A knife in love

Chapter 3919
Ming Er became the vanguard of the Red Scarf Army, of course it was because he was the younger brother of the Red Scarf Army commander Ming Yuzhen that he was able to hold a high position in the Red Scarf Army and command the wind and rain, but he was cruel and brave, he was indeed a fierce member Will.This time Ming Yuzhen led the Red Scarf Army to march south, and Ming Er, as a vanguard general, opened roads across the mountains, built bridges when encountering waters, conquered several cities, and beheaded countless Tartar officers and soldiers.When the spies reported that King Liang had escaped from Kunming City, Ming Er was overjoyed. He thought that King Liang would not be able to take away all the gold and silver treasures he had found if he retreated in a hurry. All the gold and silver treasures were robbed by the defeated soldiers and the city's ruffians.What's more, Kunming City is the largest city in Yunnan. If the Red Scarf Army captures Kunming City, the rest of the prefectures and counties will surely surrender, and Yunnan will be completely owned by Ming Yuzhen.At that time, Ming Er will be the number one hero of the Red Scarf Army's expansion of the territory. In the future, Ming Yuzhen will become the emperor, and Ming Er will be the king side by side, with prosperity and wealth at his fingertips.Ming Er has become extremely crazy for the sake of fame and wealth. He completely ignores his soldiers who have fought hard for more than ten days. They are already exhausted and need to rest. Afterwards, he led [-] elites to travel across the starry night and head straight for Kunming City.

The spies sent by Duan Gong are natives of Yunnan, and they are familiar with the terrain, customs and customs of all parts of Yunnan. It only took two days to find out the situation of Ming Er's commander's rapid advance, and rushed back to report to Duan Gong .Duan Gong made a decisive decision, led all the soldiers and horses to leave Kunming City, and set up an ambush at an important throat more than [-] miles away from the city.At that time, several generals under him were suspicious, thinking that the Red Turban Army had won consecutive battles and their soldiers were sharp, but the officers and soldiers had been out of battle for a long time, so they might not be the opponents of the Red Turban Army.Therefore, we should stick to Kunming City and rely on the strong city to resist the Red Turban Army, so as to have a slight chance of winning.Once they fight against the Red Turban Army in a field battle, the entire army may be in danger of being wiped out.Duan Gong shook his head repeatedly after listening to the advice of several generals, and said in his mouth that the Red Scarf Army is just a group of mobs, only relying on their numbers and bluff to move freely.In a field battle with officers and soldiers, these traitors may not be able to win.What's more, we rushed to Kunming City to help, not the defenders of Kunming City. After entering Kunming City, all food, grass and military equipment must be obtained from Kunming City.In this way, even if we defend Kunming City and repel the rebels, when King Liang returns to the city, I am afraid that the officials in Kunming City will frame us in front of King Liang and rob us, and the loss of King Liang's mansion and the loss of Kunming City will be lost. All the faults of the loss of people's property have been pushed to our heads.Therefore, defending Kunming City is by no means the best policy, but the way to bring disaster.The officer heard that Er, a traitor, wanted to attack Kunming City wholeheartedly. Regardless of the exhaustion of the rebels fighting for days, he personally led [-] rebels to Kunming City day and night.In this way, even if these traitors are approaching Kunming City, they are already at the end of their strength, and it is not difficult for us to defeat these traitors.

When the generals heard what Duan Gong said, although they were still in doubt, they didn't dare to say more, so they had to follow Duan Gong's order, each led their own soldiers and horses, and went out of the city with Duan Gong to ambush.Sure enough, not long after Duan Gong's troops lay in ambush, the [-] Red Turban Army led by Ming Er arrived here, but they were caught in Duan Gong's ambush and almost wiped out. Run away in disorder.Duan Gong won a complete victory, and he did not chase after him. Instead, he gathered the officers and soldiers and retreated slowly, and stationed his troops outside Kunming City, waiting for the Red Scarf Army to attack again.

