In the middle of the night, Miao Jinqing suddenly woke up and heard the faint sound of fighting outside, so he lay back on the Hu bed with peace of mind. He is not used to sleeping in this Western Regions Hu bed, but he is not so particular about it during the war.

Now, Miao Jinqing is only worried about one thing, that is, the reinforcements from the imperial court will definitely come, as for when they will come, will they fall into the net set up by the big cannibals, which is unsettling.

After thinking about it, Miao Jinqing still fell asleep again, he was so tired that he had hardly slept a peaceful sleep for several days.

The entire city of Zhangye was in darkness, and just like its road ahead, it could not see any direction clearly.

The first ray of light appeared at the head of the city of Zhangye, Ganzhou, and the defender soldier Chen Wulang glanced outside the city, so frightened that he almost peed his pants, only to see that the black and crushed ant colony-like guards had appeared under the city wall at some point, and were trying to climb up.

Suddenly, Chen Wulang's mind was blank, he didn't know how Hu Bing arrived in the city unconsciously, and he didn't know why the people on duty at night didn't warn.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack! Hu Bing has climbed the city!"

The voice like a broken gong roared violently, and the city wall was immediately like cold water in an oil pot, and it suddenly boiled.

The sound of trumpets and war drums immediately resounded.

Soon, Miao Jinqing got the news of Hu Bing's siege of the city, which surprised him, and it was different from his judgment last night, if the intention of these Great Food Coalition forces was to besiege the city and send reinforcements, they should not have attacked the city so hard!

But doubts are doubts, and it is the right thing to repel the offensive of Hu Bing.

Miao Jinqing did not take off his armor and rushed to the city wall from the barracks at the fastest speed, and at this time, many Hu soldiers had already climbed the city wall and were fighting hand-to-hand with the defenders.

Most of the soldiers who rushed to the city wall at the beginning of the siege were not afraid of death and sent to death, so these Hu soldiers who rushed to the city wall at the beginning were extremely desperate, and in just a moment's effort, they had already killed a river of blood.

"Fujun go down quickly, the arrows don't have long eyes!"

When the city wall guard saw that Miao Jinqing had gone to the city, he hurriedly urged him to go down, after all, Miao Jinqing was the last backbone of Zhang Ye, and if he encountered an accident, the consequences would be immeasurable.

Miao Jinqing pulled out the horizontal knife on his waist and shouted:

"If the enemy does not retreat, I will not retreat!"

When it comes to war, the coach's encouragement often has the same effect on the morale of the army. Of course, many times it is not only for the role of motivation, in order to ensure that the coach does not have accidents, the soldiers also fight out of instinct and more and more life.

Under the multiple effects of various reasons, the defenders, who were still somewhat powerless, burst out with unprecedented combat power, and it only took a quarter of an hour to drive down all the Hu soldiers who broke through the city wall.

The sun finally jumped out completely, and the dazzling sunlight shone on the earth, making people feel like they were in a different world, and it was really an incredible morning.

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In the camp of the Great Food Alliance, Yusuf was enjoying breakfast slowly, freshly squeezed goat's milk and freshly baked meatloaf were all appetizing. After listening to his subordinates' reports while eating, he snorted with satisfaction, then put down the silver in his hand and smiled, and put a piece of torn mutton in his mouth.

"It's just to toss the Tang people like this, so that they can't sleep well, they can't eat well, and we can only live comfortably outside the city!"

The general asked with some confusion:

"What if, in case the Tang people can't block the attack, what?"

Yusuf took a sip of goat's milk, then wiped his mouth with a silk handkerchief cut from a small piece of silk, and then said slowly:

"The Tang people are good at defending, and this level of siege is nothing to them. Also, has the body of Gu Lu been found?"

"Someone saw it, saw him vote for the Tang Dynasty, and now he should have entered Zhangye City!"

Yusuf's mouth turned into a contemptuous smile.

"This is a jackal who has repeatedly swayed, the Tang people used Glolu as an arm, but the bone Lu turned against him, although that battle was a good opportunity for our army, but this kind of capricious people also have to be guarded against, get rid of it as soon as possible, in order to prevent the jackal's old tricks from repeating one day in the future!"

Get rid of this bone Lulu, Yusuf has been brewing for a long time, if it weren't for him jumping out by himself, he would have to wait for a long time, now it's okay, the hidden danger has been removed, and he can sleep and eat peacefully.

Gu Lulu's younger brother Mo Jianlian is a simple-minded man, because it was Yusuf who helped him to ascend to the throne, this Glolu who had nothing to do with Ye Hu was full of gratitude to Yusuf, and he was eager to serve him day and night to show his loyalty.

"Is Mo Jianlian still on duty outside the account?"

"Yes!"

"Call him in!"

Mo Jianlian stood outside Yusuf's military tent all night, and when he entered Yusuf's barracks, his hands and feet had become numb.

"Sit down, only when you are full will you have the strength to kill the enemy!"

Looking at the steaming food on the small table in front of him, Mo Jian cooed in his stomach, but more than that, he was grateful. This kind of love is something he has never felt in front of his brother.

