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Chapter 190 The Battle of Qiang Suppression

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    Datong City is tall and majestic, solid and precipitous, with all kinds of city defense facilities in place. It can be regarded as a model for the Ming Dynasty to be prepared for danger in times of peace. Of course, its security is still open to discussion.

    Datong city walls are all based on neat stone strips, slabs, stone cubes, stone pillars, etc. The walls are rammed section by section and layer by section with "sanhe soil", and the periphery is built with blue bricks.  A piece of medium-sized city brick weighs 35 kilograms, which shows the firmness of the city wall and the arduousness of the construction.

    Yang Ling came to the bottom of the city, looked up, and couldn't help sighing secretly: "Xiongguan, it's really Xiongguan! Such a magnificent city wall makes people lose the courage to attack at first glance. I don't know how the Tartars almost broke into it the year before last.  It was a big city, so Dai Wang ran back to the capital to cry to Emperor Hongzhi for his grievances.

    The front wall of Datong City Wall is three feet high. There is also a parapet on the front wall, and brick stacks are built on the parapet wall.  Corner towers and watchtowers stand at intervals.  The roof of the building is in the style of double eaves and nine ridges, surrounded by corridors and columns, and next to the horse road.

    These high and low buildings build a three-dimensional defense line on the city wall, which can be observed, concealed, maneuvered, shot, responded, commanded heights and commanded by generals.

    Yesterday Yang Ling sent someone to inform Hu Zan, the governor of Datong, who was always looking for death and life. Seeing that it was an army of imperial envoys, the city guards hurriedly opened the city gate and lowered the suspension bridge, and Yang Ling's cavalry rushed out.  Yang Ling was in the center of the Fire Gun camp.

    The former army and the middle army left the Datong city gate, and the rear army followed one after another. Yang Ling reined in his horse and dodged by the roadside, looking back at the tall and majestic city wall.  There are no passages and stairs below the military platform, and only wooden planks on the top of the platform can be used to connect with the city wall. It can attack behind the enemy troops climbing the city wall, support and watch the enemy's situation.

    Yang Ling couldn't help but click his tongue in admiration, the so-called iron wall was probably nothing more than that.  In the city, three hundred guards armed with long-handled steel-clad knives and sharp arrows and long bows rushed towards the city gate like lightning.

    Since the Song Dynasty, the division of arms in the army has been detailed. It is no longer like the army in the Tang Dynasty. Whether it is a spearman or a short swordsman, everyone wears bows and arrows and attacks from far and near.  Combat is based on a bow in each hand. Ouchi's guards are not only superb in martial arts, not to mention riding and shooting, not only are they also wearing bows, but they are also three-stone bows.

    The rear wing of Yangling's army carried items brought from the capital and purchased locally to reward the three armies. Dozens of carts were continuous and slow, so they had just walked out of the city gate at this time.

    Before the lieutenant general defending the city gave the order to close the city, he saw another group of well-armored cavalry approaching. Someone in the cavalry shouted: "Don't close the city gate, the rear army is not exhausted."

    ?Before he could ask, three hundred iron cavalry roared past, and the hooves of the horses clattered on the suspension bridge.  These three hundred guards and the rest of the officers and soldiers came all the way to Datong, and they are already familiar with each other. Those hard crossbowmen who lined up at the end didn't know the emperor's inside story in the army, let alone Yang Ling ordered the three hundred people to stay behind.  The commander-in-chief specially arranged to be in the back camp, so no one objected.

    Seeing that they had the same equipment and clothes, and that the soldiers on both sides were familiar with each other, the guards did not ask any more questions. After all the cavalry had rushed out of the city, they raised the drawbridge and closed the city gate again.

    Yang Ling didn't know that there were three hundred more elite soldiers quietly in the rear. The news was kept too secret, and as a result, it sometimes caused even bigger omissions.  The army marched all the way, and after more than an hour, they came to the vicinity of Zhenqiang Fort.

    The former army scouts sent back the news that Tatar Boyan Khan led the iron cavalry to fight against General Yang's army outside the pass at this time. General Yang has no time to look back now, so please go to the pass to watch the enemy.

    Yang Ling was refreshed when he heard this, and immediately commanded the army to speed up. Zhenqiang Fort is also a pass built on the mountain. On the left and right is the Great Wall that winds like a dragon.  .

    Before reaching Zhenqiang Pass, they heard shouts of killing and shaking the sky from outside the mountain, and there was an entrance for increasing soldiers, and they climbed up to the beacon tower.  Attack here, but the deafening sound of fighting can already be heard from here.

    Yang Ling immediately dismounted and ordered the army to stand by. He only brought 200 guards to the pass. When he arrived at the beacon tower, a general guard hurried forward to meet the imperial envoy.  Yang Ling asked anxiously, "How's the battle going?"

