The commander of the three armies of Yarkand, Bayi, was not in Suzhou, but in Hami. He hurried to Suzhou in recent days. Because he received news that the legendary invincible Ming war god Xu Jin was coming, and he destroyed the Yibula tribe in the Xihai area with one move. It was coming in full force, so Bayi did not dare to neglect and immediately took people from Hami to personally rush back to Suzhou to deal with the arrival of the Ming war god Xu Jin.

However, Bayi stayed in Suzhou for several days, but there was no movement in Ganzhou. Not to mention the God of War, even a fly could not see a fly flying over. Just when Bayi was suspicious, bad news came from the rear. The Ming army actually sneaked into Yangguan and Dunhuang without knowing it, and took down Yumen Pass in one go, completely cutting off its retreat.

It was like a bolt from the blue, slashing Bayi so hard that he was both brave. The Ming army's move was as cruel as he occupied Jiayuguan and Suzhou. He instantly turned the enemy on the spot. Now his army has become a lonely army in a desperate situation.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. Did the Ming army fly to Dunhuang with wings?" Bayi's first reaction after being shocked was furious and he was unwilling to believe it.

You should know that the Hexi Corridor is the only way for the Ming army to enter the Western Regions. Taking over Jiayuguan is equivalent to shaking the throat of the Hexi Corridor. How did the Ming army run to Dunhuang?

This must be found out!!!

Bai Yi immediately ordered a large number of scouts to inquire. Soon, the news came back. It turned out that the Ming army attacking Dunhuang suddenly appeared in the southern part of Yangguan, and it was very likely that it had crossed the Qilian Mountains. This Ming army was the elite ace in the Ming army, Shenji Camp. The commander who led this army was no other, but was the future Ming war god Xu Jin, King Beijing, who had been waiting for for a long time.

After hearing the scout's reply, Bayi was completely discomfortable. At first, he was not interested in the so-called Ming war god, especially when he attacked the city and plundered the land with great force, he did not take the Ming army seriously. He only thought that the so-called Ming war god was just bragging. Unexpectedly, he taught him to be a human being when he came.

I have to say that Xu Jin's tactics was a masterpiece. He not only destroyed the Yibula tribe, but also unexpectedly exploded the Yerkand's rear army, quickly turning passive into active. Now it's the turn of Yarkand commander Bayi, who is anxious.

Originally, after occupying Jiayuguan and Suzhou, the initiative was completely on the side of Yarkand, and they could attack and retreat or defend. However, now the three passes of Dunhuang were snatched back by the Ming army with one tactic move. Guazhou, Jiayuguan and Suzhou became sandwiched between Hami, Dunhuang and Ganzhou. There was no way out and no logistics supply. If you could not break the deadlock, you would have to finish it.

So Bayi hurriedly called the two military commanders to discuss countermeasures. These two military advisors were nothing but fat men Li Daren and Yan Shifan.

When they captured Jiayuguan and Suzhou, Li Daren and Yan Shifan made great efforts. In addition, they were both Ming people and knew the Ming army very well, so they were valued by Bayi. The two of them also actively provided advice for Bayi and played the role of the traitor to the fullest.

In addition, during this period, Li Daren and Yan Shifan acted as a hero in Suzhou City and did a lot of bad things. Many local officials and gentry were forced to death by them, and even their families were destroyed. Even Huang Dacan's family was not spared. Huang Dacan was originally a magistrate of Suzhou, and his family lived in the city, so he suffered.

However, the good days for these two people to do evil are almost over, and they probably are panicked themselves, because the news that Xu Jin, the King of Beijing of the Ming Dynasty, led the Shenji Camp to capture the three passes of Dunhuang, had spread in Suzhou City. The Yerkand defenders in the city were restless, while the people of the Ming Dynasty were happy and hoped that Prince Beijing would immediately lead Wang Shuai to invade and rescue the people from the fire and fire.

Let’s talk about Li Daren and Yan Shifan, who ran to meet Yarkand’s head coach Bayi in a panic, and the latter was not much better. As soon as they met, they asked anxiously: “The Ming army occupied the three passes of Dunhuang and seized the retreat of our army. Are the two young masters planning to go out?”

Li Daren calmed down and said, "Xu Jin is very cunning. He probably crossed the Qilian Mountains and went around Yangguan. Yibula is likely to have defected to him. It is said that Yibula crossed the Qilian Mountains and ran to the Xihai area to grazing, and he recognized the way."

Yan Shifan was obviously worried that the limelight would be snatched by Li Daren, so he quickly interrupted: "So Xu Jin had planned to attack Yibula first, and we were all trapped. The news that Yibula himself escaped must be fake. It was a smoke bomb deliberately released by Xu Jin. In fact, Yibula had surrendered to him. Xu Jin used Yibula to lead the way and went around the rear of Yangguan. Maybe he used Yibula to trick the gate of Dunhuang to open the city gate, otherwise the Ming army would not have been able to break Dunhuang so easily."

Bayi gritted his teeth and said, "The person surnamed Xu is indeed cunning, but it is useless to say these things now. The most important thing is to solve the dilemma."

