With Mo Yuegen's surname, of course, it is impossible to stay in Gansu Town honestly. In fact, Xu Xingxia preferred to believe that Mo Yuegen's purpose in controlling Gansu Town was to use Gansu Town as a base for attack and continue to attack in the southeast direction. His purpose is either Ningxia Town or Xi'an Mansion. From a strategic point of view, Ningxia Town is a little more reliable.

After all, most of the troops of the original Tatar Zhuang Bald Lai Department were in the north of the desert, a little far from Shaanxi. If they were to raid south, they would have to travel too far and cross the desert. The troops will get tired, the horsepower will decrease, and the combat effectiveness will decrease. However, after taking control of Gansu Town, it was much more convenient for them to attack all parts of Shaanxi. Even if it is to directly enter Xi'an Mansion, it is possible.

In the past, the purpose of the Tartars going south was simply to plunder. No matter how many troops are dispatched, it is a one-shot deal, and if you grab something, you will leave, and you will not occupy land, towns, or anything. But this time, Xu Xingxia felt that Mo Yuegen's arrival was a bit weird. Vaguely, this Mo Yuegen seems to have a long-term move to control Gansu Town. I don't know where this feeling comes from, Xu Xingxia has such a feeling. Obviously, this is definitely not a good thing.

At that time, the Mengyuan Empire also broke through from Ningxia Town, controlled the northwest region, and then pressed all the way to Shuzhong, Xiangyang and other places. In the end, after some hard fighting, Xiangyang was conquered. The loss of Xiangyang means that the southeast half of the wall has lost the last barrier, and there is only a share of it that can be captured. If the Tartars control the northwest region and concentrate their main forces to attack Xiangyang and other places, they may not be able to repeat the glory of the past. In other words, the current Ming Dynasty's internal resistance may not be stronger than that of the Southern Song Dynasty. In the future, it will be very challenging!

Gansu Town is indeed a special place. To the west of it are the kingdoms of Hamiwei and Yarkand. Hamiwei is nominally a relationship that belongs to the Ming Dynasty, but in fact, it is simply a reading power. The people who lived there were also basically a branch of the Tatars. As for the Yarkand kingdom, it was also a branch of the Mongols. If it is seriously investigated, it also has a great connection with the Tatars. In other words, the Tatars did not control an enclave in Gansu, but directly expanded their territory to the southeast.

In other words, if Mo Yuegen and the others are going to stay in Gansu Town, there is basically no problem. In terms of logistical support, it can be carried out through the Hamiwei and Yarkand kingdoms. Originally, the ethnic composition of Gansu Town was very complicated, but now the Tatars have forcibly inserted a leg, and it will be even more complicated. There are also captured Ming troops and surrendered Ming troops mixed in, and the current Gansu Town, I am afraid that it should be quite chaotic.

It's a pity that the white-clothed army is now beyond the reach of the whip. Otherwise, while Mo Yuegen's foothold was not stable, he immediately concentrated the main force, attacked to the west, and took a thunderous momentum to drive the Tatars out of Gansu Town in one fell swoop, so as to control Gansu Town in his own hands and completely put an end to the hidden danger from the west. Unfortunately, this is a beautiful idea, but the reality is not. With the current strength of the white-clothed army, for the time being, it is good to be able to hold Ningxia Town.

In the town of Yansui to the east, there is still a Yulin City that has not been taken. To the south, the Ming army in Guyuan Town has not yet been defeated. In the north, Lin Dan Khan must be unwilling. Xu Xingxia's current situation can be described as surrounded by strong enemies and full of crises. If he brazenly mobilized troops against Gansu Town, he was afraid that the enemies in the other three sides would pounce at once. For the sake of a Gansu town, it is too irrational to put yourself in danger of being surrounded on all sides.

"My lord......" Liu Chuang's call pulled Xu Xingxia back from deep thought.

"Go back to Ningxia City! Inform Zhang Yi to lead the Eagle Cavalry Army and closely monitor the movements in Gansu Town. Xu Xingxia said decisively. The White Coats now have three units that serve as skirmishers, namely the Eagle Cavalry, the Eagle Cavalry, and the Eagle Cavalry. In addition to being skirmishers, they also served as some scouts. Among them, the main activity area of the Eagle Cavalry and the Eagle Cavalry is in the north of Ningxia Town, while the activity area of the Eagle Cavalry is around Ningxia Zhongwei.

