Wen Du guessed correctly, when he learned the news of the defeat of Qinglong City, Taiping was only ten miles away from the ancient city of Dunhuang, and the reason why he delayed reporting the military situation was to avoid being stabbed by Wen Du and asking him to fight with the Ming army in Qinglong City, or lead the pursuers of Qinglong City to other places.

In Taiping's view, the safest place now is the ancient city of Dunhuang, where there are hundreds of thousands of troops from the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and other places are in great danger, and he does not have the mood and energy like Li Yuntian to go around in circles with the pursuers of Qinglong City.

However, since Wen Du asked Taiping to go to Yumen Pass, Taiping was still quite satisfied in his heart, Yumen Pass was the second place he hoped to go to, and it could be attacked and defended, so there was no danger.

What is especially important is that once the battle situation in Kansai changes abruptly, then Taiping can slip away from Yumen Pass as soon as possible and go to Hami City for temporary refuge.

Therefore, after receiving Wendu's order, Taiping ordered the army to turn around and head towards this jade gate.

Wen Du would not have thought at this time that it would be in vain for him to let Taiping go to Yumen Pass, because Lu Minen of Qinglong City was aiming at the ancient city of Dunhuang.

After nightfall, the fighting in the ancient city of Dunhuang has no intention of stopping, it is still continuing, many buildings in the city are on fire one after another, and the fire will shine brightly in the city.

In the firelight, the soldiers of the Ming army and the soldiers of the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan Dynasty were frantically slashing and killing with blood-dripping knives, screaming endlessly, and the blood on the ground gradually gathered into a stream.

Outside the city, the cavalry of the Ming army and the cavalry of the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan Dynasty were entangled together, and the two sides galloped and killed in the night, and the sabers with cold light ruthlessly harvested the lives of their opponents.

At this stage of the battle, everything was chaotic, not only Li Yuntian, but Wen Du could not effectively control the troops, and everything had to rely on the organization of the grassroots military attachés.

Under the almost frenzied attack, the soldiers of the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan Dynasty had occupied two-thirds of the ancient city of Dunhuang by virtue of their superior forces, and Li Yuntian led the Ming army in the city to resist stubbornly.

"Lord Wang, now that the situation in the city is chaotic, the prince is still out of the city quickly, and this king is watching." When Li Yuntian was listening to Lin Xin's introduction of the latest battle report in a mansion, Timur hurriedly walked in and said with an anxious expression.

Although the Ming army fought bravely, but the number of enemy troops was too large, if there was no accident, the other side would control the ancient city of Dunhuang tomorrow, and it would be even more dangerous if Li Yuntian withdrew again.

"You go with this king, this place can no longer be defended, and we don't need to fight with them anymore." Li Yuntian shook his head when he heard this, and then said to Lin Xin in a deep voice, "Pass on the king's order, everyone will break through from the West Gate and march towards Yangguan, and those who fall behind will break through separately." ”

After experiencing this big melee in the ancient city of Dunhuang, Li Yuntian believed that the troops who could withdraw to Yangguan with him were limited, so it was not a problem to be stationed in Yangguan, and the rest of the Ming army was afraid that they would have to fight separately for the time being, breaking through to different places.

Lin Xin then went to the roof with a signal flare, and just as she was about to light the signal flare to notify the Ming soldiers in the melee to break through, five signal flares suddenly rose in the southeast sky, two green, three red and five beautiful flowers bloomed in the air under her surprised gaze.

"Lord Wang, Lord Lu is here to reinforce us!" After being stunned, Lin Xin hurriedly came to the eaves and shouted excitedly at Li Yuntian in the courtyard.

"What?" Li Yuntian couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this, he never expected Lu Minen to appear at this time, it stands to reason that he should be trapped in Qinglong City.

didn't have time to think about it, Li Yuntian hurriedly climbed onto the roof, and soon after, two green, three red and five signal flares rose in the southeast again, and the corners of his mouth suddenly showed a smile of relief, this Lu Minen came in time enough.

According to the previous agreement, the two green flares represented Lu Minen, the one on behalf of Li Yuntian, and the three red flares indicated that they had launched an attack on the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan army in the ancient city of Dunhuang.

"Tell Lord Lu that this king already knows that they are coming, and at the same time tell the news to the soldiers who fought bravely." After the initial surprise, Li Yuntian told Lin Xin in a deep voice that since Lu Minen was here, he would naturally change his previous plan and decide to stay in the ancient city of Dunhuang and fight Wendu to the death to see who could have the last laugh.

Lin Xin immediately let people launch five signal flares, one green, one yellow and three red, the green signal flare is to return to the camp Lu Minen, and one yellow and three red is to tell the soldiers of the Ming army who fought fiercely in the ancient city of Dunhuang that reinforcements are coming, and the counteroffensive is about to begin.

