Standing on the top of Yumen Pass, Yao Meng was particularly excited. Looking at the Meng army camp in the distance, he punched the battlements with a fierce punch, "Meng Dog, I'm back."

Compared with Lucheng, Yumen Pass is smaller, but it is not under the steepness. When Yao Meng led Lucheng Army to Yumen Pass, the former garrison general Shi Gandang and the Mongolian army had fought several times, and all of them made the Mongolian army return in vain. Looking at the mottled traces on the city wall, after cleaning, it still vaguely visible that had turned into purple-black blood, Yao Meng was excited.

As an old border general, the hatred with the Meng people was imprinted in the bones. On the way back from Lucheng to Tanzhou, Yao Meng's heart was hard to tell. More than 10,000 soldiers and the Meng people almost did not fight a decent battle, but they collapsed hundreds of miles and abandoned the rivers and mountains within a radius of tens of thousands of kilometers. This shame is probably written into history books in the future, and he will become a member of this disgraceful history.

Now I have the opportunity to rewrite this humiliation. I have no chance above Lucheng, but here I can prove that Lucheng army is still the most powerful defender on the border. With Lucheng defenders here to guard, the Mongolian army can't imagine crossing Yumen Pass.

"Brother Yao, the warehouse has been checked!" Ding Jian strode over and said in a deep voice.

"How is it?" Yao Meng turned around and looked at Ding Jian.

"When Shi Gandang left, he handed over all the warehouses to us. They only took away the weapons they carried with them. All the weapons were sufficient, but there was not much food, and there was only less than twenty days of storage."

"As we approached, General Sima told me that we would never drag our backs on logistics. As long as we have requirements, we need food and equipment. As long as we can guard Yumen Pass, we don't have to worry about food. It's already great to have twenty days of food storage."

"Brother Yao!" Ding Jian said in confusion: "General Sima is our Lord Lu. Why didn't he come with us this time? Instead, you are commanded by Brother?"

Yao Meng smiled. "Why, I'm jealous when I saw that my brother was entrusted with important tasks?"

Ding Jian smiled and said, "What are you saying, Brother Yao? You can command it. I'm more at ease. General Sima is good, but he is really not as good as you in commanding battles. I'm just a little strange about this."

"What's so strange!" Yao Meng smiled, "Yumen Pass is the first pass to block the Meng people. It has a great relationship, so we will defend it. Meng people naturally know that if they seize Yumen Pass, Tanzhou will take half of it. Naturally, they will attack desperately. How could Lord Sima Ren let General Sima come here to take risks? Speaking of this, General Sima was still angry, saying that if it weren't for Lord Sima Ren's strict order, he would definitely come with us."

"It's good if you don't come!" Ding Jian chuckled, "Although General Sima has read a lot of military books, he is still busy when it comes to command on the spot, so he is not as good as Brother Yao."

"That's because he has less wars. After experiencing more in the future, he will naturally mature. Ding Jian, don't underestimate General Sima. He is very powerful. Forget it, don't talk about this anymore. Isn't your wife going to give birth? This time she came out, she wasn't angry? Your woman is spoiled, so I was puzzled. What did you marry her home like such a sweet and rich lady?"

Ding Jian laughed: "Isn't a fish? How can I know the joy of fish? My wife is about to give birth to it. The doctor said that it is a son. Hahaha, even if I have my braids here this time, my Ding family will have someone in the future."

"The dog can't spit out ivory!" Yao Meng laughed and cursed seriously: "This time, there is no worries. We must show the majesty of our Lucheng Army."

"Yes, this time our family is as stable as Mount Tai in Tanzhou City, and they are just as worried and have no worries to fight the Meng people." Behind him, a burst of hearty laughter came, but Qu Lu, Wang Zhuang and Qiao Zifang came over. Hearing the conversation between Yao Meng and Ding Jian, Qu Lu said loudly.

"All have been settled?" Yao Meng asked nodded to the few people.

"Everything is settled!"

"Okay, everyone is here, I will just say a few words. Lord Sima Ren's order is that we must stick here until February and March next year. Do you have confidence?" Yao Meng asked.

"As long as there is sufficient military equipment and sufficient food and supplies, let alone guarding until March next year, we will have confidence even if we keep guarding!" Wang Zhuang patted his chest and said.

"Okay, I believe the Mongolian army will launch an attack soon and want to kill one of us who has not yet established a firm foothold. Lao Qu, you and Ding Jian, Wang Zhuang, you and Lao Qiao, four battalions are divided into two groups to control the city in rotation. My first battalion, as a mobile unit, will support and fight back from the city at any time. Do you have any different opinions on this distribution?" Yao Meng asked.

Qu Lu was shocked, "Old Yao, this arrangement makes the first battalion too much pressure. Not to mention not having enough rest, if you go out of the city to fight against the battle, the damage will be great. It's better to take turns out of the city to fight, so the pressure on the first battalion will be smaller."

