Jundushan Great Wall.
The military flags are ringing.
The soldiers stood on the Great Wall, holding bows and crossbows in order, looking solemnly outside.
The Great Wall stretches continuously, one after another, forming an impenetrable barrier around the mountains.
The three generals were standing on the city wall, looking into the distance.
He is obviously wearing thick armor. Even though he is old, he has the most outstanding temperament among everyone. The big beard and the square face have a Yang Zhong-like temperament. Most people dare not look at him. Everyone dares to look at him.
Stand behind him.
Behind him were two generals, one was Yao Xiong, and the other was Gao Changgong, King of Lanling.
Jundushan Great Wall is the junction of the three states, where Yan, You, and Andu intersect.
Bao Xian came as the boss of Yanzhou, and Gao Changgong came as the boss of Youzhou.
Despite having the bonus of kings and being from a clan, Gao Changgong still didn't dare to show off in front of General Bao.
When this man followed Emperor Shenwu on his horse to kill people, Gao Changgong was not yet born.
Baoxian didn't say a word, just looked into the distance calmly. Yao Xiong waited for a long time, and then asked cautiously: "Old general, do you want me to go and find out?"
Baoxian ignored this guy. He looked at King Lanling and asked with a smile: "What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Yao Xiong glanced at Gao Changgong and lowered his head sadly.
Gao Changgong was wearing a mask and could not tell what his mood was at this moment. He looked into the distance. In the distance, he could vaguely see many Turkic people's tents. The cavalry was making a lot of noise coming and going, and with the billowing dust, it was hard to see for a while.
Determine the number of people on the other side.
"Old General, this is for me."
Baoxian burst out laughing.
As soon as February arrived, the Turks began to garrison troops on the border. More and more knights came to gather and stationed at the junction of Yingzhou and Beiheng.
Bao Xian immediately led Yao Xiong out of Yanzhou and came to the military capital. At the same time, he ordered King Lanling to quickly lead his troops here.
Gao Changgong did not ask for help. After learning the order, he immediately came to join them.
Bao Xian pointed to the camp in the distance and said slowly: "They originally wanted to attack Yingzhou, but they were afraid of Pi Jinghe who was in Anzhou. Pi Jinghe was responsible for liaison with these outsiders in the past.
He showed off his riding and shooting skills in front of the audience. Pi Jing was a little inferior in fighting, but in terms of martial arts, he could compete with General Wei. People outside the Great Wall knew his reputation and did not dare to invade Yingzhou for fear of being beaten by Pi Jing.
Attack."
"It's the same situation in Beiheng."
Bao Xian pointed at Yao Xiong beside him, "Although this guy is unbearable, he was extraordinarily brave when facing the Turks before. He took the initiative to attack several times. The Turks called him 'General Long Hand' and were a little afraid of him."
"But this year there was too much wind and snow outside the Great Wall, and the things they looted last year were forcibly intercepted by General Wei. They are too short of food."
"This is the junction of the three states. The defense is the weakest. The Great Wall is in disrepair and severely damaged. Moreover, the governor of Youzhou is still you, a young man with no reputation. Therefore, this is their main attack location."
"Look, they built a camp here. What does this mean?"
"Xiong! I'm asking you!"
"Uh, does it mean they are ready for a long attack?"
"Oh, have you ever seen the Turks who have been unable to conquer for a long time?! This is obviously to transport grain and grass here. The war horses and knights eat expensive food. Can the war horses be put directly on the grassland to graze? If you want a large army to conquer, what is needed
Don’t all the grain, iron, and craftsmen have to be transported here first?”
"This is an attempt to invade on a large scale, possibly with a scale of more than 100,000 people. And unlike last time, this time we are going to actually start a war."
"Understood?"
Yao Xiong nodded, feeling a little aggrieved.
Gao Changgong listened to his words and slowly looked into the distance, "Among the generals, I am indeed the weakest."
Baoxian glanced at the army in the distance and shook his head, "You are not weak to the army you brought. The morale is high. They charge forward and the formation is consistent. You are very good. You just don't have a chance to fight."
"This time, the opportunity has come. How about you make the person who underestimated you pay some price?"
Gao Changgong clenched his fists.
Before coming to the frontier fortress, he hesitated for a long time.
