"The main force of the Turks is not in the south, eight days ago, after our Shuofang army broke through the Juyanhai and Xiakou Mountain spinning line, and captured seven Turkic camps one after another, and now it has advanced to the vicinity of the Hunyi River." At the mouth of the tiger in the northern section of Yanran Mountain, Zhou Jianliang, who was covered with mud, ignored the fatigue from afar, and introduced to Niu Shiyu and Zhang Qian and others in a dumb voice, "The rebel general A Shide Yuanzhen was beheaded by our army, and most of my family guards found that those who fought with the Shuofang army were never the main Turkic forces, so they judged that Mo Si was fighting the attention of the Anxi army, and specially sent me over to inform the situation!" ”

"It's already on the banks of the Hunyi River, so fast? Zhang Duhu is really old and strong! Niu Shi Award was surprised and delighted, and quickly glanced at the map, admiring from the heart.

The generals of the Anxi Army, including Zhang Qian, also looked at Yutu, and the admiration on their faces was fake.

Although the map is very simple, everyone can also judge that the distance from Juyanhai to Hunyi River is 400 miles. It only took five days at most for the Shuofang army to kill from Juyanhai to the banks of the Hunyi River, and also uprooted all the Turkic camps along the way. It is not an exaggeration to describe it with the words "like a bamboo".

What's more, Yanran Mountain is a mountain range that stretches for hundreds of miles, obliquely from northwest to southeast. The location of the Hunyi River is at the southeast end of Yanran Mountain. And the Anxi army is currently located in the tiger's mouth, which is located at the back of the northwest of Yanran Mountain. After the Shuofang army arrived at the Hunyi River, it happened to be one south and one west with the Anxi army, echoing from afar, compressing the Turkic sphere of influence directly back to the east of Yanran Mountain. In the future, Niu Shi Award and Zhang Renyuan will be able to communicate with each other, and the messenger will be able to openly travel through the vast area west of Yanran Mountain, without having to worry too much about safety, and the round-trip time can be shortened to less than ten days.

"The reason why the Shuofang army was able to advance so smoothly is because your troops have held back the main Turkic force, and on the other hand, it is thanks to the gunpowder bullets and fire dragon carts provided by Zhang Changshi!" Zhou Jianliang is very good at being a man, and took the initiative to give a small half of the credit to the Anxi army, "Therefore, this time, in addition to reporting the enemy's situation, the first thing that Dadu Hu should do is to thank Niu Dadu Hu and Zhang Xingjun. Without the two of them, our Shuo Fang army would never have advanced so smoothly! ”

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, Zhang Dadu is polite!" Niu Shi Award and Zhang Qian, both smiled and waved their hands. Although no one can pull their faces to share the benefits from Shuo Fangjun's contributions, their hearts are as happy as drinking wine.

"That's not a polite remark." Following Zhou Jianliang, he arched his hand again and explained seriously, "Before rushing back with gunpowder bombs and new fire oil, Dadu Hu had been confronting Ashina Yuanzhen for a long time. Forty years ago, Ashina Yuanzhen was a captain in our Tang Army, and he stole all the skills of our army to defend the city. In this battle, he took advantage of the convenient water intake in the Juyan Sea and the complex terrain of Xiakou Mountain to build many chain fortresses......"

He has a lot of combat experience, and his eloquence is not bad. The battle between the Shuofang army and the Turks was narrated, and soon, everyone understood that Zhang Ren was willing to thank the Anxi army and was not polite.

It turned out that the famous Turkic general Ashina Yuanzhen, who led the troops to block the Shuofang army, was originally a small colonel in the Tang border army. Not only is he familiar with the cavalry and warfare skills of the Turks, but he is also familiar with the tactics of the Tang army such as attacking the city, defending the city, and arranging troops.

This person was ordered by Mosi Khan to lead 20,000 Turkic warriors and young men to resist Zhang Renyuan, knowing that there was no chance of winning in a frontal fight, so in order to delay the footsteps of the Shuofang army, he decisively gave up the Turks' best at field warfare, and brought all the warriors and young men under his command to Juyanhai and Xiakou Mountain, and used a large number of fortresses built here in advance to deploy layers of defense.

Although these forts were extremely crudely built, there were not many soldiers in each fort. However, without uprooting all the fortresses, the Shuofang army could not guarantee the safety of its rear roads. And how easy is it to uproot these fortresses? The Turkic warriors and young men inside would take advantage of the cover of the fortress to take care of each other, not to mention making it more difficult for the Tang army to attack, and would also take advantage of the night to build a new fortress by picking up stones and wood. The field war has been turned into a "street battle", and even further evolved into a "war of attrition".