Outside the South Gate.

Wen Du looked expressionlessly at the black and suppressed Ming army shouting in the night in the distance, he didn't expect the Ming army in Qinglong City to come so quickly, and he didn't chase and kill the Taiping who fled to Yumen Pass.

"Tell the order to go down and stop them!" After frowning, Wen Du said to a general behind him with a cold expression, he knew that the battle situation in the city was favorable to his side, so he must not let Lu Minen lead the Ming army into the city to reinforce Li Yuntian.

"Obedience." The general bowed to Wendu, then turned over and led the soldiers gathered around Wendu to meet Lu Minen and the others and kill them.

Wen Du looked at the ancient city of Dunhuang with a gloomy face, now he can only use the reserve army around him, if this force is used, he will not have a single soldier at hand, and then the battle situation behind will only be resigned to fate.

At the same time, Lu Minen was urging the Ming army in Qinglong City to speed up their march, and because he saw the signal flare response that Li Yuntian gave him, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief, which meant that Li Yuntian was fine.

"Your lord, the enemy army sent people to intercept it." A cavalryman sped up and shouted at Ruminen.

"The cavalry will attack, and the infantry should not entangle with them, and go into the city with Benjue to support King Zhongwu." Lu Minen did not hesitate at all when he heard this, and gave an order in a loud voice, he did not have time to deal with the enemy army now, and ensuring Li Yuntian's safety was the most important thing.

Under Lu Minen's order, the Ming army in Qinglong City was immediately divided into two parts, one part entered the ancient city of Dunhuang with Lu Minen, and the other part fought with the cavalry of the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan coalition army outside the city, which made the battle situation on the scene more tragic and chaotic, and Li Yuntian and Wen Du lost control of the army.

Unconsciously, a trace of fish belly white appeared in the sky in the distance, a new day is coming, due to the stalemate between the two sides, which makes the ancient city of Dunhuang that has been fighting all night gradually quiet, whether it is the infantry in the city or the cavalry outside the city have gradually stopped fighting.

At this time, the territory controlled by the two sides is intertwined, it can be said that you have me, I have you, and some are even separated by a wall, and the soldiers seize this rare time to eat and rest, and God knows when the war will start again.

"Lord Wang." When Li Yuntian was having breakfast in the living room, Lu Minen walked in quickly, bowed to Li Yuntian excitedly, and now he could breathe a sigh of relief after making sure that Li Yuntian was safe and sound.

"You haven't eaten yet, let's eat some together." Li Yuntian smiled at Lu Minen when he heard this, and said in a deep voice after letting him sit beside him.

"Lord Wang, I'm really hungry." Lu Minen was not polite, sat down at the table, picked up the steamed buns on the table and took a big bite on them.

"Go, get a pair of chopsticks for the lord." Li Yuntian glanced at Lu Minen, who was gobbling up, and smiled and instructed a maid on the side, so the maid brought Lu Minen a new pair of dishes and chopsticks.

"Tell this king, how did you know that we were trapped in Dunhuang City?" Li Yuntian's breakfast was very simple, rice porridge, steamed buns and a few side dishes, he personally served Lu Minen a bowl of porridge, and then asked with a smile.

"Look, lord." Lu Minen knew that Li Yuntian must have been puzzled by his arrival at this time, so he smiled and took out the arrow book from his pocket, held it in both hands and handed it to Li Yuntian.

"It turned out that the dark sheep sent information!" After noticing the goat's head and those strange symbols on the letter, Li Yuntian immediately laughed, it seems that the person who has made great achievements this time is the secret agent he has installed, and he is used to adding the word "dark" in front of the corresponding animals of those secret agents to call them.

"Lord Wang, thanks to the dark sheep here, otherwise the lower officials would have been kept in the dark." Lu Minen was full of praise for the dark sheep who provided him with important information, "Lord Wang, if you have the opportunity to meet the dark sheep in the future, the lower officials hope to thank him personally." ”

"You have a chance." Li Yuntian smiled, and a hint of imperceptible pride flashed at the corner of his mouth, this is the time to raise troops for a thousand days, don't look at the fact that more than ten years of dark sheep have not been built, but now a piece of intelligence has changed the battle situation in the ancient city of Dunhuang, which is exactly the kind of effect he expected.

Li Yuntian was in a good mood, so Wendu's mood was worse, with Lu Minen joining the battle, the battle situation between the Ming army and the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan coalition army fell into a state of anxiety, and the two sides are now deadlocked, and neither can defeat the other, which is bad news for him.

