Chapter 1096 Misestimating the Situation

Wen Du didn't expect that the emergency military situation in Jiayuguan would arrive at this time, and there was a look of surprise on his face, could it be that Daming launched a counterattack in Jiayuguan?

Extrapolating from the time, the reinforcements of the Ming army have already arrived at Jiayu Pass, and they can launch a counterattack against the Timurid Empire, the Northern Yuan and the servant army outside Jiayu Pass.

Or, Jiayuguan has been breached? As far as Wen Du knows, the battle at Jiayuguan has entered a white-hot stage, and it is logical to break through Jiayuguan at this time.

"Quick, get it?" Therefore, Wen Du quickly came to his senses and shouted at the guards on the side.

The guards immediately took the cylinder in the herald's hand to Wen Du, Wen Du tore open the seal on the cylinder and took out a battle report from it, and after taking a look, he couldn't help but slap the table in front of him, and then stood up and said to the generals present with a smile, "Everyone, under the bloody battle of our army and soldiers, Jiayu Pass has been breached, and our army's eastward advance will be unimpeded!" ”

Hearing this, the generals present immediately stood up and shouted in unison, hugging each other in celebration, which meant that they were about to enter the mysterious and wealthy capital of the East, and countless gold, silver, treasures and beauties beckoned to them.

"My lord, when are we going east? You can't be cheaper than those guys. In addition to the excitement, one of the generals of the Timurid Empire asked with a smile, and the eyes of the other generals were suddenly full of hot looks when they heard this, and they all looked at Wendu with interest.

The "those guys" in the mouth of the Timurid Empire general refers to the commander of the Timurid Empire's army in Jiayuguan Kete and Kete's subordinates, as the descendants of Wendu, they naturally have to compete with Kete's people for the spoils, and everyone has worked tirelessly to come to Daming from the Timurid Empire, waiting for this day!

"The Jiayu Pass has been broken, and the edict of the Great Khan to advance eastward is just around the corner!" Wen knew the thoughts of those generals, so he said with a smile.

To be honest, no one expected that they would be trapped in Kansai for so long after defeating the Ming Dynasty's Western Expeditionary Army, so they had already held back their strength to enter the Ming Dynasty and loot and loot.

Hearing this, the generals on the scene cheered again, as soon as Jiayuguan broke through Qinglong City, it became a lonely city without military threat, and the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan Dynasty would definitely give up the siege of Qinglong City and enter Jiayuguan eastward, forcing the Ming army of Qinglong City to go out of the city for a decisive battle.

In other words, with the fall of Jiayu Pass, the situation in Kansai changed radically, and the Ming army in Kansai had shifted from strategic defense to strategic offensive.

Looking at the excited generals, Wen Du secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he could finally say goodbye to the boring siege battle, and force the Zhongwu King of the Ming Dynasty to fight a decisive battle with him in the field, only by defeating Li Yuntian on the battlefield with dignity and dignity, he could save the reputation lost in the defeat of the Valley of the Lower Sun.

Thinking that the confrontation with Li Yuntian was close at hand, Wen Du's heart had irrepressible excitement, although he didn't want to admit it in his heart, but Li Yuntian was undoubtedly a very awe-inspiring opponent, and he unexpectedly trapped Qinglong City, forcing the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan to mobilize heavy troops to besiege the city, and then contained a large number of troops of the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan.

"My lord, what about those Ming soldiers who fled?" Just when the generals in the big tent were talking about the eastward journey in the near future, one of the generals thought of something and couldn't help asking.

"It's just some small fish and shrimp, forgive them and they can't make any big waves, as long as we hold Jiayu Pass, then we will leave them in Kansai to die." Without waiting for Wen to answer, another general said with a grin, causing the surrounding generals to echo him.

Now that they have learned the news that Jiayuguan has been breached, who of the generals on the scene still has the heart to pursue the Ming army that broke through, everyone's hearts have already flown to the rich areas such as the Central Plains of the Ming Dynasty and Jiangnan, ready to let go of their hands and feet to compete for the spoils.

According to the practice of the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan, whoever conquered a city first had the right to share the spoils of war, and it was this lure of wealth that made the Timurid Empire and the soldiers of the Mongol Empire extremely fierce.

"You say, did the Ming army in the city also learn the news that our army captured Jiayuguan?" Wen Du was about to talk about the Ming army that broke through, when he suddenly realized something and couldn't help asking.

The generals of the Timurid Empire, who were talking and laughing, did not expect Wen Du to ask this question, they all quieted down, looked at each other and looked at Wendu, judging from the information they currently have, the Ming army in the city and the Ming army in Jiayuguan seem to use carrier pigeons to communicate, and the speed of carrier pigeons is faster than the horses of the heralds, so the Ming army in Qinglong City must have known about the fall of Jiayuguan.

"No wonder the Ming army in the city fled again, it turned out that they already knew that Jiayuguan was captured by our army, so they wanted to induce our army to pursue those Ming troops who fled, and then the main force in the city took the opportunity to break through and join the Ming army in Jiayuguan through Jiayuguan when our army was not firmly established!"

Under the gaze of the generals at the scene, Wen Du sneered and looked at him expressionlessly and said, "If it weren't for the timely arrival of the battle report from Jiayuguan, we would have been deceived by the Ming army." ”

When the generals of the Timurid Empire in the big tent heard this, they immediately understood the meaning of Wendu's words, and the Ming army of Qinglong City would definitely not be trapped in the lonely city of Qinglong City after learning that Jiayuguan had fallen, and would definitely find a way to leave.

