Xu Xingxia held a clairvoyant mirror and stood on the head of Gulang City, carefully observing the movements of the western wilderness. With the sound of hurried horses' hooves, soon, several sporadic Tartar scouts appeared in the field of vision of the clairvoyant mirror one after another. The color of the armor of these Tartar scouts is almost black, like a devil who has emerged from hell. In Xu Xingxia's impression, it seems that there is only Mo Yuegen's family. None of the other Tartar outfits are like this.

"Before I know it, it's been more than a year!" Xu Xingxia sighed slightly, and couldn't help but think of the first time he met Mo Yuegen in Kalong Mountain. At that time, Mo Yuegen's subordinates also appeared like this. Their outfits, too, were black, as if they had just come out of the mire. At that time, everyone, including him, was gently shocked by these sudden tartars. Of course, not anymore. Now Xu Xingxia, facing Mo Yuegen's arrival, is in a very calm mood.

Relatively speaking, last time, the comparison of the forces of the two sides was even more disparity. At that time, Xu Xingxia had less than a hundred people in his hands. At that time, the white-clothed army used the most primitive Yue Gong , and the surname energy in all aspects was much worse than now. However, the army commanded by Mo Yuegen numbered in the thousands, and the ratio of troops between the two sides was almost more than fifty to one. Now, the ratio of forces between the two sides will definitely not exceed ten to one.

Of course, this time, the terrain occupied by the white-clothed army is not as good as last time. The fortress of Caron Mountain, if placed here. As long as a white-clothed army of 1,000 people can block Mo Yuegen's way to death. And in Gulang City, a thousand musketeers would definitely not be able to stop Mo Yuegen's large-scale attack.

"The Tartar army is coming!" Zhang Yi suddenly whispered.

Everyone at the head of the city subconsciously held a clairvoyant mirror and stared at the horizon.

As Zhang Yi's voice fell, at the end of the horizon, a large number of black dots appeared. The autumn fields were originally earthy yellow, with no vegetation embellishments. The appearance of these black dots is very abrupt. The black dots slowly grew larger and turned into black shadows one by one. Subsequently, these black shadows arrived densely and slowly connected into a black ocean. The ocean grew bigger and bigger, like a flood rushing down from the valley, constantly tumbling, agitating, crowding, roaring towards Gulang City.

"Knock knock!"

The sound of horses' hooves, like bursts of muffled thunder, shook the dust on the walls of Gulang City, and kept falling down in a small stream. Gulang City is very old, it is in disrepair everywhere, and it is beaten so constantly by the sound of horses' hooves, where can it bear it? Later, even on the ground, dust began to shake upward, as if there were invisible raindrops hitting the ground, stirring up the dust.

All the white-clothed soldiers couldn't help but tense their faces. The number of Tatars, there are so many, it's really a bit stressful. Not only people feel the pressure, but even the war horses in the stables also feel the pressure. They also let out a low, uneasy hiss. Some of the war horses were still pouting their hooves, looking a little irritable. No amount of caressing or comforting the groom could dispel their inner turmoil.

Soon after, the fields to the west of Gulang City were covered with Tartars. Looking out from the head of Gulang City, you can only see dense human heads, and you can't see the ground at all. A cursory glance swept out, and there were tens of thousands of people in the line of sight. As the saying goes, if there are tens of thousands of people, there is no shore. Mo Yuegen used his troops to prove this point. Fortunately, due to the terrain, the entire force of the Tartars could not be deployed, otherwise, the momentum would definitely be more spectacular and shocking, and the uneasiness inside Gulang City would be even more serious.

These black-clad Tartar cavalry are naturally Mo Yuegen's follow-up troops. Well, to be exact, his main forces. Basically all his belongings are here. Mo Yuegen is not from a Tatar aristocratic background, he has today's status and strength, which are all worked hard step by step, and are exchanged for blood and sweat. Therefore, it is said that he is the most formidable opponent of the Tatars. The other Tatar high-ranking people, even if they have more troops and more population than Mo Yuegen, are not as terrible as Mo Yuegen.