Gao Changgong is a gentle person, but he also has his own arrogance in his heart.
As a young man, he could not directly go to Liu Taozi and serve as a hawk for the subordinates he had promoted.
This is not to look down on Liu Taozi, but he will always feel a little uncomfortable in his heart.
Because his mother's background was very low, he was not highly regarded when he was young. Among the brothers, he was the last to be crowned king. He was obviously not the youngest. When his younger brother was crowned king, he was even just a county official.
Not even a county official.
It was only after Gao Yan came to power that he was canonized as king.
When he first met Liu Taozi, he liked and admired her very much. Over the years, Liu Taozi made great achievements again and again, doing more and more big things, but he himself was still the same, going round and round.
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This time, he went to the temple and came to Youzhou, which was not considered Liu Taozi's governor, and he was not considered Liu Taozi's minister, but because of their personal relationship and the distance between them, he could cooperate well with Liu Taozi.
.
If he wants to do something here, even if he defectes to his former subordinates, he must at least come up with something convincing so that he can be treated as an equal, not as a subordinate, like General Bao.
Baoxian couldn't see his expression, but he could see his clenched fists and slightly trembling body.
"how?"
"kill."
"Hahaha~~"
He burst out laughing. He liked this young clan member very much. He was brave, kind, humble, and generous. All the advantages that could not be found in most clan members appeared in such a person. He was beautiful from the inside out.
It's not like someone who can appear in this era.
Bao Xian waved his hand and motioned for Yao Xiong to come forward. Yao Xiong tiptoed over and Bao Xian grabbed his sleeve, "I'll leave Yanzhou's border soldiers to you. If you dare to let go of a Turk,
When people come in, I will kill them first and then show them off!"
"knew"
"I am leading my troops this time to attack from Beiheng to attack the Western Camp of the Turks. They have not yet attacked. They are just wary of me, waiting for us to take action first. As soon as I take action, they will attack me from here.
I'm old and can't fight for many years anymore. I still have to rely on you people in the future. I'll create an opportunity. You can beat the dog behind closed doors. Whether you can beat him to death or not depends on your ability."
Yao Xiong hurriedly asked: "Old general, won't you stay and command the army?"
"I've done everything, what are you going to do? Go home and herd the cows?"
"Besides, this is Youzhou's defense area. If it's not under my control, I'll leave it to you."
Gao Changgong asked again: "General, how should the two of us cooperate?"
Bao Xian's attitude became gentler again, "It depends on you. If you think that together you may not be able to fight, then each of you can fight his own way. The war does not have to be intimate. Sometimes, it just depends on what kind of battle it is."
The tactics that suit you best”
Yao Xiong asked: "Old General, can I divide my troops and attack alone?"
Bao Xian glared at him, "Read more about the art of war that I have given you! If you want to go out alone to pay your respects, don't bother, just jump down from here!"
He turned around and left, leaving only Yao Xiong and Gao Changgong, who looked at each other.
Yao Xiong couldn't help complaining, "My lord, although you are from a noble family, the difference in treatment given by old man Bao is too obvious. Can such a person be considered a famous general?"
Gao Changgong chuckled lightly, "Chang Ying, don't complain. I see that Old General Bao still values ​​you quite a bit."
"Do you care? He wanted to scold me a hundred times a day, made things difficult for me, and started asking me questions out of nowhere. If he couldn't answer, he would fine me a salary. I was really unlucky to follow him. When I was in the law school,
I have never been made difficult to this extent. I gave Ben the Art of War, asked me for advice every day, and even played chess with me. You don’t know, this old man is really good at chess. I have never beaten him once."
Yao Xiong felt a little aggrieved as he spoke.
"The people around him are either Xianbei or Han. I am a Qihu and can't fit in with others, so he treats me like this."
"Chang Ying, if that's the case, why not have a big fight? The Turks' supplies are over there, hoarded in large quantities."
Gao Changgong suddenly pointed to the distance, "How rich it must be to have enough supplies for more than 100,000 people to go on an expedition. If they can't be snatched back, even if they are burned, they will be weakened by 40%."
Yao Xiong's eyes lit up, "Attack?"
"But just now the old general said that we should wait for him to take action first, and then do it again."
"He also said that Youzhou is not his defense area, let us fight."
