Chapter 117 Heroic Elegy
Datong, one of the nine important towns in the Ming Dynasty.
After receiving the support of An Da, Tuotuo led his cavalry to prepare to go south to Datong to harvest grass and valleys.
Suddenly, war broke out. Datong generals such as General Zhang Da and Deputy General Lin Chun received the urgent military situation and quickly dispatched troops to prevent the enemy from entering.
The two men went into battle as the physical and mental vanguard of the Ding army, and fought fiercely with Tuo Tuo's army in Datong.
Zhang Da and Lin Chun led their troops to resist tenaciously, trying to drive the invaders out of Datong.
However, the Ming garrison, which had been lax for a long time, was obviously unable to block the edge of the elite cavalry led by Tuotuo.
Zhang Da and Lin Chun, as the generals of Datong, also have the responsibility to defend the land. They cannot be timid and abandon the land. Otherwise, their sins will be unforgivable by the nine tribes.
So despite facing such a huge disparity, the two of them still did not take a step back and vowed to protect Datong to the death.
Facing the stubborn resistance of the Ming army led by Zhang Da and Lin Chun, Tuotuo's troops also felt angry in their hearts.
"Are these two Han generals just trying to die? They actually blocked our army several times."
Duotuo, who was riding a war horse, listened to the battle report sent by his men, and his teeth were itching with anger. He really didn't expect it. This time, they actually encountered two strong bones, and they actually dared to resist and block the edge of his army.
If he is repelled, how can he fight with that coward Sengge in the future?
Therefore, Tuotuo will not take a step back. He must loot Datong, otherwise not only will his face be lost, but he will not be able to survive the coming winter.
After all, one thing Seng Ge said is right. The winter on the grassland has indeed become more and more evil in recent years. Not only does it last for a long time, but it is also extremely cold, and you will freeze to death at every turn. A large number of cattle and sheep.
And this is not the most important thing. The most frightening thing is that droughts that last for several months often occur on the grassland in recent years. Sometimes there is not a drop of rain for several months, causing the formerly lush and lush grassland in many places on the grassland to begin to wither and turn yellow. Degenerate, and even worse, it will blow the yellow wind all over the sky.
When the yellow wind comes, the sky and the earth will be eclipsed. It will be a great test for both the tribesmen at the bottom of the grassland and the tribal nobles like them.
So in order to maintain livelihoods on the grasslands in recent years, as the main fighting faction, Tuotuo naturally chose the fastest way to obtain supplies, directly leading his troops south to harvest grass and valleys, and rob the Han people of their food and supplies. Cattle and sheep.
Even if sometimes you don’t grab enough, that doesn’t matter, as long as you can consume the population for the winter.
In this way, the pressure of winter will be much less.
Therefore, Tuotuo now doesn't care about the life and death of the soldiers at the bottom at all. They can grab more supplies, which is naturally a good thing. If they unfortunately die on the road to threshing the grass valley, they are not bad people, at least after they return, There will be one less mouth to divide things between.
So, no matter what the outcome of going south to the grass valley, as long as he did not fall into an ambush by the Ming army and cause excessive casualties to his troops, he would not care about the outcome at all.
Tooth looked coldly at the melee battlefield ahead. He said coldly: "Since the general of Datong wants to die, then let him die! Come and lead two thousand good men to kill him. I am lucky. I don’t believe I can’t take him down!”
After Tuotuo gave the order, the cavalry waiting behind him roared and rushed down with a grassland general.
At this moment, Zhang Da was covered in blood. The long knife in his hand was slightly curled, but he still did not take a step back. Under the protection of the guard camp, he continued to move towards the invading army. Enemies on the grassland are rushing to kill.
"Brothers, the time has come to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty. We have no way to retreat. The only way to survive is to fight to the death! Today I will swear with you that if we cannot live together, we will die together!"
< br>Zhang Da continued to inspire the soldiers around him as if he were dead. He knew that today's battle might be the last battle in his life.
But he has no regrets and will not take a step back.
