After handing over to Bal Lianfan, if he could wait for the prisoners, Zhang Jingwei led his troops to the west to chase the main force led by Yang Fu and Yan Xi.

Chased to the tent of the Tutu Department, Yang Fu and Yan Raid have broken Tutu.

Yang Fu handed over the casualties and captured Tutu soldiers to the foot soldiers and people who met with the Tutu tribe, and ordered them to be brought back to Lejuan; Then, he took out a military order that Xin Er had given him separately before, and showed it to the cavalry commander Yan Xun and other officers.

Everyone passed it on, and it was clearly written in the military order: "Lay down the map, take ten days' rations, and come to the meeting to listen to the order." ”

Yan Xun and the others were confused.

Yan Xi asked: "And the canal and Tutu have already been covered, and there is no one who has fled north, why did the general order me to wait for Huishui County to listen to the order?" ”

Yang Fu said: "The general is wise and unpredictable. You and I can just follow the order. ”

The word "wise" should be said before, Zhang Daojiang, Yan Dan and other contempt and other things, Yan Er and other things have been heard of strictly, and I am afraid that they will "dare not agree"; Now Xin Er is a blockbuster, and with a small strategy, he can easily break two Huluo in a row, but it is worthy of this reputation.

He was convinced and said, "What Changshi said is very true. ”

After the soldiers rested for a while, Yang Fu and Yan Zheng took ten days' rations from the baggage and set off for Huishui County.

At dusk, it will be water.

Xin Er got the reward and greeted him at the city gate.

On both sides of the official road, above the city tower, there are all local scholars and people watching the excitement.

Yang Fu waited outside the city and led dozens of cavalry to meet him.

Each of these dozens of riders has a head in his hand.

When they arrived at the city, all the people dismounted together, bowed to the ground, and offered their ranks.

Sheep and sheep are at the forefront.

Yang Fu said loudly: "General Qiyu, General Lai Mingwei is deeply planned, Fu and others are fortunate not to be dishonored, and they have laid down the canal and Tutu. The generals ordered the slaughter of the three tribes of the Tutu chieftains, and these were their heads. ”

The head of the man Yan Xi was holding in his hand, with thick eyebrows and bulging cheeks, was the chief of the Tutu Department.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, in front of the tall city wall, the dusty armor rode down like a lamb, and there were bloody heads everywhere. In the distance, on the east bank of the moat, hundreds of brightly armored elites, nearly a thousand bearded horsemen with bows and bows in a neat array, occasionally heard horses neighing.

More than 1,000 local scholars and natives on both sides of the city and on both sides of the road were noisy, but when they saw this, under the silent military might, their voices gradually fell silent, and no one spoke anymore.

The focus of everyone's eyes fell on Xin Er's body.

Xin Er did not wear a military uniform, wrapped a scarf on his head, wore a scarf on his head, wore clogs, and stood under the attention of the soldiers and soldiers, calmly.

He lifted Yang Fu and Yan Xian up with his big sleeves, and said with a smile: "In three days, I have broken two parts, and the long history and the governor have worked hard." ”

Yang Fu and Yan Yan got up.

Yan Xixin said: "Strange. The general is in the camp on weekdays, and he wears pleated hakama, but today the soldiers go out to kill thieves, but how did he change the clothes of a soldier? ”

Yang Fu knew Xin's mind and said: "Wonderful! The water will pour out of the city, the spectators will be blocked, and the name of the general's elegance will be raised from today. ”

Sure enough, the people of Huishui County, especially the scholars, were shocked by the military might, whispered, and all praised Xin Er's demeanor.

Xin Er instructed the entourage of the county magistrate of Huishui to kill the sheep with a mallet and reward the three armies.

A simple barracks were built outside the city, and he did not return to the county, but stayed in the army at night.

Yan Xi raised his question and asked, "General, I don't know why the last general is waiting to listen to the order?" ”

Xin Er changed the clogs as soon as he arrived at the camp, and after putting on this thing, he couldn't walk quickly, he could only take it slowly, he was really not used to it; The crane also took off, and was still dressed in pleated hakama.

