Lu Xiaoxian said very clearly in the bag that the southern road of Juluo City is chasing the army, the southern road cannot be taken, the middle road of the city cannot be taken by Andong to protect Pei Xuangui to control the country, and the northern road is also not taken under the control of the governor Gao Qiushun, and only Tianmen Ridge is the best route.

Sure enough, Li Kaigu's troops, who came to pursue, pounced on the east bank of the Daling River as soon as they arrived, and only after several twists and turns did they discover Zuo Rong's whereabouts.

Li Kaigu kept chasing for five days, and finally caught up with the fleeing Zuorong people in Yanjin City, and quickly defeated the squad left behind by the Zuorong Army.

When they heard that the chasing soldiers were coming, the people of Zuorong's tribe were frightened, and the women and children, the old and weak, hugged their heads and cried.

Seeing that this scene was no longer maneuvering, Zuo Rong hurriedly arranged with his subordinates to escort his family to Yanjin City for temporary refuge. He led all the men to prepare horse blades, and vowed to fight to the death with the pursuers.

At the critical moment, Lu Xiaoxian's second bag was sent to Zuo Rong by Qin Huo.

Taking advantage of the fact that Li Kaigu's army had not yet arrived, Zuo Rong selected the terrain around Yanjin City and quickly made battle arrangements, he ordered the soldiers to cut down trees and form a fan-shaped array on the favorable terrain on the southern slope of the mountain city to wait for the enemy, and ordered 2,000 men and horses to set up an ambush in the hills and dense forests on the east bank of the Nansha River in the city, and personally led 300 horsemen to cross the Binsha River to block his way, and made a frontal army to meet Li Kaigu.

Everything was ready, and it was late afternoon, when the smoke and dust rose from the southwest side, and Li Kaigu's crusading army swarmed in.

Li Kaigu has always been known for his bravery, he heard that Zuo Rong personally met the battle on the other side of the Sha River, and he was already impatient with the hatred of repeatedly fighting in the air, so he hurriedly ordered the whole army to wade into the Sha River, wanting to annihilate all the fleeing enemies and capture Zuo Rong alive.

The Great Zhou army approached step by step, but Zuo Rong immediately stood still, and his 300 soldiers saw that the commander was calm and calm, and their confidence and fear suddenly disappeared.

When Li Kaigu's troops had crossed the river in front of him, Zuo Rong waved his sword and pointed down to engage in another battle, leading the cavalry to rush towards the enemy.

The Great Zhou army thought that it could be slaughtered again, but it did not expect that the "prey" in the escape would dare to resist, and the resistance was extremely fierce, and it was simply caught off guard, and it was really hit by Zuorong's head-on.

Everyone thought that the millet was a soft persimmon, but they didn't know that in Yingzhou over the years, the Qingzhuang people had become the division of tigers and wolves under the training of Zuorong. Even if they encountered the Turkic elite cavalry, they would not be left behind.

Li Kaigu, who was pressing the formation in the rear, saw that the striker was staggering, and he couldn't help jumping like thunder, and he was in a hurry to kill the Chinese cavalry on all fronts, and he must take Zuorong's head.

Seeing that the strategy of luring the enemy to pursue had worked, Zuo Rong did not stop fighting, and immediately ordered all his subordinates to retreat as a rout.

The semi-ring of the mountains around Yanjin City, although it is not high, it is in the shape of a horseshoe, it is flat in the southeast, the ground is high with the slope, the road is gradually steep, once the cavalry rushes here, it will naturally slow down due to the terrain constraints, and the left and right bumps do not form a formation.

When Li Kaigu's cavalry rushed to the front of the mountain, its vanguard was temporarily blocked by the rugged hillside, and the rear team of men and horses were crowded together because of the galloping too fast, and the neighing orders could not be conveyed at all.

