At that time, Mo Yuegen's main force had all arrived in Ningxia Town. There is no need for the white-clothed army to continue to station heavy troops in Gansu Town, it only needs to release a force to maintain normal law and order. Therefore, all the affairs of Gansu Town can be handed over to the Lion Cavalry Army of Gao Yigong, as well as the committees established in various places, and the two can discuss and deal with it.

Calculating, the Mastiff cavalry led by Gao Jie, after returning to the Black Mountain camp, happened to replace Mao Shisan's leopard cavalry as the general reserve of the campaign. This time the battle is estimated to be impossible to end in three or five months, so Gao Jie and his mastiff cavalry still have a great chance to play. And Mao Thirteen, who was originally a reserve for the battle, could carry out the task of sneaking up on Naturalization City. Regardless of whether the sneak attack is successful or not, first scare Lin Dan Khan into impotence.

Last time, Mao Thirteen and the others directly entered Yansui Town, causing a great reversal of the situation in the entire Shaanxi region in one fell swoop. The other Ming troops, when they heard that their lair was attacked, didn't have the heart to fight at all, and they collapsed. This time, the sneak attack on Naturalization City is also familiar to them, and they are familiar with it. If Lin Dan Khan learned that his lair had been attacked, it was estimated that the result would be similar. It is impossible for him to lose his lair for the sake of Mo Yuegen. He's not stupid enough to be that point.

Originally, from the perspective of military geography, the shooting army led by Chi Hu was closer to Guihua City, and the distance of the surprise attack was shorter. However, Chi Hu's actions have always been under the surveillance of the imperial court. While the white-clothed army was monitoring the movements of the imperial court, various spies of the imperial court were also closely monitoring Chi Hu and them. Therefore, it is impossible for the imperial court not to know about such a large-scale march. Once the imperial court knows, it is equivalent to Lin Dan Khan knowing. That's not interesting.

On the contrary, it was Mao 13 who led the leopard cavalry army to set off from the Black Mountain Battalion, quietly crossed the west side of the Kubuqi Desert, and rushed along the south bank of the Yellow River, which was not easy to be discovered. Because, on this section of the road, it is all under the control of the Eagle Cavalry and the Eagle Cavalry, and there can be no spies from the imperial court at all. Even, even the Mongol sentinels did not dare to appear easily. Unless they don't want to live anymore. From the point of view of confidentiality, there is no problem at all.

After the expansion of the Leopard Army, the total strength of the army has reached 3,000 men. There is certainly no problem with regular combat preparations. The only thing they need to do is carry as many explosives packs as possible. Although the defense of Naturalization City is not strong, when attacking the city, it is still necessary to use explosives packs. The Mongols couldn't have obediently opened the gates of the city and welcomed the white-clothed army into the city, right?

At the same time, explosives packs are also a sharp weapon when it comes to sabotage. It's easy and hassle-free. Just light the fuse, throw it away, and the rest will be left alone. For example, throwing one in Lin Dan Khan's golden sweat tent will definitely have a very spectacular effect. As for the temples, temples and the like of the Mongols, you can also throw a few. There are certain other tall buildings, and it is also possible to give a few. When Lin Dan Khan hurriedly returned to Naturalization City, he would definitely wonder if he had gone to the wrong place. Why don't you know everything in front of you?

After pondering for a while, Xu Xingxia said slowly: "Order Chi Hu, leave a brigade to garrison Yansui Town and monitor Xi'an Mansion, and the rest of the troops are stationed in the northwest area of the Kubuqi Desert and wait for help." Tell them to bring enough supplies. ”

The Kubuqi Desert is located in the southwest of the Bayannur grassland, and the Bayannur grassland is actually across the river. This river is naturally the Yellow River. When Lin Dan Khan advanced along the north bank of the Yellow River, he probably didn't think that on the south bank of the Yellow River, there was actually a white-clothed army. When Lin Dan Khan arrived at the Bayannur grassland, it was estimated that the shooting army led by Chi Hu should have almost arrived at the designated position.