Obviously, Wendu did not want the battle situation in the ancient city of Dunhuang to be in a stalemate, which would only consume his forces in vain, and it would be difficult to replenish them at that time, while the Ming army would be able to obtain a steady supply of troops from the Guannai.

However, now even if Wen Du wants to leave, he can't go, because the forces of the two sides are staggered, even if he gives the order to retreat, those soldiers can't retreat, but will disturb the morale of the army.

Therefore, for Wendu, the only thing he could do was to find a way to win this battle in Dunhuang City, and the most effective way was to increase his troops.

At this time, Wen Du thought of the Taiping who retreated to Yumen Pass, there were still more than 10,000 troops in Taiping, and he would definitely not look down on such a little person in normal times, but the current situation was different, 10,000 people were enough for him to break the stalemate with the Ming army and defeat the exhausted Ming army.

Therefore, Wendu had already sent people to Yumen Pass to ask Taiping for help, so that Taiping could quickly lead the army to Dunhuang City to participate in the war.

Not only Wendu, Li Yuntian also thought of increasing his troops, and had already sent people to Yangguan, and the Ming army in Yangguan rushed to the aid of the ancient city of Dunhuang.

Wen Du now regrets it very much, if he had known that the battle of the ancient city of Dunhuang would be like this, he would definitely lead his army east to Jiayuguan to join Hordu Khan in Jiuquan City, and he would not have ended up in a dilemma now.

Moreover, if Wen Du had asked Taiping to come to the ancient city of Dunhuang yesterday, maybe the Ming army would have been defeated at this time, but unfortunately there is no regret medicine in the world, and it is impossible to let him choose again.

Just when Wen Du was feeling sorry for himself there, he suddenly felt the earth tremble slightly, which made him feel slightly stunned, and his face showed a look of surprise.

As a battle-hardened general, Wen Du didn't think that the tremor of the earth was due to an earthquake, and if he was not mistaken, it was the impact of a massive cavalry march on the ground.

However, where is there still a large-scale cavalry on the border of Guanxi now, whether it is the Ming army or the army of the Timu Empire and the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the cavalry is basically involved in the battle of the ancient city of Dunhuang.

"Could it be that the Great Khan has sent reinforcements?" Then, Wen Du's face couldn't help but be happy, he really couldn't think of any other than that, where there was such a large number of cavalry.

didn't have time to think about it, Wen Du hurriedly found a high hill, stood on the top of the hill and looked around, and then his eyes lit up, and his eyes stared straight at the northeast direction, only to see the black cavalry rushing down from the distant hillside like a tide, marching in the direction of the ancient city of Dunhuang.

Because the distance from those cavalry was too far, and the sunlight was too strong, Wen Du only saw some vague cavalry figures, and he couldn't see the military uniforms on their bodies clearly, but judging from the degree of trembling of the earth produced by the other party, there were at least twenty or thirty thousand people on the other side.

Obviously, the Ming army in the ancient city of Dunhuang, the Timurid Empire, and the Northern Yuan army were exhausted and exhausted at this time, and the arrival of this support army would determine the final victory or defeat.

"Lord Wang, there is a large cavalry team in the northeast, and our troops in Guanxi are limited, so it must be reinforcements from the enemy, please leave the city quickly!"

In the ancient city of Dunhuang, when Li Yuntian was discussing with Timur and others how to open a gap in this stalemate, Tianyi suddenly walked in in a hurry and said to Li Yuntian with an anxious expression.

Just now, Tianyi observed the battle situation in Dunhuang City from the top of a five-story attic, and noticed a group of cavalry in the northeast, which naturally thought that it was reinforcements from the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan.

"Lord Wang, let's go, it's too late!" Hearing this, Timur and the others suddenly became nervous, and they all opened their mouths to Li Yuntian and said, they knew very well what the appearance of the enemy cavalry reinforcements meant, in this situation, the Ming army was no longer able to withstand the impact of large-scale cavalry, so the top priority was to protect Li Yuntian from here.

"No, this is not reinforcements from the enemy, now that Tuhuan and Khordu Khan are confronting Zhongguo Gong in the northwest, it is when there is a shortage of major generals, how can they send cavalry here for no reason." Li Yuntian groaned for a moment and shook his head at Timur and the others.

"It's not their reinforcements, it's still ours?" Tianyi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and subconsciously asked casually.

"Judging from the current situation, it's really our reinforcements, and they're finally here!" Li Yuntian's face showed a smile of relief, and then he walked towards the door, saying as he walked, "Let's go, go up to the attic with this king." ”

Hearing this, Timur and the others first glanced at each other suspiciously, and then followed behind Li Yuntian, wanting to know who those cavalrymen were!