Because of Gu Lulu's meanness and ruthlessness, most of his brothers ended up miserable, and only Mo Jianlian saved his life because he was not a big threat, and now he has been treated so favorably by Yusuf, and he is even more eager to take out a heart to show his desire to serve death.

"Don't resent me, driving away your brother is also for the sake of the future of the coalition army, disobeying military orders, messing with our army's heart, if the military law is strictly enforced, you will be beheaded, but in your brother's contribution to the empire, leaving a life is also a reward for him!"

Mo Jianlian hurriedly said:

"The general is merciful, if he is a pawn of the villain, he will definitely not be pardoned! Gu Lulu does not know that he is grateful for the kindness of the general, and now he has been rewarded, and it is also the calamity that he deserves!"

While showing his loyalty, he also made a decision to convert to the Great Food Sect from today.

This made Yusuf happy, and the empire, in addition to conquering, also cast the rain and dew of the prophet into every corner of the mountains and rivers, so that all those who suffered could find the right direction under the guidance of the light.

"Yes, very well, the Prophet will guide you to the light!"

After breakfast, Yusuf reported that Ponteler had led the Tuqi cavalry to Liangzhou, and fought an encounter with the Tang soldiers less than thirty miles from Liangzhou.

"How's the battle going?"

"The specific victory or defeat will have to wait for the military report to come back!"

As the coalition army penetrated deep into the hinterland of Hexi, Yusuf could clearly feel that the combat effectiveness and fighting will of the Tang soldiers he came into contact with became stronger and stronger, but he was not worried about the Turgish, whether it was the Turgish or the Grolu, they were the marginal forces of the coalition army.

Even if they were defeated and weakened, it would be of great benefit to the Empire, and these rebellious barbarians had always been a headache for the Empire.

Yusuf frowned slightly, presumably the Tang people were also annoyed by the toss of these capricious barbarians!

The army of this Eastern Expedition claimed to have 500,000 to the outside world, but in fact it was only about 100,000, of which the real * soldiers were only 20,000, and the main combat force as the backbone was the Persian soldiers who had been loyal to the empire, about 40,000, and the remaining 40,000 were composed of various subjugated tribal soldiers.

The complex composition of the soldiers naturally also caused the inefficiency of command, among which there were not a few people like Gu Lulu, and the disposal of Glolu who jumped up and down was also a deterrent to other tribal leaders.

Therefore, the people that Yusuf is now sent out to fight, seven or eight times out of ten are these tribal alliances, on the one hand, they are used to wear down the Tang soldiers' will to fight, and in turn, they are also using the Tang soldiers to weaken their strength.

Yusuf really regarded Yusuf as the main force of only 20,000 food soldiers and 40,000 Persian soldiers.

In fact, at the beginning of the siege of Zhangye City, Yousufu had already sent a large number of rangers, distributed at the northern foot of Qilian Mountain, to pay attention to the movements of the Tang soldiers at any time, after all, it was already fighting deep into the border of the Tang Dynasty, and it was prudent and cautious to go further.

At the same time, he was also faintly looking forward to a battle with the main force of the Tang soldiers that might come at any time. It's a pity that he was disappointed that Tang Bing couldn't even send a decent soldier and horse in addition to sending two or two rangers.

In order to explore the reality of the Tang soldiers again, Yousufu ordered the rangers to cross the Qilian Mountain to find out the basic situation at the southern foot of the Qilian Mountain.

It's just that after crossing the Qilian Mountain, only 12 out of 10 rangers can come back, and Yousufu feels that the Tang soldiers must have ambushed a large number of soldiers and horses at the southern foot of the Qilian Mountain, waiting for work.

However, the local guide told Yusuf that there is often heavy snow in Qilian Mountain throughout the year, and the Biandukou as a passage is also a dangerous terrain, and it is very likely that the patrol sent out did not come back safely, and it is very likely that he died on the road due to various natural reasons.

Yusuf, of course, didn't believe it, and the local thought of it even gave an example from more than a hundred years ago.

"Before the Tang people ruled China, there was an emperor who personally led an army to Zhangye, and when he crossed the Qilian Mountains, he encountered a heavy snowfall, and the princes and princesses who accompanied him all died of cold and starvation, not to mention those who were ordinary people's rangers?"

Yusuf nodded, he would not be biased, but he was not an opinionated person, so he decided to go to the southern foot of Qilian Mountain to check the terrain in person.

The assault on Zhangye City this morning was to put some pressure on the defenders in the city, so as to save the defenders in the city from making any more moves in his absence.

After everything was prepared, Yusuf led 1,500 cavalry straight to the southern foot of Qilian Mountain, in order not to reveal his whereabouts, and did not fly the banner of the commander.

This cavalry is all one man and three horses, and they can rest their horses along the way, reach the south road of Qilian Mountain as quickly as possible, and then return to the army as quickly as possible, these are Yusuf's plans.

Less than thirty miles after leaving Zhangye City, Yousufu could already faintly see the towering snow-capped mountains in the distance, and those mountains were like a natural high wall with no end in sight.

However, Wangshan ran a dead horse, and Yusufu obviously felt that the mountain was in front of him, but he always couldn't run close......