From the perspective of military geography, the most vulnerable town in Ningxia is Ningxia Zhongwei. Ningxia Zuowei is located in the southwest of Ningxia Town, and to the south of it, is Guyuan Town. To the west of it is the town of Gansu. If Mo Yuegen entered the east from Gansu Town, he would definitely enter Ningxia Town from here. After all, the road to the south along the Yellow River is the best, the distance is the closest, and it is also the most convenient to replenish the drinking water of a large number of war horses. At that time, the upper reaches of the Yellow River were very clear, and the water of the Yellow River was directly drinkable.

From a tactical point of view, Ningxia's central defenders are also not easy to defend. This area is more prominent, and it feels like a paw of foot, deeply inserted into someone else's territory. His north, south, and west sides were all likely to be attacked. Especially to the north, there is no protection from Helan Mountain, only some low mountains, hills, and the desert Gobi, which are convenient for the movement of large cavalry forces. It seems that the victory of the gold pass has been repeatedly broken by the Tatars.

Moreover, if the Tatars cooperated with the Ming army and moved north from Guyuan Town, the threat to Ningxia Town would be even greater. The south has more troops to deploy than the north. 30,000 Tatar cavalry are coming all over the world, and the white-clothed army is indeed a little difficult to stop! The Tatar cavalry was not the Ming army, and its combat effectiveness, willpower, and endurance exceeded the Ming army by too much. Even if the white-clothed army has the advantage of muskets, it is very difficult to defeat three enemies in the plains and fields. To block the attack of the Tatar cavalry, it was necessary to have at least one enemy and two enemies.

Of course, for Mo Yuegen's arrival, the white-clothed army does not need to worry too much. In the plains and wilderness, the white-clothed army may have little advantage. However, if you defend the city, the advantage of the white-clothed army is greater. With the great power and long range of the moon gun, if the Tatar cavalry forced the attack, they would definitely suffer a strong counterattack and lose a large amount of living force. If there had been explosives packs to help, the Tatars would have had more dead and wounded. The battle at Zhenyuan Pass fully proved this point. I believe that Mo Yugen will not repeat the mistakes of the past, unless he is stupid.

It seems that in the places under the jurisdiction of Ningxia Zhongwei, such as Zhenyu Fort, Xuanhe Fort, and Ning'an Fort, the troops stationed by the white-clothed army do not need to be much, and only one squadron needs to be stationed. Three hundred muskets per castle, plus a certain number of explosive packs, would have made the Tatars suffer. In a place like Shengjin Pass, it is enough to have a squadron of the Eagle Cavalry. The Tatars fought, in the final analysis, there was also a question of the price ratio of surnames. You can't do things that are at a loss! If the price paid is too great, but the benefits are too small, Mo Yuegen will definitely retreat.

"Inform all the Standing Committee members of the Military Affairs Department and the Governing Council, a meeting! There is an emergency! After returning to Ningxia City, Xu Xingxia immediately summoned relevant personnel to report the situation and study the combat plan. Soon, the relevant personnel were basically there.

"Mo Yuegen?"

"This thief, you must kill him!"

"As long as Mo Yuegen dares to come, we must not let him go!"

The participants were a little surprised by Mo Yuegen's arrival. Surprised, they quickly showed anger again. Among the members of the Standing Committee of the Governing Council, Hu Yishan and Sun Mo are both military households in Zhenshuo Fort. The other members of the Standing Committee also gritted their teeth and hated this Mo Yuegen. Zhenshuo Fort was breached by Mo Yuegen, the entire castle was slaughtered, and the young men were captured, and their whereabouts are still unknown. This is definitely a sea of blood feud!

Among the many officers and soldiers of the white-clothed army, it is estimated that there are thousands of people who have a blood feud with Mo Yuegen. They are all more or less connected to Zhenshuo Fort. For the name Mo Yuegen, everyone is eager to crush his bones and scatter ashes. Even those Tugu Hun Zhuangding who joined the white-clothed army hated this Mo Yuegen quite bitterly. In the past, the Tuyuhun people had to live under the wing of the Tatars, and they were bullied by this Mo Yuegen many times.

Before, because Mo Yuegen had been cowering in the north of the desert, there had been no accurate news, with the current combat strength of the white-clothed army, it was beyond his power to take the initiative to attack him, so everyone looked for the hatred to be deeply suppressed in their hearts and did not show it. Unexpectedly, at this time, Mo Yuegen actually took the initiative to jump out again, and wanted to attack Ningxia Town again. This time, the anger of the white-clothed army was stirred out.

"Kill Mo Yuegen!"

Hu Yishan's eyes were red and he roared loudly!

"Kill Mo Yuegen!"

Sun Mo was also excited, and the green tendons on his face were erect.

