Just as the Tuqi Shiren retreated, Tian Renwan received a message from Li Xiu, asking him to send troops to cooperate with him to wipe out the Tuqi Shi army.

In the Eagle Letter, Li Xiu mentioned that he had completely wiped out the enemy troops in Yiwu County and cut off the retreat of the thunder cavalry and people. Now they need to completely wipe out the invaders at the lowest cost.

Tian Renwan immediately issued an order to mobilize 2,000 troops from the garrisons in the west to return to defend Jinman County. He personally led 5,000 cavalry out of the city to track down the Tuqishi army.

Li Xiu had already led 7,000 troops to leave Yiwu County at this time. He used the armour of the thunder cavalry and exerted people to arm two thousand militia soldiers and ordered the militia to guard Yiwu County.

Li Xiu did not have any experience in leading troops. He knew nothing about the army's marching, camping, and combat, but he had the ability to identify people. He promoted Feng Changqing, a general of the Central Army, and appointed him as the envoy of the Yiwu Army.

At night, the army was resting in a valley. In a marching tent, Feng Changqing pointed to the map and said to Li Xiu: "Your Highness, you have a Hongshi Gorge thirty miles west from us. The terrain is dangerous and it is a must-pass place for the thunder cavalry and men. Beizhi believes that an ambush can be set up there."

"How to ambush specifically? What should I do when exiting front and back?"

"Your Highness, the opponent is a cavalry and has high requirements for terrain. We can use huge rocks and giant trees to block the front and back valley entrances, lie in ambush on the mountain, attack the opponent with bows and arrows, and even set fire when necessary. If the opponent gives up the war horse and climbs and escapes, our cavalry can massacre the opponent."

"How long is this Red Stone Gorge?"

"It is about thirty miles long, and there are red sand and gravel inside, without trees. All of them are named Hongshi Gorge, but there are large woods outside the canyon, which can be harvested."

Li Xiu took two steps behind his hands and said to Feng Changqing: "How to ambush the enemy? General Feng can arrange it yourself. I only put forward two opinions. First, grasp the time, where has the enemy been? Is it appropriate for us to station here? Second, Tian Renwan has been ordered to set off from Jinman County and cooperate with us to wipe out this Tuqishi army. I think we should establish a connection with him."

Feng Changqing hurriedly said, "I understand what Your Highness means. I will set off overnight tonight and rushed to Hongshi Gorge. At the same time, the Beizhi will send someone to contact General Tian!"

Feng Changqing immediately ordered the entire army to set off at the third update and head to Hongshi Gorge.

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Hongshi Gorge is part of the Tianshan Mountains. A branch of the Tianshan Mountains extends northward, blocking the traffic between the east and west. Hongshi Gorge is a canyon on this branch. It is about thirty miles long, two miles wide at the widest point, and only dozens of feet narrowest point.

The canyon is full of red sand and gravel, so it is named Hongshi Gorge. It is located at the junction of Yizhou and Tingzhou, and its strategic location is very important.

At noon that day, Tuhuoxian led 5,000 troops into Hongshi Gorge. They were really embarrassed. The soldiers who sent out to grab food several times disappeared, losing seven or eight hundred people. Later, I found out that it was not the Tang army that started, but the Wusun herders organized. They hated the thunder cavalry to the core and were ungrateful to the solitary cavalry and killed them all, which led to heavy losses from the sent robbers.

There was no way, and the fire fairy could only kill the unowned war horses to satisfy their hunger. Although the soldiers strongly opposed it, they had no food available other than that.

The Turghuoxian looked at both sides of the canyon, with no trees or water on both sides, and there was no source of water, and there were stones. A general rushed over and asked, "Chief, do you want to rest for a while?"

The Turhuxian shook his head, "The canyon gives me a sense of insecurity, speed up, and rest after passing the canyon!"

"The chief has an order, speed up, and rest after passing the canyon!"

The team accelerated the marching speed.

Half an hour later, five thousand cavalry arrived at the narrowest place. The narrowest place was about three miles long, only more than thirty feet wide and about a hundred meters wide.

The uneasiness of the Tenghuoxian is even stronger, and the army is required to speed up again.

At this moment, a drum sound came from the top of the canyon, and ambushed soldiers were rising from the cliffs on both sides, and arrows were shot downwards, and arrows were shot at the enemy cavalry like rain.

The soldiers of the Tukki Shi were caught off guard and were shot and fell from the horse, screaming.

The Tsubaki Fairy was protected by his personal soldiers, and he shouted anxiously: "Start up and rush out of the canyon!"

In fact, there was no need for him to shout, the cavalry rushed faster and kept falling off the horse, but only ran for a few miles, hundreds of giant trees appeared in front of them, blocking the entrance of the valley.

