Dong Daqi was a little stunned and said: "General Xu, you want to counterattack Gansu Town?" ”

Xu Xingxia said coldly: "What? Not convinced? Think I'm a waste like you, frightened by Mo Yuegen's name? Before the Tartar appeared, your eggs were scared out? I've never seen such a waste of you! Coward! ”

Dong Daqi hurriedly shook his head again and again, and stammered: "No, no." 【Full text reading】Xu Zongbing, Xu Zongbing, you have to think about it carefully! It doesn't matter if you despise us for being incompetent, but don't make fun of our brothers' lives! In the field, are you opponents of the Tartar cavalry? In Mo Yuegen's hands, there are 30,000 people! All cavalry! Do you have tens of thousands of people on your hands? You rushed forward on such an initiative, didn't you deliberately send you to death? ”

The other two guerrilla generals nodded their heads again and again, agreeing with Dong Daqi's statement. In their consciousness, 30,000 Tatar cavalry, that is absolutely unprovoked. Not to mention fighting in the field, even holding on to the city, it is also quite difficult. That's 30,000 Tartar cavalry, not 3,000! Not to mention, Xu Xingxia wanted to take the initiative to attack the Tatars. In a place like Gansu Town, there has never been a precedent for the Ming army to take the initiative to attack the Tatars!

Xu Xingxia said coldly: "I see that you are all frightened by the Tartars. Tartars are also people, and they also carry a head on two shoulders, what's the big deal? With a knife down, they also have to move their heads! Even if we can't change one for one, two for one can always be changed, right? Don't tell me you don't even have the faith to get two for one! ”

Three guerrilla generals, all you look at me, I look at you, I don't know how to answer. They don't have that kind of faith. Two for one? It's simply impossible! Ten for one, that has to be when defending the city, can basically be done. If it's fighting in the field, it's simply abused! In the flat wilderness, if the number of Tartar cavalry exceeded a thousand, it was not at all something that ordinary Ming troops could deal with. Even if all the armed men are concentrated and face off against the Tartar cavalry, the results must be very ugly.

Dong Daqi thought to himself, there are 30,000 elite cavalry in the Tartars, how many people are there in your white-clothed army? Without an army of three hundred thousand, do not count on a counteroffensive against the Tartars at all. If you go up like this, you're simply going to die! You Xu Xingxia must be hot-headed, lose your mind, or don't know how powerful Mo Yuegen is, so you can make such a brainless decision. This is no longer sending people to death, but pure suicide. Of course, he would not say such things easily.

Zhang Haowu and Zhao Zhenglong felt that Xu Xingxia was losing his mind and going crazy! He probably didn't know how powerful the Tatars were, and thought they were as easy to deal with as any other enemy. Speaking of which, in this part of Ningxia Town, most of the Tatar cavalry attacks were sporadic small groups of Tartars, generally only a few dozen people, and rarely hundreds of people. But the town of Gansu is different. The number of Tatar cavalry that attacked the town of Gansu often exceeded 100.

Because of the distance between Gansu Town and Ningxia Town, the three of them are not unfamiliar with Xu Xingxia's name. Old Demon Xu's nickname is also known. However, they are not very clear about Xu Xingxia's specific achievements. Who Xu Xingxia fought with, they are not very clear. If they knew that Xu Xingxia had sent the head of the Tartar to Ningxia City one by one, they would definitely not think so. If they knew that even Mo Yuegen had suffered under Xu Xingxia's hands, they wouldn't have thought so.

Xu Xingxia ignored them and said directly: "Zhang Haowu, you can talk about it!" ”

Zhang Haowu didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly racked his brains, searched for dry intestines, and condensed everything he knew. He knew very well that if he wanted to get an inch of vitality from the hands of this Xu Lao Mo, he had to come up with a little practical plan. It is absolutely impossible to expect that you will have a chance to survive by talking in generalities. Old Devil Xu's nickname, is it so good? If you underestimate him, you will definitely be the one who suffers in the end.

