When Wang Yuan led his troops to Lamu City, it was already noon the next day.
He only took 500 cavalry from Hami, and now there were less than 120 cavalry left. This guy was in such a miserable state that he was laughed at by Ya Mulan, the fireman guarding Lamu City, for a while, and then the two of them cheered up.
Start preparing for defense.
Turpan was very cruel and lost the hearts of the people in its own territory, not to mention the eight cities of Hami, which they massacred several times.
There were only 620 cavalry left in total, and 400 people were assigned to supervise the battle team, forcing the people of Lamu City to defend the city. When one person resisted, his whole family was killed, and the people of Lamu City could only come to the city wall in fear.
The other two hundred and twenty riders were pulled directly outside the city, waiting for an opportunity to launch an attack on Wang Yuan.
Wang Yuan rushed for more than a hundred miles, but ended up facing a "heavily guarded" city. Without saying a word, he let the large troops rest and stand by, replenished food and water, and sent hundreds of cavalry to check the city's defense situation.
Except for the newly attached Yibuci and Buerhai tribes, the other Kansai cavalry are of no significance to this.
There are many people here, and they personally participated in the two battles to regain Hami. As long as the royal city of Hami is captured, other cities will be easily accessible. Turpan will not leave heavy troops to guard it, and the people in the city will not resist desperately.
Not long after, the scout horse sent out came back and reported: "General Wang, a section of the city wall has collapsed in the west of the city, leaving a gap several feet wide. We can attack from there. In addition, there are Turpan cavalry watching two or three miles to the west of the city. They may take advantage of our attack."
We will launch a surprise attack when we reach the city."
Wang Yuan said: "Rest for another two quarters of an hour and attack from the west of the city!"
The gap in the west of the city has collapsed for several years, and neither the officers and soldiers of the Hami Guard nor the Turpan occupiers thought of repairing it.
On the tower.
Ya Mulan looked at the cavalry outside the city from a distance, already making up her mind to run away. He was the son of a noble from the Seventh Guards of Kansai. He was kidnapped by Turpan when he was eight years old. He was appreciated for his intelligence and gained fame for his bravery in battle.
He is still in his early twenties.
Fighting for Turpan?
Naturally, you have to fight hard when you can win the battle. If you lose 100% of the battle, then you still have to fight hard!
Seeing a group of sentries passing around the city, Ya Mulan suddenly widened her eyes and murmured to herself: "That's... that's the flag of the Quxian tribe. Hasn't my tribe been destroyed?"
Qu Xianwei was indeed destroyed.
The main force was crippled by Turpan, the old were killed, the young were strong, the women and children were captured, Ya Mulan was one of the captured children.
Tuodi, the son of the governor of Quxianwei, defected to the Handong Guard with two hundred cavalry. Because they had no women or property, only two hundred young men and horses, they were equivalent to integrating into the Handong Guard. Moreover, Tuoti married Handong.
He was married to the sister of the Governor of Wei, and was later arranged to graze near the sandbank.
The remnants of the Quxian tribe who were not exterminated by Turpan returned to Quxian to graze their cattle one after another, but were killed again by Yibuci, which directly declared the demise of Quxianwei.
However, Qu Xianwei's governor's seal was still carefully kept by Tiewei.
During this expedition, Wang Yuan asked Tuotie to fly the Quxianwei flag, and he planned to arrange for the ranch to restore Quxianwei.
Ya Mulan looked at the flag outside the city, and her eyes instantly became moist. Before the age of eight, he could see that flag every day, his father, mother, brother, brother, sister... faces that he had long forgotten.
, comes to mind again.
"Fire One, that's our flag, that's our tribe!" A guard came over and said to Ya Mulan with suppressed emotions.
This personal guard was also a kidnapped Quxianwei child, and worked as a slave in Turpan with Ya Mulan. After Ya Mulan became a firebender due to her merits, she kept searching for her tribesmen and brought them to her through purchase. Now she has
More than 20 people were recovered and all became his personal guards.
Ya Mulan calmed down and said to her left and right: "We don't want Lamu City any more. We must gather our troops and leave through the west gate."
Before Wang Yuan could rest, Ya Mulan, the defender of Lamu City, had already abandoned the city with his cavalry.
"President Wang, the bandits have escaped!" The sentry rider ran back to report, holding a pair of telescopes given by Wang Yuan in his hand.
Wang Yuan immediately said: "Mount your horse and chase the enemy!"
Ya Mulan left the city with the four hundred cavalry, and not long after, he joined Zhiding.
He just asked: "Why don't you defend the city?"
Ya Mulan asked back: "Can you defend it? How about I support you outside the city and you go to the city to defend it?"
"hey-hey."
He just smiled and said nothing.
This guy had already made up his mind to launch a surprise attack when he had the chance, and to run away if he didn't have the chance. He had no psychological burden on selling Ya Mulan in the city.
Since Ya Mulan is smart, let's go back to Turpan together, and then follow the army to fight back in the autumn.