He smiled and asked, "Where is Huishui going west?" ”

Yan Xun asked in surprise, "Does the general want to lead troops into Jiuquan?" ”

Huishui to the west, it is Jiuquan realm.

Xin Er said leisurely: "The infighting between Lu Shuihu in Jiuquan is intensifying, if left unchecked, it may cause disaster in the county. I am in charge of the military of the three counties, and I must not turn a deaf ear, and I should help the peace of the people. ”

No wonder Ling brought ten days of military rations, it turned out that he was going to Jiuquan to fight!

Yang Fu had known Xin Er's plan for a long time, and his face was as usual.

Yan Raid was taken aback, and once again refreshed his perception of Xin Er. Thinking of the insult that Dan had for Xin Er, he said in his heart: "What 'should help Fan Tai Shou Pingzhi', in my opinion, is to relieve hatred, right?" ”

It doesn't matter what Xin Er thinks; The important thing is that this is Xin'er's military order.

Yang, Yan and Xin Er merged an army, more than 1,000 horsemen, and the camp was pulled out the next day.

The west of Huishui County is a desert more than 100 miles wide, which is not easy to march, so it is necessary to go south first.

Traveling for about twenty or thirty miles, there is a long wall in front of it that runs east-west, and there are battlements on the wall, and the barrier city and beacon tower are uneven. This is the city fortress built by several generations of the previous dynasty to resist the invasion of Beihu, and it is still standing majestically after the wind and rain.

The Zhuhu in Fangjin surrendered, and there was no war between Dingxi and Rouran in Longbei, and there was no garrison on the city wall.

Along the remaining dirt roads under the city walls, the troops avoided the clumps of red willows, poplars, and shrubs, and turned westward, walked seventy or eighty miles, and stayed overnight; The next day, after about twenty miles, a wide river appeared at the end of the wall.

The name of this river is Hu Silkworm Water (1), and the Hu people call it "Qiu Lai Shui", which means that there are trees, and it is a tributary of the black water in Jiuquan.

Looking at the other side of the water, not far away, there is another wall that stretches to the west.

Xin Ertou came back here, looked forward to it, and sighed: "The two walls are sandwiched by the river, and Beihu is here, and it is only in vain that he sighs, Jiuquan can be described as a golden soup." ”

He didn't know that the end of the long wall on the other side of the river, in his original time and space, was the location of the later Ming Dynasty when he built the Chongguan Jiayu.

It has entered the realm of Jiuquan.

On the side of the Zhuma River, you can see the Hu Mu tent on the opposite bank and this side, dotted with stars, falling on the grassland.

The distribution of the Jiuquan Lushuihu tribes was familiar with Xin'er, and he sighed slightly, that is, he ordered: Go north along the river, first break the northern part of Jiuquan Lushuihu, and cut off the northward escape road of the tribes; Following the division of troops on both sides of the river, they swept southward, and they would be under the county of Jiuquan, Zhilufu County.

The elite cavalry of Dingxi is like a Hu cavalry, and they can not make fireworks when marching in a hurry, and only rely on cold food such as buttermilk and Hu cakes to satisfy their hunger.

Under Xin'er's order, the whole army went north, abandoning the small species, eating and drinking on horses, resting for eighty miles, and traveling more than 100 miles, until the head of the Hu Department in the north was stationed; He stopped here to give time for the rider and the horse to put on their armor. After the assembly was completed, the dust struck.

The Jiuquan Hu tribes were fighting among themselves, and the vigilance of this tribe was quite high, so they heard the alarm in advance and prepared for the battle.

It's just that they thought it was someone else, but they didn't expect that it was Xin Er who led the county elite cavalry to begg, and suddenly saw Xin Er's general banner and the heads of dozens of Hu people standing in front of the Tang soldiers galloping array, their hearts were shaken, and they were panicked up and down.

Xin Er ordered Yan to attack: "The thieves are in chaos before they fight, you can lead your armor to ride on them." ”

Yan attacked and led the command of 500 armor cavalry to attack.

Xin Er scattered the Hu cavalry, ordered to shoot from both sides, personally led the hundred cavalry, and copied the back road.