"The Turks mostly come with cavalry and can come and go freely. Even if we let them enter Jundu Mountain first and then attack, we can only leave more than 10,000 people at most. The rest can still run back to the wilderness, stretching as far as the eye can see, and there is no way to stop them.
Can’t live.”
"It's better for us to take action first. If we can destroy their temporary camp, burn their supplies, and then start to take strict precautions, this will be more successful than killing more than 10,000 of their people. They want to invade in a large scale because of the lack of supplies. This is not
Adding insult to injury?”
Yao Xiong rubbed his hands excitedly, "The king's idea is very good, but can it be accomplished?"
"Their large camp has at least 40,000 to 50,000 cavalry. How many people can we gather?"
"How many men do you have under your command?"
"I have more than six hundred of the most elite knights under my command."
"I have five hundred people here."
"Is that enough?" "That's enough."
"kill?"
"kill!"
Outside the military capital mountain, there is a Turkic camp.
The tent was huge, with guards holding torches and swords in one hand standing around the tent.
The firelight illuminated the entire tent.
Ashina Photography is sitting in the upper position, holding a wine cup in her hand, looking thoughtfully to the left and right.
Sitting on his left and right sides were leaders of various ministries and departments from all over the country.
He gulped down the wine and said slowly: "Everyone, the food in the Khan's tent is not enough. This year's snowstorm has killed many of our livestock. This time the Great Khan has entrusted me with the great responsibility.
To conquer Youzhou, we need to gather enough food and grass."
"Not only food and grass, but also people, those who have read books, those who can blacksmith, and those who can make wood, will all be captured alive."
"After being defeated by the Qi people twice in a row, the Zhou people began to despise us. The envoys came to question us when the Zhou people died in battle before. This time, let the Zhou people see what it means to be a grassland overlord."
The leaders cheered and raised their wine cups.
Photographer continued: "However, there are many brave generals in Qi State, including Liu Taozi from Shuozhou, Baoxian from Yanzhou, and Pi Jinghe from Anzhou. They cannot underestimate the attack on Youzhou this time. We must worry about these people even more."
Fight quickly and return in time after they come."
"The Zhou people's intelligence said that the person guarding Youzhou is a child, a relative of the past emperor. He has no military exploits. The Zhou people are unable to do other things, but their information has always been accurate."
"Therefore, we attack their headquarters first, destroy their headquarters first, then plunder the surrounding cities, and finally leave quickly. The specific arrangements are as follows."
"Buhun, after attacking the military capital, you lead your troops there."
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!!"
Violent war drums sounded from outside. Shetu jumped up suddenly and dropped the wine cup in his hand, "What happened?!"
Soon, a warrior rushed into the tent, "Khan!! Enemy attack!!"
Everyone was shocked.
Photographer hurriedly ordered, "Protect the food, grass and baggage!! Wear armor for me!!"
The generals rushed out of the tent and saw flames rising into the sky in the direction of the front camp, shouts of killing, and the sound of war drums accompanied by the shouts of killing continued to penetrate this direction.
The camp here is very large. Because a lot of troops and supplies need to be stored, it is almost equivalent to building a city here. It takes half an hour to ride a horse at full speed from the front camp to the back camp.
And this camp was indeed built very solidly. The photos were taken in accordance with the prairie customs. Sufficient defense preparations were made in various places, and the enemy was not underestimated.
But even so, he could still see the fire spreading forward at an alarming speed.
Shetu was furious, "Go back quickly and appease your respective tribes!! Let the Condor Guards gather!! Follow me to the forward camp!!"
At the same time, in the Turkic front camp, Gao Changgong held a horse spear and charged forward. The horse spear was waved in his hand. The oncoming enemies fell one by one. The heavy cavalry directly destroyed the fence in front of them and charged forward. They
There was no detour, and he chose the simplest path. He went all the way forward, destroying whatever was there. Yao Xiong followed him far away, but he couldn't keep up with Gao Changgong's charge.
Gao Changgong is wearing a scary mask, and he looks so brave that it’s hard to believe!!!
"Pfft~~"
Yao Xiong saw him raising his horse's pole high and swinging it out. He and his horse actually knocked away the oncoming Turkic officers. He seemed very angry. All his anger was vented at this moment. It was different from his usual behavior.