Because he knew that at this point, he knew that he had no choice. Instead of fearing to fight and survive, it would be better to wrap his body in horse leather and fight to the death.
The court will not treat his family badly at that time, but if he is too timid and leaves, not only will he die miserably, but even his family will be implicated. So at this moment, Zhang Da was determined to die and continued to gather his morale to deal the final blow to the enemies who invaded Datong!
"Follow the commander to the death!"
Zhang Da's personal guards were already at the end of their game, but under Zhang Da's encouragement to regard death as home, they all broke out one after another. With passionate emotions, he vowed to fight the enemy to the death again!
Hearing the passionate roars of the soldiers around him, Zhang Da raised the long sword in his hand again. He stared at the enemy cavalry heading towards them.
"Place the car array! Meet the enemy!"
The guards held the swords and spears tightly in their hands, relying on the formation of vehicles that could block the cavalry, waiting for the arrival of the enemy cavalry as if they were dead.
The prairie cavalry, swinging their swords and howling, were extremely excited at this moment, riding their fast horses towards the car formation in the center of the melee.
In their eyes, the Han's cavalry-rejection formation was like paper. Apart from slightly blocking the speed of the cavalry, it could not affect the final result.
As for the Ming army hiding in the car formation, once a corner of the car formation is breached, they will all die.
So at this moment, they did not slow down a bit because of the obstruction of the car formation. Instead, they accelerated their horses to the extreme. Finally, in the form of encirclement, they surrounded the car formation in the middle of the battlefield, and then They charged together from all directions.
At this moment, Zhang Da and other Ming soldiers who swore to death also held their breaths and held the weapons in their hands tightly.
“Kill!”
The moment the prairie cavalry rushed to the car formation, Zhang Da shouted again and raised his knife to slash at the enemy invaders who rushed into the car formation.
In a fierce meat-mincing battle, all the guards around Zhang Da were killed. At this moment, Zhang Da was already covered in blood, and the knife in his hand was cut off at some point. Halfway through, his body was also a little weak, but his will was still as strong as steel, supporting his body and not falling.
The charging prairie cavalry surrounded Zhang Da in the center. They were originally bloodthirsty and easy to kill, but now they couldn't help but feel a little scared when facing this lone general who was at the end of his rope.
They never expected that someone could sustain the charge of the cavalry for so long.
And if they saw it correctly, this general covered in blood had one of his legs twisted and deformed, and one of his arms was missing, but he was still standing with the support of a spear. Standing in place.
Zhang Da's chest felt like a hole in the bellows at this moment. Although he was still heaving and wheezing, there was not much energy left. His eyes were also filled with blood, and his face was covered with blood and a cold look. Looking at the enemies surrounding him, in addition to boundless murderous intent, there was only unwillingness in his eyes.
Zhang Da finally raised the broken knife in his hand, stared at the enemy in front of him, and used his last bit of strength to roar: "Kill!"
At this moment, he was also riding over. Tuotuo, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes, and he drew a full bow!
"Hmph, I don't know whether to live or die!"
With a hiss, a sharp arrow shot through the air, directly hitting Zhang Da's chest and piercing his armor.
The heart was suddenly hit hard, and the world in Zhang Da's eyes gradually faded, and finally disappeared into nothingness, but he still did not fall, and the arm holding the broken knife still did not fall. Under the rays of the setting sun, He seemed to have become an immortal statue.
"Keep killing! Don't stop!"
Tuotuo raised the whip in his hand and pointed at another Ming army still resisting in the distance.
After hearing the commander's order, the prairie cavalry did not dare to pause. They rode their fast horses towards the new battlefield.
On that day, the generals of Datong, Zhang Da and Lin Chun, led their troops in a bloody battle against the enemy invaders. They all died in the battle. Datong was broken and nine sides were shaken.
When the news reached the capital, both the government and the public were shocked!
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Chapter 2 At six o’clock in the afternoon, I have to think carefully about the next plot. The Gengxu Revolution is difficult to write about!
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