see it clearly. People who don't know the inside story still think that Mo Yuegen was injured after falling from a horse. For riders, it is really common for them to fall off a horse and get injured. It's like a person who drives in later generations, and there are very few small car accidents at all. However, those who know the inside story do not dare to say it easily.

Because, Mo Yuegen's foot was indeed injured by a fall from a horse. However, he did not fall from his horse naturally, nor did he fall from his horse accidentally, but because the war horse was shot to death by Xu Xingxia. That night, Xu Xingxia's arrow hit Mo Yuegen's war horse. Caught off guard, he didn't notice it for a while, but he was crushed by the war horse. Thankfully, it's not particularly serious. Unfortunately, after being treated by a shaman and witch doctor, there are still sequelae.

Of course, Mo Yuegen was already very lucky. You must know that Xu Xingxia's black feather arrow at that time, as long as it was three inches upward, he, the arrow god, would be finished. Until now, Mo Yuegen still retains that terrifying black feather arrow. He constantly reminded himself that the owner of the Black Feather Arrow was a terrible demon, and he must spare no effort to get rid of him. Otherwise, as time goes by, the power of this demon will definitely get stronger and stronger.

This time, Mo Yuegen went south in a big way, and he came with the purpose of revenge. Not only did he want to seek a good living space for his tribe, but he also had to cut Xu Xingxia with a thousand knives and shatter his bones. Xu Xingxia is now a shadow in his heart. If he couldn't defeat Xu Xingxia, he and his tribe couldn't think of a better way out. Perhaps, in the future, he will be poisoned by Xu Xingxia.

Mo Yuegen entered the hall, swept with cold eyes, and saw that those Ming generals were coming. In his heart, he definitely despises these guys. In order to survive, he actually betrayed his country, such a person, no matter where he goes, he can only be despised. If it was before, Mo Yuegen would have waved his hand and ordered them to be pushed out and beheaded. He didn't even want to see them. However, for the sake of combat needs, he still has to use them for the time being.

Among all the generals of the Ming army, the earliest one to arrive was Liu Fengxi, the former chief military officer of Gansu Town. He was a big fat man, less than five feet tall, but he weighed more than two hundred pounds, so that the entire Gansu town did not even have armor suitable for him. Therefore, he never wore armor. Since he had no armor, he had never been to the front line in person. This time the Tatars attacked, and he was frightened and soon gave the order to raise his hands and surrender.

There is no governor in Gansu Town, so Liu Fengxi's official position is the largest. Liu Fengxi has no ability, he is good at observing words and feelings, he accidentally found the killing intent in Mo Yuegen's eyes, and suddenly felt that his prospects were quite bad. Fortunately, the killing intent in Mo Yuegen's eyes disappeared in a flash, and he slowly calmed down. However, that faint wisp of killing intent always lingered in his heart and could not be dispersed for a long time.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have come with great kindness. So don't be nervous, don't be afraid. As long as you sincerely cooperate with my writer, I can guarantee that your glory and wealth, gold, silver and jewelry, will not be less than before. Mo Yuegen said with a smile. Like many Tatar high-ranking people, Mo Yuegen also speaks Chinese quite well. Before going south this time, he had found time to practice again.

"We are deeply grateful to serve the Khan King." Li Maohui hurriedly said.

"Okay, time is pressing, business is important, let's stop talking nonsense. Now, we have a common enemy, and that is Xu Xingxia. This time, we must wipe out Xu Xingxia and his white-clothed army. We must take the town of Ningxia into our own hands! I don't know if everyone here has any good suggestions for attacking Xu Xingxia? Mo Yuegen glanced at everyone and said straight to the point.

(To be continued)