He cautiously considered and said: "General Xu, at present, the strength of the Tartars is mainly concentrated in the area of Ganzhou City. In the vicinity of Zhuang Langwei, there are not too many Tatar cavalry activities for the time being. If our army wants to counterattack, it should be the first to counterattack from Zhuang Langwei. The first priority is to control Zhuang Lang City. Zhuanglang City is the main traffic point of Gansu Town to the east, with mountains on both sides, and only the canyon in the middle can be passed. The road also crosses the canyon ground. If Zhuanglang City is controlled by us, the Tartar cavalry will not dare to let go of the eastward or southward movements. ”

Xu Xingxia said: "They can come from the direction of Dasongshan and Xiaosongshan. ”

Zhang Haowu said affirmatively: "No." Commander-in-Chief, you may not know the terrain of that area. The direction of Mt. Omatsu and Mt. Komatsu is a rugged mountainous area. There are no trees around, and there is a severe shortage of water. It is simply impossible to march from there with a large army. In fact, we also came from the direction of Zhuanglang City by detour. If you go to Dasong Mountain and Xiaosong Mountain, you may have died of exhaustion on the mountain before you left Gansu Town. ”

After thinking about it, Zhang Haowu added: "If the Tartars don't go to Zhuanglang City, they must go around the north of Dasong Mountain and Xiaosong Mountain, that is, through the Tengger Desert. With the ability of the Tartars, it is possible to cross the great desert. However, after they passed through the great desert, they would be blocked by Helan Mountain. As long as our army holds the passes of Helan Mountain, they will also have nothing to do. The key is to hold Shengjin Pass and Zhenyu Fort and other places. ”

As a guerrilla general in Gansu Town, the three people present are actually old fritters. It is impossible to say that they have no military common sense at all. They have been in Gansu for so many years, and they often fight with the Tartars, and they know a little bit about it. It's just that I'm usually muddy and don't want to make progress. Now that they are being forced by Xu Xingxia and have to show twelve points of strength, they can still say a little insight.

In fact, Zhang Haowu's speech is not a very novel opinion, it is purely empirical. Anyway, after so many years of fighting with the Tartars, even if they have never been defeated, there is also the experience of defeat. In the town of Gansu for a year, the Ming army that died in the hands of the Tartars had not 3,000 but 800. This is all a heavy and bloody experience exchanged for a living surname. The Tartars' attack on the four towns in the northwest is, to put it mildly, actually just a few routes. As long as these routes are blocked, the Tartars will have nothing to do.

Of course, it's one thing to know theoretically, it's another thing to be able to do it. For example, the two passes of Shengjin Pass and Zhenyu Fort are more troublesome existences. Knowing that the Tartar cavalry was likely to come in from here, he had to strengthen his defenses. However, the former defenders of Ningxia Town were often lost. Last time, Mo Yuegen's troops went south from here and entered Ningxia Town. No one can say for sure whether Mo Yuegen will take this route again after being blocked.

Of course, the current Shengjin Pass and Zhenyu Fort are no longer the former Shengjin Pass and Zhenyu Fort. Now the two passes are stationed with musketeers from the white-clothed army. As long as the Tartar cavalry passes by, even if they do not die, they have to shed a layer of skin. In fact, it was basically impossible for the Tartar cavalry to break through from here easily. It's like the original fortress of Mount Caron, and they have to pay the same heavy price as before. As long as the defenders dragged the Tartar cavalry for a day, the reinforcements of the white-clothed army could arrive in time to block the Tartar cavalry.

"Shengjin Pass and Zhenyu Fort, there is no problem." Xu Xingxia said affirmatively.

"If the Tartars can't come in from Shengjin Pass or Zhenyu Fort, then they can only choose the three passes of Chimukou, Dabangkou and Zhenyuan Pass." Zhang Haowu said.

"There are no problems with these three passes." Xu Xingxia also said with certainty.

"That'...... If the Tatars could not cross the pass of Helan Mountain, they would have to go around the Tengger Desert. Or, return to Gansu Town. Or, it is to return to the old nest of Mobei. After such a toss back and forth, the number of their attrition will definitely not be less. However, with Mo Yuegen's surname, most of them retracted back to Ganzhou City, continued to wait for the opportunity, and made a comeback. It's hard for him to accept failure. Zhang Haowu was encouraged by Xu Xingxia, and his speech gradually became smoother. After all, after so many years of fighting against the Tartars, there are still some basic understandings.

Xu Xingxia nodded thoughtfully, and said, "Are you familiar with the situation in Zhuang Langcheng?" ”

Zhang Haowu glanced at Dong Daqi and stopped talking. Dong Daqi is the guard general stationed in Zhuang Langwei. Regarding the situation in Zhuang Langcheng, Xu Xingxia should ask Dong Daqi. However, Xu Xingxia just didn't ask Dong Daqi, he just wanted to ask him. Xu Xingxia said clearly: "Don't look at him, you say yours!" Naturally, I would ask him if I needed it. ”

There was no way, so he had to briefly introduce the situation in Zhuang Lang City. In fact, the situation in Zhuang Langcheng is not very complicated, and it can be explained clearly in a few words. This is a triangular area, and all business travelers need to pass through here. Zhuanglang City to the north, that is, the throat to rush to Gulang City. To the south, there is the guard of Ganzhou, which is the famous Lanzhou City in later generations. To the east, it is Jingyuwei. To the west, it is Xiningwei, which is the famous Xining City in later generations.