At this time, the archers who were pre-laid behind the wooden fence by Zuo Rong were all ready to shoot arrows, and when they heard the order, they instantly fired in unison, and the arrows rained down, and the Great Zhou cavalry under the slope took this blow, and suddenly the formation was in chaos.

Seeing that the fighter plane had arrived, Zuo Rong immediately turned around and led the army into the enemy formation.

The soldiers all knew that behind them were their wives and children, and the enemy was in front of them, and there was no way back, so they all put their personal life and death aside and were brave and abnormal.

Under the leadership of Zuo Rong, all the soldiers guarding Yanjin City were thrown into battle, and they condescended to inflict heavy losses on the Great Zhou army according to the advantages of the terrain.

Seeing that the battle situation was unfavorable, Li Kaigu hurriedly threw two wings of cavalry out of the battle, and urgently urged the infantry of the rear army to quickly cross the Shahe River for reinforcements, but what Li Kaigu never expected was that his move was in the hands of Zuo Rong's strategy.

Just when the Tang infantry was halfway crossing, the ambush soldiers who had been hiding in the mountains and forests on the east bank of the river suddenly rushed out of the forest according to Zuorong's plan and rushed straight to the Tang infantry who were crossing the river.

Li Kaigu led the front army to fight tightly, but suddenly heard the sound of killing behind him, and hurriedly urged the horse to return to patrol, but he learned that the rear army had been attacked and had been dispersed, and the Chinese side was shocked and woke up like a dream to realize that he was in an ambush by Zuo Rong.

The 2,000 volt soldiers were quickly killed, and Zuo Rong knew that the plan had been completed, so he was more calm, and commanded his subordinates to attack the front and back in order to completely annihilate the enemy army and win the final victory.

After a few hours, the Great Zhou army was already overwhelmed, and too many of them were killed and wounded. The battle lasted until dusk, the entire Zhou army collapsed, and the generals scattered as if they had not been killed in battle, while the remaining soldiers ran for their lives.

When the coach Li Kaigu saw this scene, he knew that the general trend had gone, so he had to roll up the flag and change horses, but fortunately it was dark and hidden, and he broke through to the west for more than 100 personal soldiers and fled.

When he returned to Yingzhou a few days later, he was already "only alive".

At this point, the battle of Yanjin City in Tianmen Ridge finally ended with the complete defeat of the Great Zhou army and the complete victory of Zuorong's troops.

In the battle of Tianmen Ridge, the Zuorong Department defeated the pursuing soldiers in one fell swoop, and Li Kaigu was almost completely annihilated, and the grain and grass he carried could not be withdrawn, and soon became the trophy of the Zuorong Department. With the support of these materials, Zuorong was able to continue to embark on the road back to the east as originally planned.

Since returning to the east, the Zuorong tribe has experienced the test of the battle of Tianmenling and the cold winter expedition, and finally gained a foothold in Dongmu City, and soon established its prestige and gained a firm foothold among the local tribes.

At this time, Lu Xiaoxian's third tip was placed in front of Zuo Rong. balance

With the first two tips as a foreshadowing, Zuo Rong thought about it for a long time, and finally adopted Lu Xiaoxian's third suggestion: to be officially crowned king in Dongmu City, and the country name is "Gu Lun".

Qin Huo said in the letter that he and Hunnu had married, and Hunnu was pregnant. As soon as the child is born in the future, Lu Xiaoxian will have to be the child's godfather. He also said that he had prepared excellent wine for Lu Xiaoxian, waiting for him to go to a drunken party in the future.

Sending away the messenger sent by Qin Huo, Lu Xiaoxian let out a long sigh of relief. It seems that this good person did not do it in vain, and picked up a godfather to do it in vain. As for Qin Huo's wine, it is estimated that there will be no chance to drink it for a while.

