On the fourth day after the hearty victory on the grassland, the Ming Dynasty's 110,000-horse infantry arrived at Dalat City on the south bank of the Yellow River.
The city of Dalat was one of Zhang Yanling’s must-win goals from the very beginning. The reason is naturally very simple. As an important ferry and walled city on the south bank of the bend of the Yellow River in the Hetao, Dalat began to be occupied by the Tatars.
Chengbian and Bayannur Walled City became the two main points in the east and west of the Tatars' control of the Hetao area.
Therefore, in order to occupy the Hetao area, we must first occupy Dalat City and Bayanchor Walled City, control the two ferries, and block the passage of the Tatar cavalry on the north and south banks. If the Tatar cavalry refuses to withdraw, then we can
Catching turtles in a jar. If they are worried about being trapped in the Loop and choose to evacuate, the goal of recapturing the Loop can be successfully achieved.
The two grasslands of Tumut and Bayanchuer happen to be on the east and west sides of the bend of the Yellow River. The Yellow River runs from the northeast of Ningxia Town and turns east-west. After that, the river surface begins to open up and the water flow becomes gentle. In addition, the two grasslands are fertile.
The land is where the Tatars' cattle, sheep, and horses produce food, so the Tatars must build ferry channels on both sides of the thoroughfare on the Yellow River to facilitate the exchange of goods, materials, soldiers and horses.
If they don't do this, the Tatars in the Hetao land will not be able to exert strong control. After all, they are isolated by the Yellow River, and it will be difficult to flexibly dispatch troops and horses at critical times. They will not be able to fully control this land.
Therefore, at these two ferry locations, the Tatars built two large pontoon bridges. After the ice melt season every year, the assembled pontoon bridges were connected to form two east-west river highways for carriages, horses, and goods and supplies.
.In the severe winter, when the river freezes, it becomes even more unimpeded.
Every year, a large number of soldiers, horses, cattle, sheep, and grain goods pass through the pontoon bridge. It becomes a link between the Tumut grassland and Bayanchuoer grassland to the north bank grassland at the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain and Daqing Mountain. It makes the Hetao land and
The ancient Chilechuan land is tightly connected, effectively consolidating the Tatars' control over the Hetao land.
Compared with the simplicity of the walled city at the ferry crossing of Bayanchuoer Grassland on the west side, the Dalat City in front of us is a very solid city built on the ravine rocks on the south bank of the Yellow River.
The Tatars are not good at building cities, and for them, building cities is unnecessary. But for an important ferry city like Dalat, it is obviously worth spending great efforts to build a defense system.
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What's more, there are originally the ruins of an ancient city here as a foundation. Reinforcement and construction on this basis will save a lot of time and effort.
This ancient city was a palace built by the Han Dynasty on the south bank of the Yellow River when Zhaojun went north to get married during the Han Dynasty. Later generations called it Zhaojun City.
Although this is just a palace, it was originally used as a station for the marriage team and a border area for communication and handover with the Xiongnu. A large number of soldiers and horses were once stationed, so towering city walls and beacons were built.
Among the cliffs and ravines on the south bank of the Yellow River, Zhaojun City is like a castle, steep and gorgeous. As the place where Zhaojun lived during the last period of his stay in his hometown, many poignant legends have been left here.
The Tatars expanded and strengthened the ruins of Zhaojun City and built the Dalat Walled City. The entire walled city spans between grasslands and cliffs, showing a ladder-like terrain, and is divided into two inner and outer cities.
The outer city has a vast terrain and there are no markets to speak of. It is usually a market for cattle, sheep and horses built with tent fences and a place for trading grain and daily necessities. The Tatar people buy cattle, sheep, horses, grain and daily necessities, and then drive the cattle and sheep to the outer city.
On the grass, tents and fences were set up, waiting for buyers to come to negotiate.