In this way, the white-clothed army, the Tatars and the Mongols formed a relationship of playing poker. Zhang Quanfu and Chi Hu are at home, and they can cooperate with each other. Lin Dan Khan and Mo Yuegen are at home, and they will cooperate with each other. And Xu Xingxia is eyeing from behind. If there is a chance, he will stick a knife in the back of Mo Yuegen or Lin Dan Khan.

"This kid still doesn't trust me!" Zhu Xieyuan whispered to himself in his heart.

As soon as Zhu Xieyuan saw this arrangement, he knew that Xu Xingxia still had reservations about himself. What he said just now only revealed part of his plan. The core of the plan has not yet been revealed. The current arrangement is the core of the plan. Feelings, this chairman, is not just as simple as keeping the Bayannur grassland, he is also ready to remove at least one of Mo Yuegen's and Lin Danhan's arms, or one of their thighs.

Xu Xingxia arranged it this way, and the three of them became a family relationship, which was definitely beneficial to the white-clothed army. The white-clothed military and political affairs are out of the door, and the orders are issued from above, like arms and fingers, and the cooperation between them is naturally intimate. They are all fighting under the command of Xu Xingxia, so naturally they will not have any interests. However, the cooperation of Mo Yuegen and Lin Dan Khan has no such effect. If they don't have a little bit of Jiujiu, even a three-year-old child won't believe it.

With such a deployment, I am afraid that the entire two banks of the Yellow River will be integrated. The battlefield will inevitably extend from the Bayannur grassland to Zhenyuanguan and Guihua City, stretching for thousands of miles. Mo Yuegen's 50,000 people, Lin Dan Khan's 70,000 people, plus the 30,000 people of the white-clothed army, this area is fully concentrated with 150,000 people. You can't stop if you don't want to. This is not Zhu Xieyuan's whimsy, but it is based on facts. Because, once it really enters the combat state, both sides are afraid that it will be difficult to carry out the original deployment, and basically they can only fight separately.

In the wars of this era, communication was already very poor. If the battlefield is chaotic, communication is even worse. The most effective communication was originally cavalry. However, the cavalry could be intercepted. It is possible that the order was killed by the enemy before it was sent. Even, it was possible to send the order into the hands of the enemy, to his own troops, causing huge losses. Without effective communication, even the most clever commander will not be able to carry out his combat intentions, and can only rely on his subordinates to fight on their own.

Once caught in a state of melee, the musket power of the white-clothed army can be fully exerted. Under normal circumstances, they could have fought and left, not giving the Tatars or the Mongols a chance to fight back at all. Or they deliberately set traps to induce the Tatars or Mongols to take the initiative to attack, and then encircle and ambush and annihilate them in one fell swoop. In short, on the premise of having the advantage of muskets, as long as the commander is not very idiotic, he should be able to gain the upper hand. Calculate the total losses, and it is always the Tatars or the Mongols who suffer. It is estimated that this is Xu Xingxia's real hole card - let's fight for casualties and see who can't support it first.

Such a strategic approach is indeed a bit ruthless, a little ruthless, and a little cruel. It's as if the war hasn't started yet, and he doesn't take the lives of his subordinates seriously. However, on the other hand, such a policy can give the white-clothed army at least a 70% chance of victory. In fact, being able to force the nomads and Han Chinese armies to fight for attrition is a great victory in itself. Nomads and Han people fight for consumption, can they fight? Of course not. The result of the competition must be that Mo Yuegen and Lin Danhan couldn't bear it and had to withdraw their troops in the end.

"I'm afraid that this battle will not end in three or five months." In addition to preparing for the competition, Zhu Xieyuan also figured out some other key elements. Xu Xingxia's deployment actually dragged Mo Yuegen and Lin Dan Khan into the quagmire of war.

In such a scuffle, it is easy to have a situation where you have me, I have you. What is called the quagmire of war is that everyone is now in the quagmire, and it is a mess. Once the two sides really start a melee, even if Mo Yuegen and Lin Dan Khan want to withdraw their troops, it will not be so easy. The troops that are fighting want to retreat, how easy is it? Once you give your back to the enemy, you are not far from death.