After the besieging Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan sent troops to pursue the Ming army that broke through, the remaining Ming army withdrew and took advantage of the lack of strength of the besieging Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan army to break through and advance to Jiayu Pass.

"My lord, what shall we do now?" After understanding the "intentions" of the Ming army, a general couldn't help but ask.

"After the war in Kansai this year and last year, the people's livelihood has withered, as long as we control the Yumen Pass in the west of Kansai and the Jiayu Pass in the east, then the Ming army in Kansai will be trapped and killed here." The corners of Wen Du's mouth showed a sneer, and he said in a cold tone, "Don't care about the Ming army that escaped, as long as we take a look at Qinglong City, then the Ming army in Guanxi will not be able to escape, in addition, I was going to report to the Great Khan, let the Great Khan increase troops to Jiayu Pass, and block the way for the Ming army to escape back to Guannei!" ”

In Wendu's view, the Ming army in Guanxi will definitely not abandon Li Yuntian and flee alone, so firmly watching the Qinglong City where Li Yuntian is located is equivalent to containing the Ming army in Guanxi, and controlling Jiayuguan is equivalent to mastering the lifeblood of the Ming army in Guanxi.

Not long after Wendu got the battle report of the capture of Jiayu Pass, the Taiping of the Northern Yuan camp outside the West Gate also received the news sent by Lu Tianxing, which made him can't help but be pleasantly surprised, which means that he can finally leave Guanxi and step into the interior of the Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, with the news of the good news of Jiayuguan, Taiping immediately realized that the Ming army that broke through was likely to be a suspicious soldier sent by Li Yuntian in the city to try to attract the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan army to pursue, so with Wendu's ability, he would definitely not send troops to pursue, but watched Li Yuntian in the city to prevent him from breaking through in the direction of Jiayuguan.

In his opinion, it is meaningless for those Ming troops to break through, you must know that Kansai is not the inland of the Ming Dynasty, and it is difficult to raise grain and grass in a vast and sparsely populated area.

So, under the eyes of the soldiers of the Northern Yuan battalion outside the West City, Li Yuntian led the Ming army that broke through the siege to leave Qinglong City smoothly and quickly disappeared into the vast night.

After a night of rapid marching, Li Yuntian led the Ming army to a town called Dunqian Town the next day, which was more than seventy miles away from Qinglong City.

Li Yuntian had only known about Dunqian Town from a map, and he was going to rest in this town for a while, and then head north into the mountains, so that he would be safe.

When he entered the town, Li Yuntian saw from a distance that there were many soldiers surrounding the entrance of the town, talking to each other and whispering.

When Li Yuntian came to the front and took a closer look, his brows suddenly furrowed, and he saw that there were twenty or thirty corpses hanging from several big trees outside the entrance of the town, which had been decomposed to the point of revealing white bones, judging from the size of the corpses, there were adults and children, and it seemed that they had been killed by the enemy troops who captured this place, and they were slowly swaying in the breeze.

Seeing this, Lin Xin and Yun Na beside Li Yuntian couldn't help but cover their mouths with their hands, looking at the bones of those children with ruddy eyes, it was hard for them to imagine how the people of the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan could attack such a young child.

Not only that, Dunqian Town has been burned into ruins by the fire at this time, and there are broken walls and ruins everywhere, and it is black as far as the eye can see.

"Put them down and bury them!" Looking at the corpses that were almost skeletons hanging from the trees, Li Yuntian gave an order to the guards beside him expressionlessly, although he had long expected that the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan army would definitely burn and loot after the arrival, but the destruction of a town was really surprising to him.

After all, now that the Timurid Empire and the Northern Yuan have the upper hand in this war in Kansai, they will most likely rule Kansai, so there is absolutely no need to do things so desperately.

Perhaps, Li Yuntian's way of looking at the problem is more rational, and the barbaric killings in the world are usually inhumane, which naturally exceeds Li Yuntian's expectations.

Following Li Yuntian's order, several soldiers from Dunqian Town cried and beckoned their companions to put down the bones on the tree, and then went to the town to look for the corpses, preparing to bury the corpses.

Li Yuntian shook his head helplessly, this is the cruelty of war, the weak side can only be slaughtered by the strong side, and only if he has strong strength can he avoid becoming a fish and meat under the knife of others.

Since Dunqian Town had already been destroyed, Li Yuntian ordered his troops to bypass Dunqian Town and continue to advance, preparing to rest and recuperate after entering the mountainous area.

"Lord Wang, the enemy army besieging the city did not chase after you." Shortly after leaving Dunqian Town, a captain military attache rode over at a gallop and whispered to Li Yuntian.

"Didn't chase you?" Li Yuntian couldn't help but be slightly stunned when he heard this, it stands to reason that Wen Du would definitely send someone to pursue, after all, the number of Ming troops in the city is not much, Wen has no need to use a large number of troops to trap Qinglong City, there are enough troops to pursue the Ming army that broke through.

"It seems that they already know about the fall of Jiayuguan." Then, Li Yuntian realized what was going on, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a hint of a smile, which was okay, saving him the trouble of throwing off the chasing soldiers.