It seems that everything is running according to the original trajectory. Li Kaigu was not wronged by his defeat to Zuo Rong, although there is a role in Lu Xiaoxian's tips, but Zuo Rong's ability should not be underestimated. If he hadn't secretly trained his clansmen in the name of hunting when he was in Yingzhou, even a hundred more tips would have been useless.

mentioned Li Kaigu, Lu Xiaoxian's heart moved. Call Zhang Meng and ask him to inquire about Li Kaigu's current whereabouts. According to the time, Li Kaigu should have returned to Luoyang.

Zhang Meng soon brought the news that Li Kaigu had indeed returned to Luoyang. Because of the defeat of Tianmen Ridge, he is waiting for the punishment of the imperial court. Because the situation of the Turkic border army is urgent, Wu Zetian has not taken care of dealing with this matter.

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When Li Kaigu hurried to the gate of the mansion, Lu Xiaoxian was looking at the gate with his back hand.

Seeing Li Kaigu come out, he smiled and said, "Chief Li, your mansion is good!" ”

After Li Kaigu was named the general of Zuo Yuxuanwei, he bought a house in Luoyang, and before he could live in it, he was sent by Wu Zetian to conquer the Yan Dynasty.

After returning to Luoyang, he was never summoned by His Majesty. He could only stay at home every day, waiting for Wu Zetian's thunderous wrath to befall him at some point.

"Lu Gongzi said he laughed!" Li Kaigu replied respectfully.

As one of the chiefs of the eight Khitan tribes, Li Kaigu has a noble status, and he looks down on ordinary people, but he has a lot of respect for Lu Xiaoxian.

He did this, not only when Lu Xiaoxian was in Yingzhou, but Lu Xiaoxian saved his life. It was not entirely because the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu suggested that he be killed, and Lu Xiaoxian interceded with Wu Zetian for him. It's not because Lu Xiaoxian recommended him that he became the general of Zuo Yuxuanwei.

In Li Kaigu's eyes, Lu Xiaoxian is like a god, and there is no trouble that he can't solve. Now, he's in big trouble.

If it was a knife on the end, it would be enough, but this hanging knife on his head, I don't know when it fell, which made Li Kaigu feel uneasy all day long, and the huge pressure made him breathless.

Li Kaigu is not familiar with the place in Luoyang, and he can't find someone to talk to, let alone how aggrieved he is. Lu Xiaoxian's sudden appearance was like a pouring rain, which suddenly drenched Li Kaigu's restless heart.

"What? You won't invite me in and sit down? Lu Xiaoxian joked.

After entering the house, Li Kaigu led Lu Xiaoxian to the living room.

After the servant served tea, the two began to talk.

It is not so much that Li Kaigu is talking to Lu Xiaoxian, but that Li Kaigu is listening to Lu Xiaoxian's account. For more than half an hour, Li Kaigu was stunned and didn't say a word.

Lu Xiaoxian is like being there, not only restoring the whole process of Li Kaigu's battle with Yan Ya, but also many details that Li Kaigu is not completely clear. Even Li Kaigu's summary of the battle report to the imperial court was not as detailed as Lu Xiaoxian's description.

Li Kaigu was dumbfounded.

If Lu Xiaoxian existed like a god in Li Kaigu's mind before, then now there is a dazzling halo on the top of this immortal's head.

"Zuo Rong is certainly a rare general, but there are also inappropriateness in your use of troops this time, do you realize it?" Lu Xiaoxian's eyes were clear, staring at Li Kaigu and asking.

Li Kaigu shook his head.

To be honest, until now Li Kaigu didn't know how he lost. Lu Xiaoxian is right, Zuo Rong is indeed a difficult guy, but he has also been on the battlefield for a long time and has strong troops, why did he lose in the end?

"In the duel with Zuo Rong, you have at least three defeats!"

Li Kaigu listened attentively.

"Don't stop returning to the teacher, besiege the teacher must be que, and don't be forced to be poor. You've probably heard of that, right? Lu Xiaoxian was serious, as if the master was asking a question to a student.

"Of course I've heard of it!" Li Kaigu didn't think about it.