Behind the Tartars, there were also a large number of Ming infantry. The two treacherous military officers responsible for leading them were Liu Fengxi and Li Guozhen. The Ming army in Gansu Town, originally numbered 30,000 or 40,000 people, but tens of thousands of people were captured by the white-clothed army near Jinjiatai, and nearly 10,000 were captured in Sheephorn Canyon, and the remaining Ming army, about 15,000 people, were all gathered here. From the clairvoyant mirror, it can be found that in the ranks of the infantry of the Ming army, there are indeed cannons dragged.

"Good time!" Gao Jie's blood immediately boiled.

The white-clothed generals around him also gradually burned with blood.

Another big battle between the White Army and the Tartars is about to begin. If there is no accident, the Battle of Gulang City will be the largest military operation of the White Army after the Battle of Baihuze. In this battle, whether it was Xu Xingxia or Mo Yuegen, they had already used their forces to the maximum. Neither of them has anything to do with it. To put it simply, it's all or nothing. The victor will take control of the entire Gansu town. The loser will completely withdraw from Gansu Town.

Xu Xingxia's heart is full of confidence. It is not the first time that he and Mo Yuegen have fought each other. Last time, under such rudimentary conditions, he could force Mo Yugen to retreat, and I believe that this time it will be okay. Forcing Mo Yuegen to retreat was no longer his goal. His further goal was to consume Mo Yuegen's vital strength well, so that after Mo Yuegen's defeat, he would no longer have the ability to attack the south for three or five years.

His self-confidence, of course, comes from his white-clothed army. After the tempering of the Battle of Baihuze, the white-clothed army has accumulated considerable experience in large-scale battles. The battle in Gulang City, no matter how you say it, the conditions are better than those of Baihuze. After all, there is a city to defend here. No matter how brave the Tatar cavalry was, it was impossible to break through the walls. In this regard alone, the White Army is already invincible.

Although Mo Yuegen brought the cannon this time, it seems that the ability to attack the fortification is quite good. However, these cannons could not save Mo Yuegen's fate. The rebels of the Ming army that he brought in could not increase his combat ability. With more than a hundred small-caliber artillery, it is impossible to destroy all the walls of Gulang City. As long as the walls remain, the white-clothed army will have cover to continue to resist and fight. With the power of the Yue Yue Gong, even if Gulang City was breached, Mo Yuegen would have to pay a lot of price. In street fighting, the white-clothed army will not suffer.

Compared with Xu Xingxia, Mo Yuegen was a little less confident. When he came all the way east, his mood was still a little heavy. Even he couldn't tell what it was like, but it was a little uncomfortable anyway. But if you really want to say exactly what is uncomfortable, you can't say it. It's like I haven't seen the sun for months, and I feel a little moldy, anxious, anxious, sensitive, and dizzy.

This time I went south, and the first half of the game can be said to have reached the goal easily. The resistance ability of the Zhenming army in Gansu was completely within Mo Yuegen's calculations. The chaotic town of Gansu, in the face of the Tatar attack, has no intention of fighting. After a few slight attacks by the Tartars, they announced their surrender one after another. In the whole process of attacking, the total casualties of the Tatars were less than 130 people. Half of them were accidents. However, it may be that the start was too good, and the development of the situation in the second half seems to be a little bit not smooth.

When he was still in Ganzhou City, he received several bad messages in a row. The first piece of information, his flank covering forces, almost did not make progress. Whether it is Zhenyuanguan, or Chimukou, Huangxiakou and other places, there is no progress. The attack on all routes was firmly blocked by the garrison of the White Army. The Tatar cavalry of all directions paid a considerable price and never managed to break through the defense line of the white-clothed army. Because they could not break through the defensive line, no one knew how many troops they had held back the white-clothed army.

At the beginning, Mo Yuegen reluctantly divided part of the main force and let them go south from the east to attack the border defense of Ningxia Town, just to create a sense of rumor in Ningxia Town, and force the white-clothed army in Ningxia Town not to take the initiative to reach out to support Gansu Town. Out of fear of Xu Xingxia, Mo Yuegen was psychologically prepared for Xu Xingxia's armed intervention in Gansu Town. This goal, judging from the current situation, is clearly accomplished.