Yan Shifan coughed lightly and said, "General Bayi, don't worry. I have discussed it before Brother Li comes. Since the Ming army has crossed the Qilian Mountains, there must be not many troops and the supplies it brings will not be too much. There is no need to worry too much. Just mobilize heavy troops immediately to retake the three passes of Dunhuang."

Li Daren stared at Yan Shifan with displeasure, and his words made the fat man speak first, so he could only nod and agree.

When Bayi heard this, he frowned. This time he sent troops to bring only 50,000 troops, 5,000 troops stationed in Dunhuang, 1,000 troops stationed in Yumen Pass, and 500 troops stationed in Yang Pass. Now all have been eaten by the Ming army. In addition, the war losses in the past few months have been nearly 5,000, and the total force is less than 40,000.

And the number of troops less than 40,000 is in Guazhou, 20,000 is in Hami, Jiayuguan, and the rest is in Suzhou, about 12,000. Even if the church members under Li Daren are added, it is only about 15,000.

It is worth mentioning here that Li Daren took the opportunity to recruit believers in Suzhou City in the past few months. With the coercion and temptation, he actually accepted more than 2,400 people. In addition, the original old believers exceeded 3,000. Of course, most of the new believers were forced, or in order to make a living, so they did not have much loyalty, let alone combat effectiveness.

So after thinking about it, Bayi finally decided to give up Suzhou City, bring Suzhou's troops back to Guazhou, concentrate superior forces to fight Xu Jin to retake Dunhuang. As for Jiayuguan, the strategic position was extremely important, so Bayi naturally couldn't bear to give up. Therefore, after evacuating Suzhou, he also increased the troops stationed in Jiayuguan to 5,000 to block the Ming army in Ganzhou from attacking and to fight the Ming army in Dunhuang with all his might.

Let’s talk about Ganzhou, He Zhang, commander of the Shaanxi Xingdu Division, has been living in fear every day since receiving Xu Jin’s handwritten document on February 15th, because Xu Jin said in the document that he would handle the aftermath of the Yibula tribe before rushing to Ganzhou to preside over the overall situation, as fast as fifteen days and as slow as one month.

So every day, He Zhang was not only pinching his fingers to count the days, but Qi asked God to bless Yu Dayou to last longer. Otherwise, once Hami was broken, Ye Erjiang people would definitely turn around and fight Ganzhou.

This day was the ninth day of the third month. He Zhang got up early in the morning and looked through the almanac. He found that it was an auspicious day. He heard that there were magpies screaming on the trees outside the courtyard. He couldn't help but say, "I heard about magpies in spring and morning, and there must be a good thing. Could it be that King Beijing is going to Ganzhou today? Well, the time is about to calculate."

It was a coincidence that at noon, the commander of the Ganzhou Right Guard actually came over quickly. His face turned red like Guan Gong, and he gasped and said loudly: "Sir He, big... big..."

"What's wrong?" He Zhang was so scared that his face was bloodless and blurted out: "But the Yarkand people are calling?"

The commander of the Ganzhou Right Guard quickly shook his head and waved his hand, "No...no, it's a big happy event!"

He Zhang was relieved when he heard this, patted his chest and cursed: "Your uncle, did you swollen tongue by your wife last night? You stutter and scared me to death!"

The commander of the right guard of Ganzhou smiled embarrassedly and said, "I am just excited for a moment."

"What kind of joy is it?" He Zhangyu said angrily.

The commander of the right guard of Ganzhou said with a wonderful expression: "General Pingxi, King Xu Jin of Beijing has recovered the three passes of Dunhuang. It is said that he had sent someone to use bamboo poles to carry the heads of the Dunhuang guards outside Jiayu Pass to demonstrate outside Jiayu Pass!"

"What, what did you say?" He Zhang looked stunned: "Bai Jing has recaptured the three passes of Dunhuang? Lao Zhang, you are not awake, right? When did King Bei Jing run to Dunhuang and fly over?"

The commander of the right guard of Ganzhou called Zhang Lishan and scratched his head and said, "I also think I'm taking the monster, but this is true. King Beijing has recaptured the three passes of Dunhuang!"

"Where did the news come from?" He Zhang frowned.

"What the people in Suzhou City said, by the way, Yeerjiang people had withdrawn from Suzhou overnight last night. This news was inquired from the people who escaped from the city." Zhang Lishan said.

"Has Yeerjiang people withdrawn from Suzhou?" He Zhang suddenly stood up, looking disbelief.

Zhang Lishan nodded and said, "I have really retreated. My subordinates have sent people to the city to investigate."

He Zhang's expression was wonderful now, both excited and nervous, and he kept paced back and forth.

"Sir He, what should we do now? Why don't we send troops to recover Suzhou quickly? This is a great achievement!" Zhang Lishan said.

He Zhang naturally knew that this was a great achievement, but he was worried that it was the trick of the Yarkand people. If they sent troops, they would fall into the trap of the other party. If they compensated their wife and soldiers, they would be miserable. And according to the agreement, Xu Jin was coming soon, so why not seek stability?

Not seeking success but seeking no mistakes has always been He Zhang's way of becoming an official, so after thinking about it over and over again, he decided to continue to keep his troops in a stable manner and respond to all changes.

If Xu Jin knew what He Zhang did at this moment, he might immediately remove the old fried dough stick and let him go home to grow sweet potatoes, so as not to waste national food.
Chapter completed!