With the two of them taking the lead, the other members of the Standing Committee of the Governing Council were also quite excited. Under the influence of the Standing Committee of the Governing Council, the Standing Committee members of the Military Affairs Department were also quite excited. As a soldier, not being able to protect the people in his own territory is a dereliction of duty! Although it is said that the previous Zhenshuo Fort tragedy had nothing to do with the white-clothed army, it was the people of Ningxia Town who suffered more! This account must be repaid by Mo Yuegen!

"Calm down, everyone!"

Xu Xingxia had to say slowly.

After everyone quieted down, he waved his hand and asked Minghao to report the relevant situation.

On the way back from Xu Xingxia, all aspects of Gansu Town have been quickly sent to Ningxia City to summarize. The information from the scout team, the intelligence from Xuan Yingwei, and even the intelligence from Yuan Jinyiwei were all concentrated in Wang Qinian's hands. Subsequently, it was sent to Xu Xingxia's hands. The details of all aspects are much clearer. After proofreading, approving, and deducing all aspects of the situation, Xu Xingxia believes that Mo Yuegen's action is definitely not a whim. On the contrary, it was an organized and premeditated operation.

Xu Xingxia has enough reason to believe that in the past period of time, Mo Yuegen is definitely not recuperating from his injuries, on the contrary, he should be tightly organizing a major military operation. His low profile is just for the sake of secrecy. The target of this military operation was the town of Gansu. I have to admit that Mo Yuegen's timing was very good, just when the white-clothed army and the imperial court were at odds with each other. The imperial court was busy dealing with the white-clothed army, and there was no time to take care of Gansu Town. Basically, he picked up a hot fried pile for nothing, and there were no sequelae. Unless it was the white-clothed army attacking him, it would be impossible for the imperial court to take action against Gansu Town.

"These abominable Tartars always come to make trouble when it is critical! What do the officers and soldiers of Gansu Town do to eat? Not at all capable of resisting? Chi Hu said with hatred that iron does not become steel. Intelligence from all sides showed that the Ming army in Gansu Town, in the face of the Tatar attack, almost did not put up much resistance, and all surrendered. Such a result is indeed depressing! You're going to hold on for a while! It's a shame!

"Tiger, you can save your worries! Counting on them? Don't say that there are Li Maohui and Li Guozhen in it, even if there are no two of them, those officials and soldiers can't stop it for long. They, they really suck. Wang Xia said disdainfully. When Xu Xingxia convened a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Military Affairs Department, Wang Xia happened to come back from the front line of Xi'an Mansion and happened to meet him, so he came to attend the meeting. His impression of the official army was even worse than Chi Hu's.

Some time ago, Wang Xia and Mao Shisan made trouble in the Heavenly Palace in Yansui Town, and they naturally couldn't be clearer about the combat effectiveness of the official army. It's not that others slander the officials and the army, it's really the officials and the army who are not powerful! The leopard cavalry of more than 1,000 people swept through the entire Yansui Town, and almost even took Yulin City. The leopard cavalry army went south to Xi'an Mansion, which scared the entire Xi'an Mansion into chaos. With such combat effectiveness of the Ming Army, how do you make others think of you?

"Okay, okay, let's stop discussing the combat effectiveness of the officers and soldiers. Now the fact is that the Tartars have taken control of the town of Gansu and have a good offensive bridgehead. Their next target is clearly coming at us. Let's focus on the discussion, how should we deal with it? Xu Xingxia knocked on the table and motioned for everyone to calm down.

Out of dissatisfaction with the imperial court, these people in the conference room, as long as they talk about the official army, are endless. There are those who disdain it in their hearts, those who hate iron but not steel, and those who are indifferent. However, now the official army is not the theme, but the Tatar talent is. It doesn't matter how Mo Yuegen captured the town of Gansu. The important thing is what Mo Yuegen will do next, and what the white army should do.

"We should clear the wilderness and fight every day, so that Mo Yue can't get a single hair!" Chen Denglong immediately spoke. He dared to pat his chest and assure that this time, Mo Yuegen was definitely coming for the grain in Ningxia Town. In July, it was the time of the bumper grain harvest in Ningxia Town, and Mo Yuegen set out at this time, and the purpose was self-evident.

Now that Mo Yuegen's purpose is clear, the battle strategy of Ningxia Town is naturally-for-tat. As long as Ningxia Town didn't give him a little food, Mo Yuegen himself would starve to death, and finally had to retreat in disgrace. If they don't retreat on their own initiative, they will only starve to death. This is a tried-and-true solution to the Tartars.

(To be continued)