In the past, in the face of Guo Baiju and Suo Chong's subordinates, Xin Er had no strength to fight; Today's pair of Hu Qi, but like the copy of that day, just led the armor to ride, this time it was replaced by him, with the superior to attack the inferior, more than enough.

The knights and mounts who are closely protected by armor are not afraid of Hu Mu's arrows at all, and charge with lances, melee knives and mallets. Hu Mu was invincible, wanting to flee separately, and was surrounded on three sides. After a short battle, Chief Hu surrendered.

Men from the Hu family who brought this unit joined the army.

Xin Er divided half of his troops and horses to Yan Raid, told him to cross to the west of the river, and led six or seven hundred horsemen on the east bank to the south.

The soldiers and horses of the two roads marched together, and whoever came to the tent of the Hu Department or trampled directly with armored horses; Or first drive with light horses, and then use armor to rush and fight. After two days of fighting, there were four broken beards, and it was less than 30 miles away from the county of Jiuquan.

On this day, the scouts came to report that hundreds of cavalry had come from the direction of Lufu.

Yang Fu said: "Lufu direction? Ming Gong, could it be Pan Taishou? ”

Xin Er said: "I came a day later than I expected. He commanded, "On the day of the king, take the captives out." ”

Yang Fu promised, left if he didn't, hesitated, and asked, "General, do you want to line up the military formation?" ”

Xin Er smiled and said: "The king of Fanfu is not my enemy country, he is under my supervision, and he is my subordinate officer; Why line up? ”

When Yang Fu heard this, he couldn't help but say: "Since the general arrived in Jiankang, he has been invaded by the generations of Fan and Zhang, and the general is silent, I thought he was cowardly; Looking at it now, the general is heroic and resolute, how can he be afraid of his peers with such a demeanor? When I thought about it, it was nothing more than because I had just arrived in Xinjun, and my ears and eyes were unknown, so I was cautious and self-respecting, hiding my weapons in my body, silently observing and watching, and just waiting to move. ”

His guess was good.

Yang Fu bowed respectfully and conveyed Xin'er's order.

The soldiers erected their scepters on the grass.

Hu sat under the scepter, Xin Er sat down according to the sword, and Yang Fu, Zhang Jingwei, Xiang Kui and other officials guarded behind. The captured chieftains of the Zhuhu tribe and their families were tied up like rice dumplings, kneeling in front of Xin Er on the left and right, and on each side stood a soldier.

After a short time, a group of Tang soldiers came from the south, stopped a few arrows, and rode forward in two or three.

The person in charge, isn't it Pan Dan?

Yan Dan was so angry that he urged him to ride closer, but he didn't get off the horse, and when he saw Xin Er at a glance, he shouted: "Xin Agua!" If you don't tell me, why do you offend me? ”

Xin Er looked calm, pointed to the scepter, and asked, "What is this?" ”

"King's Day!"

"You know it's King's Day, but you still don't get off the horse?"

"You villager, take the king's festival to press me?"

"I don't dare to be a villager. Agua is vulgar, how can you be humiliated on the King's Day? Xin Er changed color and said, "This section, given by the king, is a person who has to break the military order in wartime!" Fan Fujun, do you want to break my law? ”

Those who are on vacation are not allowed to dispose of people in peacetime, but in wartime, they can kill those who do not obey military orders. Xin Er fought with Hu for several days, just in wartime.

Yan Dan sneered and said, "What? Do you dare to kill me? Having said that, he just had a strong face, but he didn't dare to try, so he got off his horse and approached and asked, "Why did you trespass on my realm for no reason?" ”

Before Xin Er could answer, Xiang Kui and Zhang Jingwei, who were standing behind him, stepped forward at the same time, each holding the hilt of their swords, and reprimanded: "In front of Shangguan, you must not be rude!" Back off. ”

Xiang and Zhang two, one strong, a sound; Yan Dan was not mentally prepared, subconsciously took two steps back, and when he came back to his senses and went forward, he had already lost his momentum.

Xin Er Zhengse asked: "You said twice that I 'offended' your realm, and the king ordered me to supervise the military of the three counties, and Jiuquan was not included?" ”

Yan Dan did not answer.