Zhang Ren was willing to be sympathetic to the soldiers, so before Zhou Jianliang returned to the Shuofang army, the old general was made as big as a fight by the rogue tactics of Ashina Yuanzhen. In the vicinity of Juyanhai, he stayed for a month and a half, but he could not break through the latter's obstruction.

And Zhou Jianliang risked his life to transport the gunpowder bombs and new oil given by Zhang Qian back to the Shuofang army, and immediately made the Shuofang army like a tiger. The Turks built small fortresses in a shoddy manner, and they could not stop the explosion of ten catties of large gunpowder shells. As long as the Shuofang army approached near the fortress, ignited the fuse of the large gunpowder shell, and with a "boom", the fortress had to be blown into ruins. The Turks stationed inside often did not even have a chance to escape for their lives, so they were buried directly.

Occasionally, I encountered a strong fortress, and a large gunpowder bomb could not collapse. Shuofang's army put a few more, and as a result, often before the fortress was blown up, the Turks inside could not stand the thunderous sound of the gunpowder bomb explosion and the psychological pressure formed during the explosion, and ran out in advance. What awaited them, of course, was a rain of arrows, and soon, they were all shot on the way to escape.

What's even worse is that Zhang Qian not only sent gunpowder bombs and new oil oil, but also asked Zhou Jianliang to bring the formula of black powder. Although Juyanhai is poor, there is never a shortage of all kinds of ores. In particular, saltpeter and sulfur can be found within a radius of 100 miles.

As a result, Zhang Renyuan sent his brothers to use gunpowder to open the way, and at the same time sent hardcore henchmen to follow Zhou Jianliang to make new black powder, and soon bombed the fortress group built by Ashina Yuanzhen into a cemetery.

The Turks could not resist it, so they took the initiative to withdraw and retreated to the vicinity of Hunyi. I thought that with some fortresses along the way, I could fight and retreat. Unexpectedly, the wooden walls of those fortresses could not stop the fire dragon car from spraying. And the new type of fire oil extracted from the fierce fire oil is more difficult to extinguish than the original "gunpowder" (alcohol), and often after a certain wall is ignited, the flame will spread rapidly until all the walls on all sides are turned into torches.

Poor Turkic general A Shina Yuanzhen, who claimed to be proficient in the tactics of the Turkic and Tang Dynasty, did not expect that the things he stole in the Tang Dynasty border army had long since passed. As a result, the seven Turkic villages on the road leading from the gorge pass to the Hunyi River were broken faster than the other. After retreating all the way to the Hunyi River, this person picked up the remnants of the army and tried to fight against the water, only to find that the 20,000 warriors and young men under his command were less than 3,000.

In order to buy time for Mosi Khan to react, Ashina Yuanzhen decisively dispatched his henchmen to send the news of his defeat. Immediately, he led the remnants to launch a decisive attack on the Shuofang army.

In that battle, the Turks fought very tragically.

More than 700 of the remaining 3,000 Turkic athletes were killed and more than 1,000 wounded on the spot, and the total casualties exceeded 60% before they were finally completely defeated. Ashina Yuanzhen himself was hit by more than 20 arrows, and his blood flowed and he fell from his horse and died.

"My family's Dadu Hu has long guessed that with Niu Daduhu and Zhang Changshi's caution, Mo Si will not find any opportunity to take advantage of." After introducing the battle situation on the southern front, Zhou Jianliang paused, and quickly turned the conversation back to the topic, "The reason why my family's Daduhu let Zai run this time, in addition to reporting the enemy situation and thanking him, the third thing is to inform Niu Daduhu and Zhang Changshi that the Shuo Fangjun intends to rest on the bank of the Hunyi River for three days, and then kill the Turkic ancestral court along the river. Two days ago, I set off from the bank of the Hunyi River and rushed over by the path on the west side of Yanran Mountain. That is, tomorrow, the Shuofang army will continue to wave its army north, no matter where Mo Si is hiding with the main Turkic force at the moment! ”

"Zhang Dadu protects Gao Yi!" Niu Shiyu was shocked, stood up, and gently arched his hand towards Zhou Jianliang.

"Zhang Dadu protects Gao Yi!" Zhang Qian, Wei Bo, Guo Hong and others also bowed to Zhou Jianliang.

In this campaign against the Turks, Zhang Renyuan was the nominal commander of all the soldiers and horses. If he gives an order to the Anxi Army, he will immediately swoop down Yanran Mountain and go straight to the Turkic Ancestral Court, and there will be absolutely no reason for the Niu Shi Award to refuse. What's more, the Shuofang army has already slashed Ashina Yuanzhen and broken the Turkic soldiers and horses all the way, and next, the Anxi army should also perform.

However, Zhang Renyuan did not give any orders to the Anxi army, but only sent Zhou Jianliang to inform the Shuofang army of the next course of action. Obviously, the command of the Anxi Army was actively left in the hands of Niu Shixuan and Zhang Qian, and the two of them were allowed to act cheaply according to the actual situation on their side.

