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Because it is not clear,
Then we climbed to the top of the mountain to enjoy the view.
The northern army is getting closer and closer.
Richard's smile vanished completely.
Those weren't Western Xia soldiers!
The Ming army came from the north.
Where did the soldiers from the Gansu Military Command go?
Yang Zhi divided his troops and entered the two cities, the mother city and the son city.
Gong Xiu and Li Yanxian, among others,
We greeted them at the north gate of the mother city.
Gong Xiu smiled and said, "Congratulations, General Yang."
"You have truly routed tens of thousands of enemy troops!"
Yang Zhi humbly replied, "We took advantage of the terrain and relied on the power of firearms."
"No matter what, we won in the end,"
"Your rank is going to rise significantly this time,"
Gong Xiu said enviously,
"You'll probably become the founding duke in the future,"
"I'd be content with being a marquis."
"None of my sons received much education,"
"They can only lead troops into battle,"
"I sent all my grandsons to study and become civil servants."
Yang Zhi spoke in a steady and measured manner.
"As long as you fight bravely against the enemy, His Majesty will reward you."
"Not only the two of us, but also the generals of various armies who are ranked as dukes and marquises."
The two chatted and laughed as they entered the city.
Yang Zhi inquired about the enemy's situation.
Then he had his personal guards bring out something.
"Get a wooden pole and put it up outside the city."
That's the banner of the Western Xia Gansu Military Command!
Li Renyi and Ding Zhongyi were in a hurry to escape.
They didn't even have time to collect the great banner.
Soldiers spotted the object from a distance.
He hurriedly ran to inform Richard.
Richard himself rode forward on horseback.
They also feared that the Ming army possessed divine cannons.
They stopped two miles from the city.
Send a few of your personal guards to get closer and check.
"You've never fired a cannon before, have you?" Yang Zhi asked.
Gong Xiu said, "We haven't fired a single shot yet, and we're afraid of scaring the enemy general away."
Yang Zhi did not know Richard.
It's only clear when viewed through a telescope.
A general from the Western Xia Dynasty approached with a small force.
He instructed Deng Xiadao.
"All the cannons on the city wall were aimed at that general."
"It would be best if we hit him, but if we miss, consider it a gift for him."
Cast iron cannons and wrought iron field guns
They were all placed in the mother and child cities.
Due to the angle,
Only six cannons could be aimed at Richard.
Deng Chun sent men across the river to Zicheng.
After the cannons in both cities were aimed,
Watch as he gives the order to fire.
The guards, braving arrows, observed the river for a moment.
Go back and tell Richard that...
“Your Highness, that is indeed the banner of the Gansu Military Command.”
"Are you sure you saw it clearly?" Richard asked to confirm.
The guard replied, "I can see it clearly."
Richard remained silent.
He really couldn't understand.
The Gansu Military Command had over 60,000 troops.
How could the banner have disappeared so inexplicably?
He understood very quickly!
"Boom boom boom boom boom!"
Six cannons fired simultaneously.
The nearest launch was about two miles away.
The area around Zicheng is about two and a half li away.
Four of the shells missed their targets.
As a shell rolls and bounces,
He broke the leg of one of the guards.
Then it broke another horse's leg.
A shell whizzed past Richard.
He smashed the head of the mounted guard directly.
It then landed on the ground, bounced, and rolled a long distance.
Chapter 1731 Defeat So Far
Richard stared blankly at the fallen corpse.
His head was completely missing.
It burst open like a watermelon, scattering everywhere.
Even Richard was splattered with blood, flesh, and brain matter.
His warhorse reared up in fright.
Richard felt a great fear arise in his heart.
After calming the warhorse, he immediately whipped it and rode away.
He rode his horse straight for a mile.
Richard dared to turn around.
He gazed in the direction of the castle, lost in thought.
The allied forces to the north have been defeated and fled.
He's essentially trapped here, having advanced too far alone.
The city's garrison also possessed such formidable weapons.
How should we fight this battle?
Or rather, how do we break through this predicament?
Break through to the north.
Although there were only the guards in front of them.
But it's practically a dead end.
He led a breakout south, leaving 10,000 men at the valley entrance.
We can help him break out.
However, outside the valley, Zhong Shidao, Liu Xi, and Liu Qi were blocking the way with their troops.
And on the way back,
There are also two Ming army castles on the south bank of the Yellow River.
The passage on the north bank is extremely narrow.
The breakout force must move in a long, single-file line.
Richard rode back to the camp at full speed.
He gave orders entirely based on battlefield intuition.
"All units, prepare now! The entire army will retreat south tonight!"
.....
Tens of thousands of people were stuck in the valley.
The camp could be stretched out for several miles.
Richard didn't withdraw all at once.
Instead, the infantry were moved to the southern camp.
They took the provisions and evacuated the area first.
Cavalry were assigned to take over the northern camp.
He then dismounted and paced back and forth.
In complete darkness, even if the Ming scouts were carrying binoculars...
Even if you lie on the hilltop, you can't see what's going on.
Furthermore, Richard himself led the cavalry to guard the main camp.
They employ various deceptive tactics.
For example, straw figures were made and erected throughout the military camp.
They even dressed the straw man in light armor.
Yeah, that's what gave it away.
The sun gradually rose.
In the dim light of dawn