Yao Meng shook his head, "You also know that in Lucheng Army, the real combat power is still the first battalion. The four battalions under your jurisdiction have not been established for a long time and have limited combat power. There is no problem in fighting in the city. However, if you go out of the city to face the enemy head-on, you may not be able to catch the strength, which will hurt your morale and lose your troops in vain. The first battalion has rich experience in fighting with the Mongolian army. When you go out of the city to support the city, you will minimize the losses."

Qiao Zifang's face turned red, and Yao Meng's words meant something. In the desert, his second battalion of 3,000 troops were defeated by the only 300 remaining horse bandits of the Eagle-billed Rock Horse Bandits. The men's large tent soldiers were no less ferocious than this group of horse bandits, and if they went out of the city to fight, they would naturally be unable to stop them.

"But your first battalion suffered a huge loss after the Battle of Lucheng. The veterans almost half of it went, and their strength was greatly reduced!" Ding Jian supported Qu Lu's words, "It's better to take turns to go out of the city to fight!"

"Although the veterans have suffered a lot, their basic skeleton is still there. The recruits who were charged can mature as soon as possible under the guidance of the veterans. Don't worry, just arrange this way." Yao Meng waved his hand and said decisively.

"Old Yao, we can block the city gate without going out of the city and just guard the city with peace of mind!" Qiao Zifang said.

Yao Meng shrugged, "Old Qiao, you are also a veteran. You know that this is not possible. When defending the city, the most taboo thing is to guard the city, so that the soldiers can't see the hope of victory. If we only have three or five thousand people, I will do this naturally. But now, we have more than 10,000 people, and we have the spare time to go out to fight back. This will reduce the pressure of defending the city and prevent the other party from daring to be unscrupulous. Otherwise, the pressure of defending the city will increase by more than several times."

Yao Meng is now the head general of Yumen Pass. Seeing that he insisted, the other four people stopped talking.

"Old Yao, there will be no problem in the Yazikou, right? If there is a problem there, our place will become a chicken frenzy. The Mongolian army can attack the hinterland of Tanzhou from there, and we will be wrapped in dumplings!" Qu Lu said.

"The terrain of Yazikou is far more dangerous than our Yumen Pass, and the roads there are very dangerous and cavalry are difficult to pass. Lord Sima Ren has stationed three thousand troops there, and it is foolproof. It is necessary to see that Yumen Pass has been fighting for almost a month, and the Mongolian army has never intended to attack Yazikou, which means they clearly know that attacking there is not a good deal. Therefore, the key is that we, if we guard Yumen Pass, we will guard the passage of the Mongolian army to Tanzhou."

"That's right." Qu Lu nodded, "Even the infantry at the mouth of Yazikou is difficult to rush into Tanzhou. It is indeed difficult for the Mongolian army, with cavalry as the main force, to enter Tanzhou. Lord Sima Ren had placed three thousand soldiers there, which was also very careful."

"Be careful, there is no big mistake." Yao Meng smiled and said, "Tanzhou has 50,000 troops, and it is more than enough for troops."

At this time, Yao Meng and others, who were confident at the Yumen Closing, never expected that a large-scale retreat had begun in Tanzhou City.

Thirty miles outside Yumen Pass, the Mongolian army camp.

In order to achieve the strategic goal of occupying Tanzhou before the New Year of Dayue and seizing Tanzhou's rich iron ore, copper ore and other resources, to enrich the Mongolian army's subsequent long-term combat power, the Mongolian army gathered nearly 100,000 troops in Tanzhou. Most of the Mongolian people, such as the Zarchiwuti tribe and Tatar tribe, were present. These two divisions alone gathered more than 60,000 troops, and the two direct troops directly under these two divisions had more than 40,000 troops, and the other 20,000 people were small and medium-sized tribes affiliated with the two divisions.

The one who is worse than the two divisions is the Gorgosi ​​tribe, but over the past year, as a die-hard supporter of the king Wuda, the Gorgosi ​​tribe has developed rapidly. Especially after Azis of the Gorgosi ​​tribe was appreciated by the king and became the left prime minister of the royal court, many small and medium-sized tribes were very optimistic about the Gorgosi ​​tribe and took the initiative to defect. This made the Gorgosi ​​tribe's strength grow rapidly and already had the strength to compete with Zarchiwuti and Tatar. However, the Gorgosi ​​tribe had just entered the ranks of most of the tribes, and compared with those old and powerful tribes, it was just that there was less foundation.

Wuda was very happy to see this situation. It was only in line with the interests of his king that most of his subordinates could help him firmly control the power of the entire Mongolian tribe. Especially emerging forces like the Gorgos tribe, without their support, they would be unable to challenge Zarchiwuti and Tatar.

The main force of the Mongolian army led by these three divisions has arrived outside Yumen Pass for nearly a month. Since Wuda did not assign who would be unified in command, these three divisions have been only a process of mutual negotiation so far. The three divisions took turns to attack and fought dozens of battles of all sizes. No one got any benefits before Yumen Pass. All three divisions suffered a considerable loss, but Yumen Pass still stood tall in front of the Mongolian people, becoming a stumbling block for their march into Tanzhou.

But as the New Year approaches, the Mongolian king Wuda personally visited Yumen Pass, and the atmosphere of the war suddenly became solemn. (To be continued)
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