However, the goal of the second stage, to attract the main force of the white-clothed army to the border, resulting in the emptiness of the troops in the center, was not achieved at all. The main force of the white-clothed army, instead of being attracted to the border, continued to appear in Gansu Town, or in such a critical place as Gulang City. Such a result made Mo Yuegen feel very uneasy. If the main force of the White Army cannot be pinned down, the pressure on him will be great. The muskets of the white-clothed army are powerful, and the Tatars and the white-clothed army face to face are not an easy thing to win.

The latest intelligence shows that the total strength of the white-clothed army will not be less than 20,000. Twenty thousand musketeers, for the Tatars, is still a very deterrent. No matter how rich Rao is Mo Yuegen's combat experience and how strong the combat effectiveness of his troops is, he will not dare to despise the existence of these 20,000 muskets. In the battle of Bai Huze, Mo Yuegen already knew the general situation. Judging from the post-war summary, the musket power of the white-clothed army is still very strong.

Lin Dan Khan capsized in the gutter, but he ignored the power of the muskets of the white-clothed army, so that he lost so many iron lance cavalry. It is estimated that within ten years, it will be impossible for Lin Dan Khan to replenish all the lost iron lance cavalry. Mo Yuegen is definitely not an impulsive person like Lin Dan Khan, he likes to plan and then act, therefore, he will be more cautious, and will never let his troops rush to the muskets of the white-clothed army without cover to send them to death.

When he was in the fortress of Karon Mountain, Mo Yuegen had already learned the power of the white-clothed muskets. That's really going to die! No matter how brave the Tatars, if they are hit by a musket, they will either be killed or wounded. Those who have been treated by the witch doctor, even if they pick up a surname and come back, it is impossible to continue the battle. To be honest, in frontal combat, the Tatars' arrows had almost no advantage over the muskets of the white-clothed army.

However, the musket power of the white army is not the most important. And most importantly, the number of troops in the White Army. 20,000 people is obviously not the upper limit of the strength of the white-clothed army. For the Han army, expanding the armament war was simply a breeze. As long as there are people, money, and weapons, you can expand the army on a large scale. The youth and middle-aged of the Han people are simply endless. It would take several years for the Tatars to add a thousand cavalry troops. In a month, the Han people can add thousands of new people. The speed at which the two are expanding their armed forces is fundamentally incompatible.

The serious result of such a comparison is that he Mo Yuegen must fight a quick battle and cannot fight a protracted war with Xu Xingxia. If the two sides fall into a stalemate and compete for attrition, he is definitely not Xu Xingxia's opponent. The losses of the white-coated army can be replenished at any time, and the replenishment far exceeds the losses, and the troops will make up more and more. In other words, the number of white-clothed troops will continue to increase over time. However, there was no way to make up for the losses of the Tatars in time, and the number of troops could only be reduced and reduced, and finally they involuntarily and completely collapsed.

In fact, Mo Yuegen's trip south this time was not completely risk-free. It's just that, before, he didn't take this risk to heart. Now, he has to pay attention to such risks. Judging from the current situation, whether Ningxia Town can be successfully taken is not to be said for the time being, even if it is reluctantly taken, the price paid by the Tatars will probably be quite large. If the price paid is too great, Mo Yuegen will not be able to gain more than he loses.

For example, if in order to eliminate the 20,000 white-clothed army, he Mo Yugen paid the price of 20,000 cavalry, it would be very heavy. In the history of his Mo Yugen's conquest, he had never paid such a big price. His original plan was to pay a maximum of 5,000 people. Most of the cannon fodder was borne by the Ming rebels in Gansu Town. Anyway, these rebels, after the victory in the battle, were all slaves, and the losses did not matter.

However, this plan is clearly bankrupt. Xu Xingxia obviously concentrated the main force and was ready to fight him to the death. He knew very well that if he didn't show a little bit of the ability to press the bottom of the box, he would not be able to kill the white-clothed army. However, once the Tatars showed the ability to press the bottom of the box, the price paid would continue to double. The loss of 20,000 cavalry is entirely possible.

(To be continued)