The war horses couldn't get over it. Either the soldiers gave up the war horses and climbed over, or everyone moved the giant tree away together, but at this moment, dozens of rockets shot towards them, hundreds of giant trees covered with tinder oil were lit, thick smoke filled with fire, fires shot into the sky, war horses neighed in the valley, soldiers kept getting shot in arrows and screaming, and there was no way out.

As a last resort, thousands of cavalry turned their horses and tried to break out to the west. At this time, the cavalry of the thunder cavalry suffered heavy casualties, and more than half of the soldiers were shot by arrows, either dead or injured. Even the main general Spitfire Fairy also hit two arrows in a row, enduring the pain and breaking westward.

After running west for several miles, suddenly the drums sounded loudly, and a Tang army blocked the way. It was the Hanhai army led by Tian Renwan who came. Tian Renwan received the order from Li Xiu and led his army to block the western exit of Hongshi Gorge.

The leaders were a thousand heavy-armored infantrymen of the Tang army holding Mo swords. They formed a human wall and held sharp Mo swords in their hands to block the way for the Tuqi Shi army to escape.

The Tuhuoxian was frightened by the Mo Daojun. He saw the Mo Daojun massacre with his own eyes, which was simply the nemesis of the death of the cavalry.

But at this time he had no way out, so he had to wave his sword and shout, "Break out!"

Two thousand cavalrymen accelerated their horses and rushed towards the Tang army, followed by more than a thousand wounded cavalry.

When the Tang army was still a hundred steps away, the Tang cavalry behind Mo Daojun fired thousands of arrows at the same time. The arrows moved quickly in the sky like a dark cloud and shot into the crowd. Hundreds of cavalry fell from their horses screaming. Then the second round of arrows shot overwhelmed, and hundreds of cavalrymen running in the front were on their backs.

Two rounds of arrow rain caused nearly a thousand cavalry to be killed or killed. The cavalry behind finally came to their sight, but what greeted them was a piece of Modao with a cold light. With a scream, the cavalry rushed into the Modao Forest. The sharp Modao penetrated the people and horses, and instantly formed a wall of people and horses in front of the Modao Formation.

This is the power of the heavy armored Modao Army. Only a dozen people were knocked down by the cavalry. The other soldiers resisted the powerful impact of the cavalry, and the heavy armored infantry immediately launched a bloody killing.

The cavalry of the thunder cavalry were cut into two sections by the sharp Modao and the horses. The ruthless arrow shooting of the cavalry behind them soon formed a massacre. The number of soldiers of the thunder cavalry became less and less than two thousand.

At this time, Feng Changqing led 7,000 cavalry to appear on the east side of the thunder cavalry. Feng Changqing waved his spear and shouted: "Care with me!"

The east and west attacked the cavalry, and the cavalry were quickly swallowed up by the highly motivated Tang cavalry.

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Ten thousand cavalrymen were finally wiped out by the Beiting army, and Tuhuoxian was also beheaded by the Tang army in the melee. Beiting survived a crisis of internal and external cooperation, which also completely broke the Yuan family's attempt to secede Beiting.

At this time, the emperor appointed him as the Great Protector of Anxi, and the imperial edict of the Beiting Jiedushi arrived in Beiting.

The eunuch who came to issue the imperial edict was called Bian Lingcheng, who was Gao Lishi's confidant.

In addition to formally awarding the imperial edict to Li Xiu, he also brought a secret letter from Gao Lishi.

Li Xiu looked at the letter carefully and Gao Lishi asked him to return to Beijing immediately after resolving the Beiting affairs. The Regent was in a serious condition, and I am afraid that the situation in Beijing would change.

"How is the physical condition of the Regent?" Li Xiu asked.

Bian Lingcheng said respectfully: "Your Highness, what you know now is to use the best medicine and the best imperial doctor to treat him. It is said that the situation is still not optimistic, ranging from several months to one year. This is just a rumor, and our family is not clear about the specifics."

"Are there any verbal orders?"

Bian Lingcheng looked at both sides and lowered his voice: "The Lord brought a message to His Highness."

"It's okay, they are all my confidants. If you have any words, just say it!"

"If Your Highness returns to Beijing, you can find an excuse to take down the governor of Liangzhou Yuanjin and escort him back to Beijing."

Li Xiu nodded. He understood his father's intention. It seemed that his father was preparing to attack the Yuan family.

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Ten days later, Li Xiu appointed Tian Renwan as the acting governor of Beiting, and asked Li Chunyu to represent the royal family and be fully responsible for arranging the princess' marriage. He led 300 cavalry and his own warriors to leave Beiting and return to Chang'an.
Chapter completed!