    That one was also exhausted from the battle, although he was in awe of the imperial envoy, although the shouts of killing were loud in his ears, and he brought up the war, he replied nonchalantly: "My lord imperial envoy, please rest assured, the Tartars will always attack you every two days."  Let's fight a battle, there will be thunder and rain, and they won't be able to attack."

    Only then did Yang Ling and Zhang Yong feel relieved, and hurried to the crenel to look down.??It is a big deal that the court cannot afford to pay too much food and grass, and the soldiers and civilians will also starve.

    ?As the general system of the three customs, Yang Yiqing is not only in charge of the war, but also responsible for military affairs and farming matters. The officers and soldiers can solve a large amount of rations on the spot every year, which is no less important than combat.

    Yang Yiqing couldn't help but sighed when he said this, he is the commander of the three gates, and his troops are composed of the commanders of the towns of Datong, Taiyuan, and Xuanfu. These arrogant soldiers who have guarded the frontier for a long time, how can they be so easy to obey?  of?

    A few years ago, the general soldiers of Datong treated the soldiers harshly. This group of officers and soldiers who fought fiercely and did not fear death, but did not fear authority, made trouble and killed the general soldiers.  Can't find it.

    Yang Yiqing was born as a civil servant, but he has been in the army for a long time. He knew that the army is a relatively independent organization. Prestige, seniority, and status are the most important things in the army.  It is difficult to dispatch troops and deploy offensive and defensive deployments.

    Leading troops, commanding troops, dispatching, and fighting pay more attention to the relationship between soldiers and soldiers, trust, and support. Blindly cruel and strict laws can't stop these people who have been rolling in the pile of dead bodies. If they have no food, it is really worse than losing a battle.  A major event that refreshes the morale of the army.

    This battle took too long, although it hurt Boyan more, but it was not a big problem for Daming's consumption of money and food?

    Yang Yiqing sighed softly: "There are many mountains and little land here, and the fields are barren. If there is another drought and locust plague, the harvest will be greatly affected. With so many soldiers, civilians, war horses and livestock in Sanguan, once there is a shortage of food, their hearts will be unstable.  Consider asking the officers and soldiers to split the mountains and open up more fields during the spring famine, buta drop in the bucket is better than nothing.¡±

    Yang Ling's heart moved, and he said happily: "Since these poor lands are like chicken ribs, they don't have much impact on food preparation. I have several new crops with high yields. Would Mr. Yang give it a try? First try planting them at the Tuntian Army Station, and we will have a bumper harvest next year.  , the seeds can be donated to the common people, and Sanguan can also become the granary of the Northwest.¡±

    Yang Yiqing was moved and said, "Is there such a crop?"

    Yang Ling nodded and said: "Yes, this imperial envoy can guarantee that I have introduced several crops from the West, sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn. Now, millet and wheat are planted in an acre of sandy and barren land. The weather is good and the weather is good. God will save me. It will cost three to five hundred catties if I break the sky.  Yield, this kind of sweet potato can reach more than 3,000 catties, although it is some coarse grain, but it is an excellent crop to satisfy hunger and hunger, and it does not compete with millet and wheat for good land, what does President Yang think about it?"

    Yang Yiqing was shocked when he heard this, and said: "Three thousand catties per mu? Don't dare to think about it, don't dare to think about it. If you don't compete for fertile land and don't look at God's eyes, you will be able to produce one thousand catties per mu. I am grateful to be here. As for  Coarse grains, fuck the hell, people are hungry enough to eat the bark, who cares about that?"

    Yang Ling couldn't help laughing when he heard that this famous general who was born as a Jinshi also uttered a swear word. At this time, the three of them had walked to the gate tower above the closed gate of Zhenqiang Fort.  It can block the wind and snow, please come in, two imperial envoys."

    Yang Ling smiled and said, "Your Excellency, you are welcome." He turned his head and said to the two hundred guards: "You don't have to wait here, go down to the pass to help the defenders eat rice, noodles and meat  Food".

    A figure at the back of the crowd hastily hid behind several guards the moment he turned around, but he was very familiar with this person, his eyes widened in shock after just one glance, and he refused to take his eyes off again  .

    All the soldiers turned their heads to look at Yang Ling's strange behavior, and the city gate was closed in silence for a moment.  The little lieutenant stood behind a tall guard for a while, then slowly swayed out again.

    When Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong saw it, their faces turned white all of a sudden. The three of them stared straight at that, and couldn't believe their eyes for a moment.  Seeing the eyes of the three adults, all the guards moved away to the two sides, leaving the handsome little captain there.

    Although Zhengde was attracting attention wherever he went, there had never been so many people who dared to stare at him with rounded eyes, which made him feel uncomfortable.

    Zhengde smiled at them shyly and embarrassedly, and walked over slowly, as coy as a big girl, and almost turned into a turn.

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    ps: Stocks are going up today, funds are going up, but I¡¯ve sold them all, my heart hurts.  I also took out all the time deposits, and my dad was beaten hard by me. Alas, it is easy to build a nest, but it hurts when you rub your temples, which is bitter.

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