On the eighth day of March 19th, the seventh year of Jiajing, Yerjiang commander Bai Yi gave up Suzhou City and brought more than 10,000 troops under his command back to Guazhou, intending to concentrate superior forces to fight Xu Jin to regain the three passes of Dunhuang to open up the retreat to return to Yerjiang.

There were originally five thousand people left behind in Guazhou City. After Bayi returned with more than 10,000 people, the city's defenders reached 17,000, but three thousand were "pseudo-army" under Li Daren's command, and their combat power was almost negligible.

In addition, Bayi also left 5,000 troops to guard Jiayuguan to prevent the Ming army from attacking in Ganzhou. Unexpectedly, the commander of Ganzhou, He Zhang, was foolish because he was worried that this was the trap of the Yarkand people. He even dared not send troops to occupy Suzhou City even if it was empty, let alone cross Suzhou City and attack Jiayuguan.

Therefore, He Zhang's conservative approach of not seeking merit but seeking nothing will save Bayi's troubles. He can rest assured to deal with Xu Jin with all his might without worrying about being attacked by his back.

Fortunately, Xu Jin did not expect Ganzhou to help at the beginning, and he had no way of knowing the situation inside the pass, otherwise he would have been so angry that he would have vomited blood.

After Xu Jin occupied the three front lines of Dunhuang, he not only sent people to use bamboo poles to provoke people outside Shazhou and Jiayuguan, but also sent a large number of scouts to watch the movements in these two places. Therefore, on the night when Yarkand commander Bayi led more than 10,000 people out of the pass and returned to Guazhou, Xu Jin received the news. He immediately summoned the generals to form a total of 15,000 to 20,000.

Sun Tzu's art of war says: the superior army attacks, the second is the enemy's plan, the second is the enemy's plan, the second is the enemy's plan, and the lower one is the enemy's plan. Therefore, it is said that attacking the city head-on is the only way to attack the city of Shazhou. Although the Shenji Camp has strong firepower, it is still quite a loss to attack Shazhou City, not to mention that the enemy's strength is twice the strength of its own, and it is not cost-effective to fight.

Fortunately, the commander of Yerkang was concentrating his troops and was definitely eager to regain the three passes of Dunhuang. So after Xu Jin and the generals discussed, they simply stopped moving and waited for the effort.

Sure enough, after just two days of waiting, Yerjiang's coach Bayi could no longer hold back. Regardless of the dissuasion of Li Daren and Yan Shifan, he insisted on sending troops to Dunhuang and led a 15,000 army to Yumen Pass, leaving only two thousand people to guard Guazhou. It was obvious that he planned to achieve his contributions in one battle.

"Report to the commander, the Yerjiang people sent troops to attack Yumen Pass, with a force of about 15,000." A scout Fei reported to the commander's mansion in Dunhuang City.

Xu Jin smiled calmly and said, "It seems that the Yarkand people are even more impatient than I expected."

Qi Jingtong rubbed his hands and laughed: "I'm in a hurry to die, so let's help them, handsome, hurry up, my subordinates are almost bored these days."

The generals couldn't help laughing, the atmosphere was surprisingly relaxed, and there was no tension before the war. Instead, the generals of the former Xining Guard were secretly shocked, but they were obviously infected by the generals of the Shenji Camp. They were inexplicably excited, and a heroic aura arose in their hearts!

Xu Jin laughed loudly and said, "Okay, let Yarkand taste the power of our Ming guns, cannons, and cavalry, and pass the orders on the whole army to set sail, target Yumen Pass."

The generals couldn't help but be overjoyed. They were tired of the siege battle and could finally let go and fight a field battle quickly. Although the opponent's number was the best, so what? If there was twice the strength, the Shenji Camp would not take it seriously.

At this moment, the Ming army in Dunhuang City came out in full swing and headed towards Yumen Pass. However, the chariots rolled and sand covered the sky and the sun were covered. There were as many as a hundred Folang machine cannons alone. The two thousand guards of Xining Guards also benefited from the two thousand guards. Almost everyone had a flintlock rifle, which was snatched back from the Yarkand people when they captured Dunhuang.

The Ming army in Dunhuang City was full of movement, so it was naturally impossible to escape the Yerkand scouts, so the news quickly reached Bayi's ears. The latter couldn't help but be overjoyed and laughed: "The Ming army's number is indeed not large, only about 10,000. With this little force, he dared to abandon favorable city defense and attack more with less. This Beijing King Xu Jin was so arrogant that he was probably blinded by victory."

Li Daren and Yan Shifan looked at each other, but they felt even more uneasy. Their understanding of Xu Jin was not as superficial as that of Bayi. They knew very well how terrible Xu Jin was. Since he entered politics, he has been leading troops to fight almost every year. The key is that he has never lost. Will such a person make a low-level mistake? Since Xu Jin dared to attack more with less head-on, it just shows that he is full of confidence, and there is actually not much difference in military strength between 10,000 and 15,000.

Li Daren and Yan Shifan really wanted to remind Bayi to be more cautious, but they knew it was useless. If Bayi listened to the advice, he would not take the initiative to send troops to Yumenguan. So both of them did not remind them in a sensible way, so they just secretly woke up the spirits. If the situation was not good, they would apply oil under their feet. Don’t die of fellow Taoists!

In this way, both sides were walking towards each other with great fanfare, obviously they planned to make a successful or a failure in a dignified battle!

On the morning of March 12, the seventh year of Jiajing, the two men met about thirty miles northwest of Yumen Pass. They were about two miles apart, and they stopped moving forward at the same time and set up their own battle formations.

The sun in mid-March has begun to release its heat. Under the fierce sunlight, the yellow sand is long, the flags are waving, and the murderous aura is filled with the sky. The war horses kick the yellow sand under their feet restlessly.

Under the character "Xu" Shuai, Xu Jin rode calmly on the horse and looked at the Yarkand army opposite, wearing a Confucian shirt floating towards him. He had not experienced the field battle of 100,000 people, so the way Xu Jin was just a rainy day, very calm!

Xu Jin was very calm, but Sima Yuan and Zhao Datou were not relaxed. Sima Yuan led the Three Hundred Jinyiwei and Zhao Datou led the 500 personal soldiers. He guarded Xu Jin in the middle as if facing a great enemy, and did not dare to be careless at all.

Song Dayan had injured his leg when he attacked Dunhuang before, but this guy was pretty solid. After bandage and treatment, he was raising him for a few days and then became lively again. At this moment, he was still sitting on the horse, guarding behind Xu Jin with a copper stick, as powerful as an iron tower.

Xu Jin was observing the opposite side, and Yarkand commander Bayi, the other side, was also observing here, but his expression was much more solemn. It was no wonder that anyone could not calm down if he saw the Dingsheng army appearance of the Shenji Camp and the hundreds of steel monsters in front of the formation.

Hundreds of Furang machine cannons, with black muzzles lined up, shining with deep cold light in the sun. No matter how powerful the cavalry is, you will feel thumping in your heart when you see it, and Bayi is no exception.

However, if you give up at this time, you will not only be embarrassed, but you will also die faster, because the Shenji Camp opposite is also full of cavalry. Exposing your butt to the cavalry is undoubtedly equivalent to suicide!
Chapter completed!