After Ming Yuzhen heard the news reported by the spies, she was startled and confused. She didn't know what Duan Gong was planning, and she didn't dare to lead the army to continue the attack for a while, but sent many spies to inquire about the news.Hearing that after Duan Gong defeated Ming Er, he did not lead his army to chase after him, but stationed his troops outside Kunming City, and had no intention of attacking. Ming Yuzhen felt relieved, thinking that although Duan Gong defeated Ming Er, It's not because this person is good at using soldiers, but because Ming Er is too greedy and aggressive, and suffers a big loss in the end.If Duan Gong knew the military strategy, after defeating Ming Er, he would lead the officers and soldiers in pursuit, taking advantage of the opportunity to take back the few cities that Ming Er captured.It can be seen that Duan Gong's use of troops is nothing more than this, and it is not a cause for concern.Thinking of this, Ming Yuzhen ordered all the generals to lead their own soldiers to set off one by one, and approached Kunming City.Unexpectedly, the Red Scarf Army had just arrived at Luge Pass, and Duan Gongli's officers and soldiers suddenly appeared, catching Ming Yuzhen by surprise.The Red Turban Army was defeated at Luge Pass, losing thousands of soldiers and horses. Seeing the unfavorable situation, Ming Yuzhen had no choice but to retreat in embarrassment, although she was unwilling.

The previous defeat in the Ming Dynasty was only a small setback, and the officers and soldiers did not seriously damage the foundation of Ming Yuzhen's army, but in the battle of Lu Geguan, Duan Gong knocked down more than half of Ming Yuzhen's elite soldiers and horses. The army was no longer able to attack Kunming City, and it was a fluke to keep the occupied cities on Zhongqing Road.It's just that after Ming Yuzhen was defeated and retreated to Qixing Pass, she was about to gather the defeated soldiers and fight Duan Gong to the death. Unexpectedly, Duan Gong would not give him a chance to breathe, and personally led [-] troops to raid Qixing Pass.Ming Yuzhen was busy reorganizing his troops in Qixing Pass, totally unprepared, and the soldiers under him had no victories against Duan Gong before, and they had already become frightened birds. How can you have the courage to confront the officers and soldiers when you are so frightened?Although Ming Yuzhen knew that morale was low and she should not fight the officers and soldiers at this time, but the enemy had already closed the door, if they were trapped at Qixing Pass, the officers and soldiers from various prefectures and counties would rush to help, and the Red Scarf Army would be completely wiped out.So he thought over and over again, and reluctantly led his troops out of the pass to fight Duan Gong, but he was defeated so badly that he didn't even dare to go back to Qixing Pass, so he had to lead the remnants of the defeated generals to escape around the city, and ran all the way back to Sichuan.After this battle, Ming Yuzhen led the Red Scarf Army to the south to go to Yunnan not only did not get any benefits, but all the elite soldiers under his command were wiped out, and their vitality was severely injured.Moreover, Ming Yuzhen has been defeated by Duan Gong after losing consecutive battles. When he hears Duan Gong's name, he will be frightened out of his wits.

After Duan Gongli led troops and horses to defeat the Red Scarf Army led by Ming Yuzhen, he took advantage of the opportunity to capture Qixingguan. While assigning generals to retake the prefectures and villages captured by the Red Scarf Army, he personally led the officers and soldiers to chase and kill the fleeing Red Scarf Army.At that time, Ming Yuzhen was like a bereaved dog who only wanted to run for her life. How dare she confront Duan Gong.So Duan Gongli led the troops to chase all the way to the junction of Sichuan and Yunnan, and beheaded many Red Scarf soldiers along the way. Seeing Ming Yuzhen fleeing into Shu with the remnants of the defeated generals, he stopped chasing and killing. , ordered the generals to gather soldiers and horses, and returned to Kunming City to return to King Liang.

(End of this chapter)