Yang Fu replied: "Inside." ”

"Wang Lingzhao, don't you hear it? Since Jiuquan is under my supervision, how can it be said that it is a 'violation'? 'Offend' your realm? Lao Yan, Jiuquan is already your world, and you no longer obey the king's order, isn't it the land of Dingxi? ”

Knowing that he was speechless, Yan Dan turned his face to the side and said nothing.

Xin Er calmed his tone, with a little seriousness, and said: "Lao Yan, the Hu tribe of Jiuquan is fighting endlessly, disturbing the inner county, I have received reports several times, saying that the people of Jiuquan counties are overwhelmed with suffering; You can't manage your territory, I see that you have a little clear name in the past, you didn't sin you, you worked tirelessly, and personally came to help you calm the chaos, you didn't thank me, but blamed me? Lao Yan ,...... Old-fashioned? ”

"What are you doing?"

"You say, don't you pay attention to what I'm saying?"

Yan Dan's face flushed, and a foul word almost came out.

Xin Er was satisfied, pointed left and right, and said with a smile: "You should know all these Hulu, they are all the chiefs and their clansmen of the Hu tribe in Jiuquan, I helped you capture them, and now hand them over to you." What to do with it, you can see what to do. ”

Yan Dan was furious in his stomach, and said in his heart: "Do you need to help me?" I tried my best to provoke them to fight, and two of them have already voted for me; If it weren't for my lack of soldiers and horses, I would have sent troops to break through a long time ago, subdued the rest of the army, and let me migrate inward! Tian She'er, did you jump out at this time and pick peaches? ”

Jiuquan only has 800 soldiers, most of whom are foot soldiers, and only 200 cavalry.

He didn't have enough troops, so he didn't move his troops for a long time, and he didn't want to be seen in the sky, so he took advantage and pretended to be generous.

Yan Dan was so angry that he was about to scold loudly, but at this moment, Xin Er stood up, but he didn't give him time to speak, and left himself, leaving a back for him; Yang Fu, Zhang Jingwei, and Xiang Kui also went with him.

It seems that the scene of the last time in Jiankang County Mansion was reproduced. Yan Dan was furious, and his angry scolding reached his throat, and he was persuaded by Cao Tianyu, the master who came with him, and Su Qing, the chief bookkeeper. The two of them were afraid that Pan Dan would provoke Xin Er, and if they were really killed, they had nowhere to say and tried their best to persuade them.

Tian Wei opened the Danjian room, heard someone call him, looked for the sound, and saw that it was a fat and fat Hu officer, and he had a slight impression, as if it was the one who brought them wine last time.

Tian Wei didn't want to deal with him, but he was upset by the voice, so he walked over and asked, "What are you doing?" ”

The Hu officer took out a few dark red sticks from his bosom, which looked like ginseng whiskers, stuffed them into him secretly, and whispered: "The last time I saw you, I was weak and couldn't help the wind, and a little rain made you shiver." We hit it off at first sight. This is a good thing, I have found and picked it on the road these days, and I don't get much, so I will share some with you; Dried and eaten, it has a miraculous effect. Okita squeezed his eyes and turned to leave.

Tian Wei was inexplicable, glanced at the thing in his hand twice, recognized what it was, and immediately became furious, threw it to the ground with force, stepped on two feet, and scolded: "Dog! ”

But this thing is called Suoyang, wild in the Gobi, sand dunes, has the effect of tonifying the kidneys and aphrodisiac.

Xin Er and the others brought troops from the other side of the river, and asked him to give the captured chieftains to Fan Dan's subordinates, and relied on Ma Shulu to send people to Xihai County, and ordered Du Ya not to delay any longer, and to collect it immediately.

Bring the troops back to the county.

When they arrived at the Lechuan camp, Xin Er ordered hundreds of foot soldiers and brought them into the city.

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(1), Hu silkworm water: weak water has two large tributaries. One is the Heishui River section in Zhangye, Jiankang and other counties; One is the silkworm water in Jiuquan. Both Heishui and Hu Silkworm Water originate from the Qilian Mountains in the south, one east and one west, and finally flow northward, converging in the desert more than 100 miles north of Huishui County; It flows further north and ends up in Juyanze.