The only special circumstance is that in Zhuanglang City, there is a Lu family, who are descendants of the original Mongols and later took refuge in the Ming Dynasty. In the early Ming Dynasty, he was given the surname Lu by Zhu Yuanzhang, and he has always lived in Zhuanglang City. At the beginning, the Lu family was relatively obedient and didn't dare to have any other ideas. But later, the Ming court gradually weakened, and this Lu family gradually hooked up with the Tatars.

This time, the Tatars suddenly arrived, and the Lu family took the opportunity to make trouble and create chaos in the city, Dong Daqi panicked and took the lead in running away. If the guess is not wrong, after the Ming army in Zhuang Lang City withdrew, it should be this Lu family who controlled all parts of Zhuang Langwei. If the white-clothed army wants to fight back, this Zhuanglang City is the first stop. In other words, the white-clothed army had to deal with the descendants of the Mongols, and the number was about 1,000.

After Zhang Haowu spoke freely, he finally said with a cautious face: "Lord General Soldier, there is a suggestion from the humble position, after your army takes Zhuang Langwei, you should immediately send troops to take Gulangsuo as quickly as possible. The geographical location of Gulang City is more important than Zhuanglang City. Whoever occupies Gulang City will take the initiative in the battle. ”

Xu Xingxia said quietly: "Tell me about Gulang City." ”

Zhang Haowu said in a deep voice: "Okay." To put it simply, Gulang City can be described by two words: throat. To the south of Gulang City, there is the remnant vein of Qilian Mountain, which spans thousands of miles, called Bailing Mountain, Tianti Mountain, and Watershed, blocking the south of the Hexi Corridor. To the northeast of Gulang Castle are rolling hills such as Mt. Omatsu and Mt. Komatsu, blocking the northern part of the Hexi Corridor. The Hexi Corridor, which was originally quite wide, became very narrow when it arrived at Gulang City, forming a slender canyon. Gulang City, right in the middle of this canyon. ”

Xu Xingxia said slowly: "Can our army directly attack this Gulang City?" ”

Zhang Haowu said with some regret: "I'm afraid it's difficult." The location of Zhuang Lang City is also very important. If Zhuang Langcheng is not taken, the large army will not be able to march at all. He believed that as long as there were more than 1,000 troops participating in the battle, they should march along the main road, so as to achieve the fastest marching speed. If you go to a remote field, not to mention the slow speed of the march, it is easy to clash with the armed forces of those ethnic minorities. ”

"The Lu family? How much strength is there? Xu Xingxia asked coldly.

"About 800 to 1,000 people!" Zhang Haowu thought about it and replied cautiously.

Xu Xingxia couldn't help frowning, staring at Dong Daqi, who was very embarrassed next to him, and said coldly: "The Lu family only has the strength of less than a thousand people, you can't handle it?" ”

Dong Daqi is Zhuang Langwei's guard, and the Lu family should belong to his jurisdiction. However, he couldn't even handle this Lu family, and he was so frightened that he abandoned the city and fled in a panic, which is really unreasonable. Hearing this, Dong Daqi lowered his head in shame.

Xu Xingxia said: "Waste! It's all rubbish! Lost the face of the soldiers! ”

The three guerrilla generals all drooped their heads, and no one dared to say anything. However, in their hearts, they are still a little unconvinced. That's right, just not convinced. They all felt that Xu Xingxia was too young, too naïve, and spoke too lightly, as if he had not gone through his brain. In the final analysis, they were scolded too fiercely by Xu Xingxia. The youngest of the three of them was forty years old. Xu Xingxia is less than twenty years old. Being reprimanded so mercilessly by a kid who has not yet been weakly crowned, it is a little unbearable for anyone!

In fact, the 30,000 Tatar cavalry did put a lot of psychological pressure on them. But what Xu Xingxia said lightly seemed to be not taken seriously at all. It did make the three of them feel very uncomfortable. They all felt that Mo Yuegen didn't come to your Ningxia Town. If Mo Yuegen came to Ningxia Town, you wouldn't know what would happen to you. Maybe you'll be able to run away faster than we do!

(To be continued)