Ya Mulan suddenly whispered: "I have a plan, maybe I can annihilate all the enemies."
"Oh, what's the plan?" He was quite surprised.
Ya Mulan approached on horseback and whispered: "That's it..."
He just didn't hear clearly: "What did you say?"
"Qiang!"
The scimitar is unsheathed.
Ya Mulan slashed out his sword and wiped his neck directly, and his bodyguards also began to kill his bodyguards.
There were about four to five hundred cavalrymen who were standing there at a loss, not knowing which side to help.
With calculated calculations but no care, Ya Mulan's personal guards eliminated his only force in an instant.
Yamulan dismounted and cut off his head, raised it up and said: "Everyone, the Eastern Chagatai Khanate is cruel and rude. They are not the masters of Turpan. Have you ever remembered that our ancestors have fought for more than a hundred years?
How many were massacred? How many of our compatriots are left? They forced us to believe in religion and killed those who did not convert. My father, mother and eldest brother died in front of my eyes. I can dream about it every night.
See the blood. Now, the Ming Dynasty’s army is here, and the Ming Dynasty will give us food, cattle and horses, so that we can farm and graze. Anyone who is willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, please follow me! If you are not willing, please leave!"
At this moment, there were 596 Turpan cavalry left, and only a few of them were unwilling to follow Ya Mulan.
Ya Mulan looked at those people and sneered: "Kill them all!"
The crowd swarmed forward and chopped the stubborn ones into pieces.
Ya Mulan led nearly 600 cavalry and quickly approached Wang Yuan's troops. When there were only a hundred steps left, he suddenly ordered: "Drop your weapons!"
All six hundred people abandoned their weapons and surrendered, and Wang Yuan quickly stopped the troops.
Ya Mulan shouted: "Are there any compatriots from Qu Xianbu?"
Tuoting ran out on horseback and shouted: "I am Tuoting, the governor of Quxianwei. Are you also a member of the Quxian tribe?"
Ya Mulan's eyes filled with tears: "Brother, it's me, your Ya Mulan. When I was a child, you taught me to ride horses, you taught me archery, you taught me wrestling, and you said I would become an eagle in the sky!"
"Ya Mulan?"
Tuoting ran over on horseback, jumped to Ya Mulan's side, pressed his shoulder and looked at him carefully: "Ya Mulan, is it really you? You were only eight years old when you were kidnapped. More than ten years have passed, and I don't recognize you anymore.
You have grown taller and stronger, you have grown from an eaglet to an eagle!"
"Brother, is our tribe still there?" Ya Mulan asked.
Tuoting said: "There are still some tribesmen left. Wang Zongzhi promised to allocate pastures so that our Quxian tribe can thrive."
Ya Mulan asked: "Which one is Wang Zongzhi?"
Tuosi turned around and pointed at Wang Yuan: "The one wearing Han armor."
Ya Mulan quickly ran to Wang Yuan, knelt down on one knee and said: "Thank you, Mr. Wang, for your kindness. You allowed Qu Xianbu to continue. I, Ya Mulan, will follow you to the death from now on!"
Ya Mulan couldn't speak Chinese, so Tuodi hurriedly came over to translate.
Wang Yuan laughed loudly after hearing this, dismounted and helped Ya Mulan up: "You and I are both young people, don't talk so much. As long as you are loyal to the Ming Dynasty, I promise to make Quxian tribe prosperous again!"
Historically, Ya Mulan was constantly promoted by Mansuer because of her bravery in battle.
By the third year of Jiajing's reign, this fellow had become a general beside Mansu'er. He led his troops to break through Jiayuguan and directed his troops towards Suzhou City.
But in the fourth year of Jiajing, Ya Mulan met her brother and learned that Qu Xian's tribe was still alive and had moved inland to Gansu. He directly led three thousand tribesmen and asked to join the Ming Dynasty, which made the Ming Dynasty monarchs afraid
Accept it, for fear that this guy is playing Infernal Affairs.
Therefore, the emperors and ministers of the Jiajing Dynasty refused Yamulan's surrender in the name of not wanting to start a border provocation without permission and fearing that Turpan would take the opportunity to seize the border.
At that time, Wang Qiong had resurrected, and after many arguments, Jiajing was finally allowed to accept Ya Mulan. However, he was afraid of Ya Mulan's change, so he dispersed his three thousand tribesmen. Ya Mulan himself was placed in Jiangxia and became a local rich man.
If Wang Yuan had been in court at that time, he would have pointed at Jiajing and cursed loudly.
A slave who was robbed at the age of eight could become a general in Turpan and lead three thousand people to join the Ming Dynasty. What kind of bravery does this mean and what kind of appeal does it mean? He can completely lead his men and guard the border for the Ming Dynasty.
ah.
He actually broke up his troops and sent him to Jiangxia to become a rich man.
It is a pity that at this time Ya Mulan has not grown enough to support three thousand people, so he can only lead 600 cavalry to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.