Xu Xingxia's purpose of delaying the battle time is actually very simple. Because, in three or five months, the White Army will train more new troops. With the current production capacity of the Weizhen Fort Craftsman's Workshop, in three or five months, theoretically, there is no problem in increasing the number of white-clothed troops by 350,000 people. Of course, this is only a theoretical value and is practically impossible to achieve. However, it is still possible to increase by 10,000 to 20,000 people.

As the war progressed, the troops of Mo Yuegen and Lin Dan Khan were only constantly consumed, and it was difficult to have the opportunity to replenish. Their old nests are too far away from the battlefield. The white-clothed army, however, fought at home. Losses can be replenished on the spot, and more new units can be formed in the rear. The vital forces of the Tatars and Mongols were constantly being reduced, but the vital forces of the white-clothed army were constantly increasing. The gap will get farther and farther. In such a battle, even if there is a miracle, it is difficult for Mo Yuegen and Lin Dan Khan to have a chance to win.

There is no doubt that the longer the battle drags on, the more beneficial it will be for the white-coated army. If Mo Yuegen and Lin Dan Khan hadn't woken up earlier, maybe by then, they wouldn't even have a chance to get out. Xu Xingxia is not a good type. If there is a chance to kill the two of them, he will definitely not be relentless. As the saying goes, those who are good at fighting have no outstanding achievements, and in terms of fundamental military comparison, Xu Xingxia has completely walked in front, and Mo Yuegen and Lin Dan Khan are just clowns who jump into the beam.

…… In the desert Gobi, Mo Yuegen's golden sweat tent stands majestically and is heavily guarded.

That morning, Gruso, a high-ranking Tatar general, came to Mo Yuegen to ask what the Tatars should do next, but found that Mo Yuegen was not in the sweat tent at all. After asking, I learned that early this morning, Mo Yuegen got up and walked his horse. Gruso had no choice but to follow the horseshoe prints until he found Mo Yuegen.

Mo Yuegen was indeed walking a horse. He pulled his war horse and walked slowly on the Gobi Desert, his steps swaying, and he didn't know what he was thinking. His war horse is the real Dawan horse, that is, the legendary sweat and blood horse. Such war horses, even if they are Mo Yuegen, there are only three. A good war horse must be walked every day to ensure its condition. If you stay in the stable all day, the state of the war horse will be problematic.

Of course, as the god of arrows of the Tatars, there was no need for Mo Yugen to walk his horse himself. He has a professional groom. It's just that he is willing to do this, and others are not easy to dissuade. Moreover, the people around him also knew that since the Tatars were defeated in Gansu Town, Mo Yuegen's mood was very bad, and he would lose his temper from time to time, reprimand and even punish the people around him. Therefore, no one dares to have any disobedience to his will.

In fact, Mo Yuegen's mood is indeed very heavy. More and more, he felt the pressure on his shoulders mounting. This kind of tremendous pressure made him hardly able to sleep at night, and he always had to wait until it was almost dawn to barely fall asleep for a while. When eating food, there is no taste either. The carefully prepared mare's milk tastes like horse urine. For this, he also whipped his own blender a few times.

He is becoming more and more impatient, more and more sensitive, and always feels that others look at him and has a special taste. He even began to doubt the loyalty of his men, doubting that they would defect. If he overhears his subordinates whispering, he always feels that they are not discussing the mutiny. In order to prevent the betrayal of his subordinates and cause adverse consequences to himself, he asked his subordinates to prepare seven golden sweat tents for himself. He often changed his sweat tent and slept in a different sweat tent every night.

Even, while sleeping, he pressed his golden saber under his head, as if this was the only way to give him safety. The bows and arrows he used were also kept within reach. When he sleeps, he doesn't take off his clothes. At the slightest hint of the breeze, he could immediately take his golden saber and his bow and arrows. As for the guards outside the tent, they have to be changed every day. No one knows where they are on duty until they take up their posts. Due to excessive nervousness, some guards repeatedly made mistakes and lost their heads.

Every morning when he woke up, the first thing Mo Yuegen had to do was to see if there was a lot of hair left at the head of his bed. If there is, he must carefully clean up the hair, carefully gather it, and hide it in a secret place to prevent his subordinates from seeing it. He was very worried that if his subordinates saw these falling hairs, they would lose confidence in him. If such a situation arises, he will be finished.

(To be continued)