Once the deal is concluded, cattle, sheep, horses, supplies, etc. are loaded into trucks or driven directly north along the outer city, passing through several heavily guarded passes between the riverbank cliffs to reach the Yellow River beach. From there, they can be transported to the north bank via the pontoon bridge.
Therefore, although the outer city is large in area, it is actually only enclosed by a large symbolic outer circle of earth walls about ten feet high, and it is not really a real city. However, the inner city is completely different.
Relying on the river bank cliffs and the site of Zhaojun City's original rammed earth and stone city walls, the vertical height difference between the inner city wall and the flat grassland is at least ten feet high. It is not that the city wall is ten feet high, but the height difference of the terrain.
Coupled with the height of the city wall, there is such a large gap.
From south to north, from the flat grassland, you can gradually go up to the river bank cliff slopes, layer upon layer, criss-crossed stone paths, arrow towers and fortifications. Laborers and craftsmen captured from the Ming Dynasty dug and built and strengthened the city walls here.
, connecting the entire cliff up and down to form a large-scale and complete corner defense system.
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Moreover, on the north side of the inner city near the river bank, there are more than 20 huge ravines created by rainwater and Yellow River floods. These gullies were transformed into hiding places for troops. Three long roads were built leading to the south side of the inner city.
The gentle slope at the city gate exit. Every
A natural ravine has a huge area. They vary from a hundred to hundreds of paces wide and two to three miles long. Each place can garrison three to four thousand cavalry. More than twenty garrison ravines can garrison more than one hundred thousand troops. But outside
But these soldiers and horses could not be seen at all.
These ravines are usually used to store materials and goods for transfer or transport to the north bank, and are used as transit warehouses. At critical times, troops can be stationed here for surprise operations.
Dalat City is backed by the pontoon ferry of the Yellow River. The riverbanks for tens of miles on both sides are covered with towering cliffs, and rapids are rolling down below. Except for the river bank where Dalat City is located, which is more than six miles wide, there is a large river beach below.
Apart from several cliff passes leading to the river beach, there is no possibility of getting down to the river bank.
If you want to go around somewhere else, you have to be able to fly over walls and climb over walls, and you also have to dodge the shots from dozens of arrow towers on the east and west sides of Dalat City before you can successfully reach the pontoon on the river beach. Or you can jump directly into the rapids of the Yellow River and follow the current.
Yes, but this method is obviously an extremely absurd idea.
In short, Dalat Walled City is located on the south bank of the Yellow River, backed by a pontoon ferry. It uses the terrain here to perfectly form a barrier on the south bank of the Yellow River. It has the potential of one man blocking the way and ten thousand others unable to open it.
In fact, it is backed by a pontoon bridge at the rear, which can continuously replenish troops and supplies. It is simply wishful thinking to trap the enemies in the city.
At this moment, Batu Meng's army had retreated to the city of Dalat, preparing to hold on to the city and block the Ming army's attempt to occupy the city and control the ferry.
Batu Munch has also figured it out. The Ming army has no logistical route this time, so it must have carried a large amount of grain and grass supplies all the way north. But no matter how much they carried, it was always a limited number. Given the size of the Ming army's troops,
Judging from the size of the fleet known from the investigation, the number is only about two months at most.
But it has been more than a month since they entered the Hetao. Their consumption of supplies and food must have been running low.
Therefore, as long as you hold on to the city of Dalat and mobilize troops and generals, when the Ming army runs out of supplies and food, it will be time to counterattack. By then, the Ming Dynasty's 200,000-strong army will have been annihilated.
The scene was about to happen again. This Ming army penetrated deep into the bank of the Yellow River, so the escape distance was further, and they could not escape at all.
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At that time, they had only two ways to escape. One was to grow wings and fly away, and the other was to jump into the Yellow River and swim away like a fish. Obviously, they could not do either of these two ways.
Therefore, two days ago, Batu Meng led his defeated army of more than 60,000 people straight to Dalat City. He knew that this was the primary target of the Ming army, and he wanted to defend the city until the Ming army's supplies were exhausted.