In other words, if the Anxi army continues to seek stability and does not move here at the tiger's mouth, the Shuofang army will never force it. will only rely on its own strength to enter the ancestral court of the Turks. At that time, as long as the Anxi Army blocks Mo Si's way to flee west, it will be able to make the Northern Expedition a perfect end.

And if the Anxi army is more proactive and kills from Yanran Mountain, it will inevitably cause huge pressure on Huang Si. At that time, the Shuofang army against the Turkic Ancestral Court will inevitably become smoother, and it can even greatly advance the time of the decisive battle, so that the two Tang armies can join forces to lock in the victory without waiting for the winter.

Of course, the premise of all this is that the Anxi army must not fall into the trap of Mo Si. After all, the Anxi army came from afar, and people and land lived together. Unlike the Shuofang Army, which began to send dead soldiers into Mobei to collect intelligence as early as two years ago, he was as familiar with the mountains, rivers, and roads near the Turkic ancestral court as his own home.

"Don't dare, don't dare! Zhou Mouyue, first here to replace my family's general manager, thank you for your help! Zhou Jianliang turned sideways to avoid it, and then returned it to the leader.

As an experienced general, he could clearly see the role played by the Anxi army in this battle. Even after the elimination of the Qarlu tribes, the Niu Shi Award immediately stopped the team in Xuanchi, which could cause great pressure on the backs of the Turks. What's more, the Anxi army is now hanging in the mouth of the tiger?

If he was replaced and the Niu Shi Award were to get along, he would even hope that the Anxi Army would stop at the tiger's mouth and remain motionless. As long as the handsome banner of the Niu Shi Award is here, Mosi Khan will definitely not dare to use all his strength to stop the Shuofang army. And the fewer soldiers and horses sent by Mo Si's side, the smaller the losses of the Shuo army when defeating the Turks.

"Zhang Duhu took care of my Anxi army from afar and was tired, but my Anxi army couldn't watch the Shuofang army fight with the Turks, but he didn't do anything." The idea of the Niu Master Award is not the same as Zhou Jianliang. After the politeness, he immediately got up with his hand on the handsome case, "The scout has already sent Yan Ran within fifty miles, and he has investigated clearly, but he has not found a large number of enemy troops. Since the Shuofang army will set out tomorrow to attack the Turkic ancestral court, Ben Shuai will lead his brothers to help him. From tomorrow, the Anxi army will also approach the Turkic ancestral court, marching twenty miles in the morning and afternoon every day, and then continue to send scouts to explore. Since Mo Si wants to fight the ambush of my Anxi army, the old man will give him a step by step! ”

"Most of them are smart!" Before Zhang Qian could speak, the praise had already burst out. The generals of the Anxi Army rubbed their fists and sharpened their palms, eager to try.

The march was only forty miles a day, which happened to be within the maximum range of the scouts. In this way, even if Mo Si laid a trap on the way, it would be difficult to catch the Anxi army by surprise. And the enemy and us have made it clear that the chariots and horses are hard to match, with gunpowder bullets and fire dragon carts, the Anxi army is really not afraid of what Turkic wolves he rides!

"Dadu Hu's plan is very good, I will go back here and inform my Dadu Hu of the decision of the Anxi Army!" Zhou Jianliang was stunned, and a trace of ecstasy appeared on his face instantly.

Compared with the indeterminate tactics he had envisioned, the step-by-step tactic of the Ox Master Award was obviously more positive, and the pressure on Mosi Khan was also greater. In this way, the resistance in the way of the Shuo Fang army will inevitably be smaller, and it will even make the Shuo Fang army fight again!

As soon as the words fell, he was ready to borrow someone from Zhang Qian to send a letter to Zhang Renyuan. Unexpectedly, at the foot of the mountain, there was a sudden rush of the sound of painting horns, "Woo woo, woo woo, woo woo ......", like the north wind in a winter night, which instantly made people feel cold.

"Report, Dadu Guard, a large number of Turkic soldiers and horses have been killed, and the Turkic scouts have already fought with our army scouts." A scout team is briskly entering, shouting a warning to the Ox Master.

"Report, most of the capital protection, the main Turkic force is killed, and it is the banner of Mo Si!"

"Report, Dadu Protector, the main Turkic force suddenly killed half an hour ago, less than thirty miles away from here."

"Report ......"

More scouts, one after another. The more detailed enemy situation was sent to the Chinese army tent of the Niu Shi Award like a stream.

"Hahaha, what a trick to jump off the wall!" Niu Shi Award held the handsome case with both hands and laughed loudly. "Okay, but it also saves the old man to be careful everywhere, come to people, beat drums and gather generals, the old man wants to weigh it, that Mo Si Khan's catties!"