With a gentle and humble appearance, he roared like a real Xianbei, crazy and violent.
Seeing the brave appearance of the general, the knights also had high morale, shouting and charging continuously.
Yao Xiong was thrown away a lot and chased after him with a roar.
Under the night, the torch swayed, and Gao Changgong's mask looked particularly terrifying under the firelight. His whole body was already stained red with blood. The war horse under his crotch had been replaced twice, and the weapons in his hands had been replaced countless times. He seemed not to be able to fight.
He will feel tired, but his hands don't seem to be numb. He cuts melons and vegetables all the way, running rampant, knocking down one fence after another, and grinding one tent after another to the ground.
Facing the Qi people's successive charges, the Turkic troops stationed in the front camp collapsed and fled in all directions, causing a great shock.
They shouted and fled from various places, but the whole camp was filled with shouts. It sounded as if they had been surrounded.
Before the photo was taken to the front camp, the enemy had already killed him.
In the chaos, he could not see the number of the other party at all. He only saw people all over the mountains and plains, torches had been knocked down, and flames were burning everywhere.
At this moment, the whole person who took the picture felt cold.
It was like being suddenly thrown into an ice cellar.
The strong drink he had just consumed was gone now. His whole body was cold and he felt a little stiff for a moment.
Looking around from his middle camp, it was no longer the original situation where only the front camp had fire. Now, there were fires all around, and the fire kept charging forward.
Even if the enemy is driven back, the tents and supplies cannot protect them.
Zhaotu slowly pulled out the knife, remembering Dahan's instructions before leaving, he couldn't help but tremble.
He pointed the knife at the enemy in the distance. The only way to survive at the moment was to kill the opponent's general.
"kill!!!"
Shetu roared angrily, and then he led his most elite Eagle Guards and rushed towards the enemy.
The entire camp was trembling, and screams were accompanied by flames burning everywhere. In the midst of the fire, the two groups formally met.
Gao Changgong led the knights and fought out of the flames, holding their horses high.
Shetu roared angrily and stabbed the enemy in front of him with his spear.
"Bang~~~"
The moment the two men fought, their weapons collided, and their weapons fell from their hands at the same time, causing them to fall off their horses.
Shetu got up, tremblingly picked up the spear, and looked at the enemy again.
And another horse came galloping over.
Yao Xiong raised his knife high.
The knife reflected a charming light under the firelight, and the pupils of the picture continued to enlarge.
The whole time seemed to be frozen in this moment.
The blade of the knife slashed across, blood flying everywhere.
The next moment, Yao Xiong flashed past and raised his left hand high.
On his left hand is the head of the person who took the picture.
"kill!!!"
The headless corpse stood in front of him, and suddenly, he fell heavily.
Juyongguan.
Bao Xian was resting in the inner room, eating tea and looking through the documents in his hand.
The next moment, the scouts rushed in hurriedly.
The scout's face turned red and he was trembling all over, "Old General! Good news!!"
Baoxian was stunned for a moment and immediately frowned, "That guy Yao Xiong took the initiative??"
"It was King Lanling and General Yao who attacked together. Two days ago, they attacked the Turks' tent at night, killed the Eastern Khan Ashina Shetu, destroyed his tent, defeated his army, and captured more than 24,000
The people received countless amounts of food, grass, livestock and supplies.”
"ah??"
Baoxian's eyes widened, "Destroyed?? How did you do it? Where's the good news?!"
“Here here!”
Baoxian took the good news from the other party and looked at it carefully.
“A thousand people??”
"One thousand against forty thousand??"
"Won the fight?"
"How did you win?"
"Here comes someone!! Prepare your horses!!"
ps: In the third year, the Turkic invaders invaded Youzhou, numbering more than 100,000, and entered the Great Wall, plundering them and returning. - "Zi Zhi Tong Jian"
During the defeat of Mangshan, Chang Gong was in the middle of the army and led 500 cavalry to re-enter the Zhou army. They reached the foot of Jin Yong and were surrounded very urgently. The people on the city didn't recognize him. Chang Gong did not show his face, so he lowered his crossbow to save him.
After a great victory, the warriors sang a song together, which is called "The Song of King Lanling Entering the Battle". - "Book of Northern Qi·Biography of King Lanling"
Chapter completed!