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Chapter 141 Where the enemy goes, we go too: Attacking Yumen Pass
When the garrison commander of Jiayuguan came before Wang Dahu, he felt a murderous aura rush towards him, which made him feel intimidated.

It should be noted that he was the garrison commander of the important pass Jiayuguan. Although he was under the command of Wang Dahu, he was still the general of Jiayuguan and his official rank was only one level lower than Wang Dahu's.

However, when facing Wang Dahu, he felt his mind was intimidated, which shows that Wang Dahu had a strong murderous aura.

"General!"

However, he did not show it, but instead gave a solemn military salute.

He was the general of Jiayuguan, a key city for the militia, how could he show any fear?
"Hmm, He Jiping, the guerrilla general of Jiayuguan, right?"

"Yes, it is indeed your humble servant."

He Jiping, the guerrilla general of Jiayuguan, can be said to be the first and only guerrilla general in more than a hundred years since 1516 of the Ming Dynasty.

In 1516, the eleventh year of the Zhengde reign of the Ming Dynasty, Mansur Khan of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate of Mongolia launched a surprise attack on Jiayuguan and Suzhou.

At that time, Rui Ning, the guerrilla general who had just been dismissed, disobeyed the order to return to Xi'an to assume a new post. He ordered his deputy to defend the city, while he personally led eight hundred soldiers to rescue Suzhou. In the end, all of them died in battle.

For a period of time afterward, the deeds and merits of General Rui Ning, the guerrilla general of Jiayuguan, and his eight hundred soldiers were not recognized; instead, they were only known as anti-Japanese war heroes.

Lady Che, wife of Rui Ning, was unwilling to let her husband and eight hundred soldiers suffer injustice, so she wrote a letter to Emperor Zhengde.

The Zhengde Emperor praised it highly after reading it and subsequently ordered his court officials to bestow rewards upon him.

Ultimately, Rui Ning was granted the title of Vice Commander-in-Chief and hereditary Commander, and an order was issued to build the Rui Ning Ancestral Hall.

After repelling the attack of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, Chen Jiuchou, the garrison commander of Suzhou, requested that Jiayuguan be closed.

From then on, Jiayuguan was completely closed, cutting off the road for east-west travel.

And since then, there has been no more guerrilla generals in Jiayuguan.

Now, more than a hundred years after the Ming Dynasty closed Jiayuguan, Jiayuguan has once again gained a guerrilla general.

Furthermore, Jiayuguan will never be closed again, and it will once again become a vital passage for East-West exchange.

Now, after receiving He Jiping's affirmative answer, Wang Dahu nodded and then spoke again:
"Okay, have someone arrange a place for us to rest, and then send men to relieve my cavalry and clean up the battlefield."
The soldiers were all quite tired after that big battle.

"Yes, Your subordinate will have someone arrange it immediately."

Although the battle lasted less than an hour in total.

However, the continuous shooting of arrows did put considerable pressure on their bodies due to the internal energy they drew upon.

He Jiping, the guerrilla general of Jiayuguan, was naturally aware of this.

After all, any general who has reached a certain rank will inevitably possess the ability to deploy troops and mobilize the power of his soldiers. He will naturally be fully aware of the advantages and disadvantages of such tactics.

It can indeed connect the power of all its subordinates, and then, using the iron-blooded aura as a medium, and this massive true energy as a source, it can leverage the immense power and rules of heaven and earth.

It amplifies everyone's physical strength, speed, true energy intensity, and recovery speed, allowing them to unleash power far beyond the ordinary.

However, it also puts a lot of pressure on people's bodies, inevitably leading to fatigue and weakness afterward.

In particular, the caster of the array formation technique will suffer a powerful backlash.

Wang Dahu's bloodshot eyes and murderous aura are the result of this backlash.

To be honest, He Jiping was extremely surprised to see that Wang Dahu was able to mobilize the strength of five thousand soldiers.

He believed that he had practiced his array-setting abilities extremely diligently, but he had only reached the peak of level one, and could only connect and command the power of dozens of subordinates.

Wang Dahu, on the other hand, was able to mobilize the strength of five thousand soldiers, which was truly astonishing.

It can only be said that he was indeed one of the earliest veterans to follow the leader, and the commander-in-chief of the Shaanxi Provincial Military Command, who controlled all the troops of the Shaanxi Provincial Military Command.

In fact, among the elders like Wang Dahu, Wang Shi, Li Shu, and Li Yu, Wang Dahu's strength and mastery of array formation techniques were second to none.

This was also an important reason why the dynasty appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the Shaanxi Provincial Military Command.

With the nourishment of true qi, after a night's rest, Wang Dahu and the others were completely refreshed.

When He Jiping saw Wang Dahu again, he could no longer feel the same menacing aura he had the day before.

Clearly, after a night's rest, Wang Dahu had regained control of his power and killing intent, completely concealing it within himself.

How far is the nearest city from Jiayuguan to the west?

Sitting in the council hall of the Jiayuguan Guerrilla General's Mansion, Wang Dahu asked He Jiping a question.

"The nearest city is probably Shanma City, which is more than two hundred li away."

"Then this must be quite close to Yumen Pass."

Wang Dahu gazed westward with a strange look in his eyes, his tone somewhat enigmatic.

"Yes! What the general means is..."

"Hehe, as the saying goes, it is impolite not to reciprocate. Since the King of Turpan dared to attack my People's Salvation Army, he must bear the consequences of attacking the People's Salvation Army."

"Should we ask the leader for his opinion?"

After a slight hesitation, He Jiping still asked a question.

"We still need to report it, but not by asking questions; we need to tell the leader everything that happened here."

“Wouldn’t this be a bit bad?”