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He hid 60,000 cavalry in the ravines of the garrison to confuse the Ming army. If the Ming army attacked rashly and their formation was scattered, it would be a great opportunity to counterattack. If they act cautiously and do not give them a chance, then follow them
It will be consumed. Anyway, I am backed by the supply line, so I don’t have to worry about consumption. Moreover, the army from Modong and Mobei will come one after another. I am completely invincible.
Of course, the embarrassment of this plan was that the Tatar cavalry, which had always used unscrupulous cavalry attacks as a means of combat and claimed to be invincible, were forced to huddle in a city and defend the city in a way they were least good at.
However, the Ming army, which had always huddled and defended the city to prevent the Tatar cavalry from charging, became the party about to attack the city. This was a bit weird and ridiculous.
This change in offensive and defensive momentum, change in offensive and defensive methods, and change in offensive and defensive roles, although it is strange, it also seems to indicate something.
The soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty set up camp ten miles away from the outer city of Dalat. During the march in the past few days, the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty actually lost traces of the Tatar army. On the one hand, they fled too fast, and the cavalry's
Mobility is really not a big deal in this regard. On the other hand, Zhang Yanling didn't care where the Tatar army went. His goal was clear, to cope with all changes by staying the same, to go straight to Dalat City, occupy it and control the ferry.
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However, after the troops arrived at the city, everyone also knew that the Tatar soldiers and horses had withdrawn here. Because the traces of the march of a large number of soldiers and horses were very obvious. The interrogation statements of the Tatar herdsmen captured along the way also explained the movements of the Tatar army.
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After setting up camp, Zhang Yanling and Zhang Lun led their generals to survey the city's size and defense system. Under the protection of a large number of cavalry, Zhang Yanling and others arrived several miles away from the outer city of Dalat and carefully inspected the city on a slope.
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Seeing the scale and terrain of Dalat City, Zhang Yanling and Zhang Lun were a little surprised and admired. It looked like a solid piece of bone.
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After walking around and returning to the camp, Zhang Yanling and Zhang Lun were drinking tea in the big tent. When Zhang Yanling frowned and remained silent, Zhang Lun put forward his opinion.
"Brother Trinling, I think this city is difficult to attack. The terrain is not good for me. The cliffs are high and the strange rocks are circling. I'm afraid it will be difficult to attack. All the Tatar soldiers and horses are huddled inside, which is not easy to handle.
Otherwise, let's go west to attack Bayanchor, because there will be nothing there."
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "Okay. Brother Lun, if not, how about you lead 20,000 cavalry to attack Bayanchuo'er and leave this place to me?"
Zhang Lun thought Zhang Yanling was joking and said in shock: "I'm going to attack Bayanchuo'er? Let's divide our troops now?"
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "What? Don't you think it's appropriate? I think the main force of the Tatars is here, and Bayanchor's troops must be very empty. Twenty thousand cavalry are enough to capture it. Since the main force of the Tatars here is scared out of their wits, they are shrinking.
In the city, they no longer have the courage to come out and attack. I can slowly torture them. Let's divide our forces and attack as if there is no serious problem."
Zhang Lun shook his head and said: "No, no, no, it's not good to divide the troops. Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. I'd better stay here."
Zhang Yanling laughed, knowing that Zhang Lun did not have the guts and courage. He had no intention of letting Zhang Lun lead the army. He had already thought of letting Zhu Lin lead 10,000 cavalry and Huo Shijian leading 3,000 navy cavalry to attack westward.
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Choer. Because the Tatar soldiers and horses in Dalat City in front of us seem to be holding on here, and the war may not be able to be won in a short while. Therefore, free up your hands to capture the Bayan Choer Walled City and control the west ferry.
It's just the right time.
In addition, the army needs supplies of materials and grain, otherwise it cannot afford to consume them. The purpose of attacking Bayanchor is to seize materials and grain to make up for the shortage of the army.
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