"Hehe, when I took office as the commander-in-chief of the SX province city, the leader had already given instructions..."
We don't have that many management talents right now, so we need to focus on maintaining our current position.
However, if someone provokes us, we will fight them to the bitter end.
Kou can go, so can I!

and"

Wang Dahu paused for a moment, then looked at He Jiping again and said in a deep voice:
"Didn't the leader instruct you that we border soldiers must bravely fight back against any provocations or attacks from the enemy?"

"The leader did say that."

But, when engaging in war with foreign powers, shouldn't we always report to our leader and seek their opinion?

"Hmph! Since the leader said we should be brave enough to fight back, then let's just fight back directly. Why think so much?" Wang Dahu frowned slightly and said with some displeasure.

"Very well! If the general attacks Yumen Pass, I am willing to be the vanguard."

He Jiping hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth, stood up abruptly, and bowed.

Seeing this, Wang Dahu smiled with satisfaction:

"Haha, that's more like it! I think it would be quite good to rename you the Guerrilla General of Jiayuguan instead of the Guerrilla General of Yumenguan."
I will report to the leader and have you transferred to Yumen Pass.”

Upon hearing this, He Jiping was slightly taken aback, then his eyes sharpened.

"Ah~? Yes! This humble general also thinks that the title of guerrilla general of Yumen Pass is more suitable for this general!"

Although he had previously seemed hesitant, the fact that the dynasty appointed him as the guerrilla general of Jiayuguan naturally indicated that it recognized his abilities.

At the very least, his skill in defending the city was absolutely top-notch.

He also believed that he was capable of guarding the border and would never let the enemy set foot on it.

However, once Wang Dahu captures Yumen Pass, the usefulness of Jiayu Pass will be greatly reduced.

On the contrary, Yumen Pass became the front line adjacent to Turpan.

Anyone with ambition and ideals will want to go to the front line, because that is the best place to gain merit.

Staying in the mainland is certainly safe and secure.

However, it becomes difficult to achieve great success.

Naturally, compared to the garrison commander of Jiayuguan, He Jiping would prefer to become the garrison commander of Yumenguan.

"OK!"

Wang Dahu smiled and patted He Jiping on the shoulder, then gave the order:

"Go down and prepare the troops for war!"

At 9:15 AM, the army was ready and slowly left Jiayuguan, leaving only the deputy general, filled with resentment, to guard the city.

He also wanted to go on the expedition with the army.

Unfortunately, Jiayuguan also needs to be guarded.

Clearly, with He Jiping accompanying the army on the expedition, the task of guarding Jiayuguan would fall to him, the deputy general.

When the dynasty received the news, it was already two days later.

Wang Chao naturally supported Wang Dahu's initiative to attack Yumen Pass, as it was originally his idea.

When faced with foreign invasion, border troops in various regions have the right to make decisions on the spot. Fighting back in kind is also a belief he holds and a warning to the border troops.

As the commander-in-chief of the Shaanxi Provincial Military Command, Wang Dahu naturally had the right to retaliate against provocative enemies, and even to capture enemy territory and cities.

As a dynasty that controls the source of all great power, it is not like an ordinary country where, after an enemy country provokes or even attacks, the soldiers and generals on the border need to report to the emperor first before deciding whether to send troops to retaliate.

In the Dynasty, as long as someone provokes them, the soldiers of the border militia have the right to directly retaliate and fight back, as long as they submit a report afterward.

Even an ordinary border general, or even an ordinary squad or soldier, has the right and even the obligation to fight back.

What if we can't win?
They have the People's Salvation Army standing behind them, which can naturally support them.

The dynasty looked westward, and at the end of a bright yellow expanse of national fortune, a cluster of bright yellow light mixed with dark red was moving rapidly westward.

As it passed by, it left behind a faint patch of bright yellow mixed with dark red clouds.

From the perspective of the dynasty, it's like looking at a game map from a past life.

Meanwhile, Wang Dahu and his group were drawing up a map for him.

Of course, if these places remain untouched by the militia and civilians for an extended period, the bright yellow and dark red clouds will gradually dissipate.

This was not because the dynasty had reclaimed its power, but because those powers had been obliterated by heaven and earth.

Indeed, the spiritual energy and other resources derived from dynasties have been able to exist between heaven and earth for a long time.

However, that is not absolute.

Given enough time, what in this world can never be erased?
Even the planet beneath his feet will perish, so how could the spiritual power derived from a dynasty be any different? He has not yet reached the realm of immortality, where a single point of power endures through the ages.

While Wang Chao was observing Wang Dahu and his army's marching route, they had already arrived near Yumen Pass.

In this attack on Yumen Pass, Wang Dahu and his men, in addition to the five thousand cavalry he led, also had two thousand infantrymen led by He Jiping, so their speed was naturally not comparable to before.

But it's also much faster than a regular army.

In just two days, they had already traversed more than two hundred miles and arrived outside Yumen Pass.

When they could see Yumen Pass in the distance, the garrison commander of Turpan at Yumen Pass had already received news of Wang Dahu and his men.

Standing atop the city wall, watching the smoke and dust rising in the distance, the general guarding Yumen Pass couldn't help but frown slightly, his expression turning somewhat grim.

He was not worried about the militia's attack.

Even now, Yumen Pass has 3,000 garrison troops. Even if the number of rescue troops is greater, it will be difficult to capture the high-walled and well-defended Yumen Pass.

The reason why the general guarding Yumen Pass did this was because he thought of the King of Turpan, Adulayin.

Wasn't the King of Turpan leading his army to attack Jiayuguan? Then how come there was a militia rescuing people outside Yumenguan?
"Tap Tap"

"Boom boom boom"

With the earth tremor, Wang Dahu had led 5,000 cavalry and 2,000 infantry to a point more than 300 meters below Yumen Pass.

(End of this chapter)