"Good! According to Mr. Wu Yunzhao felt that Ling Jing's strategy was reasonable, so he agreed.

Subsequently, two teams of 5,000 horses were soon selected from the 20,000 elites, and they gave up too much baggage, only took a few days of dry food with them, and rushed away. Staying behind, Hu'er and Zuo Tiancheng will be behind to urge the main army to follow.

Just when Wu Yunzhao was hurrying away, Yang Er, who was in the guest room of the Zhuojun Palace, couldn't sleep. The lights and candles around the table had been turned to the brightest by Abeyi, Wang Dai, and Chuchen, and the room was almost as bright as daylight. Yang Er didn't sleep, and the three daughters were also in the house, and Abeyi kept fanning him behind Yang Er to drive away the heat.

Yang Er looked at the map spread out on the desk without saying a word, and kept gesturing, he was measuring the distance on the map, estimating the location of Wu Yunzhao's army now. In this era of no communication, calculations can only be made based on the speed of horses.

Pingcheng, which should be at the junction of Inner Mongolia west of Zhangjiakou in later times, and the Turkic tent is about 200 miles southwest of Ulaanbaatar in Outer Mongolia in later times, and there are dozens of small Turkic tribes along the way.

"I really hope that the Turkic Shabalu Khan can retreat from the army before he arrives at the Haar and Lin Ya tents in Wuyun's summoning department, and solve the danger of my five plains!" Yang took a small lamp and candle to the map and whispered.

"Brother Shi, if what the little sister said is right, then how can General Wu Yunzhao have a reason to return without attacking the tooth tent. This summer is used to use troops, and the abundance of water and grass in the grassland is comparable to the cold and freezing in winter. Horses galloping on this grassland will be extremely excited, not to mention this group of wild wolves released. After hearing Yang Er's words to himself, Izuchen answered.

"Alas! If that's the case, these 20,000 elites are in danger! "What Yang Er can't bear the most is this result, although it can solve the crisis of the Five Plains.

"Brother Shi, what an elite White Horse Yi is! Galloping in the desert is not weaker than the Turkic cavalry, the desert is vast and boundless, and the place where you can maneuver is extensive, even if you are cut off from the back road, you can also take a detour back from other places, such as going to Wuyuan, you can also return to Hedong from Yulin, Mayi and other places. "Chuchen has traveled to these places with Master, and he knows that these places are connected to the Turks.

"Huh! Good insight! It's a pity that these places are too far apart, and only returning the same way is the nearest and safest way. If the road is cut off and trapped in the desert grassland, even the tiger will be killed by the wolves that pounce on all sides. How to go to Wuyuan and other places? Besides, it is impossible for Li Yuan of Jinyang to let our army enter the two cities of Yulin and Mayi. If what my brother said was good, this Turkic southern invasion would have benefited from Li Yuan. ”

"Huh?" The three girls couldn't help but scream at the same time when they heard Yang Er's words.

"It seems that it is better to believe in Li Yuan than to believe in Luo Cheng. If he can go out of the Yin Mountain Pass to cover Wu Yunzhao's withdrawal of troops, he will have no worries! Whether you can grab the great merit depends on this little Luo Cheng's creation and understanding. ”

After Yang Er finished speaking, he put the lampstand in his hand on the table, got up and stopped looking at the map. It is estimated that in a few days at the latest, his white horse elite will unexpectedly appear behind the Turkic Shabalu Khan, and will approach his tooth tent. As for how the war will develop, even Yang Er can't guess.

In the afternoon of the next day, the Yanshan army, which reinforced the Yinshan Pass, set out as a whole. In order to be safe, Luo Yi sent an additional 5,000 cavalry, with a total of 10,000 troops, and the leading general was still the steady Zhang Gongjin, and the deputy general in addition to Wei Chi Nan, because Luo Cheng also sent 3 more people because of Luo Cheng's army, namely: Wei Chi North, South Yanping, and North Yandao. It's just that his 10,000 elite soldiers are far inferior to Yang Er's White Horse Yicong elite in terms of equipment, and he also lacks some spiritual energy.

The ancient road at the northern foot of Taihang Mountain, which is an aftermath of the northern foot of Taihang Mountain, which originally ran north-south, is an east-west trend, but it is a big mountain lying in the north, becoming a road barrier to the northern grassland, and few people have crossed it.

"General, you're about to get out of this mountain when you climb over the mountain ahead." Ling Jing panted and said as he followed Wu Yunzhao's war horse. This road is a difficult path, deep into the mountains has been two days, these two days along the road has not met a mountain people, the stone slabs on the road are long with a layer of green moss, it can be seen that this road has been rarely passed for a long time. There is not a single family within a hundred miles.

"Good! The brothers are working hard and are about to get out of the mountains. Wu Yunzhao shouted at the soldiers who were winding forward and backward.

"The general's journey is better than the rush to the city, and the little nose was almost frozen. Although the road is dangerous this time, the mountain is still quiet and cool after all, and it is called pleasure to find a small river to take a bath after crossing the mountain! Brothers, don't you say? A personal guard behind Wu Yunzhao shouted loudly. The surrounding Bai Ma Yi also laughed when the officers and soldiers heard it, this expedition and surprise attack was much more comfortable in their eyes than the last cold winter thousands of miles raid. Almost all the soldiers stripped off their armor and put them on their saddles, and sweat flowed down their bare backs. Although they were tired, the morale of the officers and men was very high, and there was not a single complaint.

Before the sun set, Wu Yunzhao and these 5,000 officers and soldiers finally crossed the northern foot of Taihang Mountain and came to a mountain stream and a small river.

After a tired day, seeing that it was about to get dark, Wu Yunzhao called Ling Jing to discuss: "Sir, after this mountain, it is a plain valley, the brothers are tired and the sky is getting dark, it is better to camp here and hurry early tomorrow." ”

"General, it rains a lot this season, so if you want to camp here to rest, let everyone camp on a high place. If it rains heavily at night, it will cause a flash flood, and the camp will be swept away by the torrent. Ling Jing reminded this Wu Yunzhao. Wu Yunzhao nodded again and again, so he ordered the junior colonel of the Chinese army to go to the camp with him.

When all the soldiers heard the command to camp on the spot, they were overjoyed. Each of them led the horses to the stream first, and the people and horses drank a cool mountain stream water first. What's more, in the wide area of the stream, he stripped naked and jumped into the river to bathe and play. For a while, the miles of water were full of smooth soldiers, all of whom were laughing and laughing to their heart's content, washing away the dust and fatigue along the way. It was not until the sun went down that the soldiers moved out of the water to the high ground on both sides of the stream to set up tents and make fires for cooking. Looking up, there are bonfires shining along both sides of the mountain stream.

Wu Yunzhao did not go to bathe in the water like the soldiers, but was brought by his own escorts to scrub the water on the slope, and then came to his tent to discuss with Ling Jing, who was waiting here.

"General, tomorrow we must march into the plains and valleys, and we must speed up our efforts, and strive to reach the southern slope of Yinshan in two days through this valley. Then send 500 elites to go up the mountain at night to check the situation of the key pass in the Ula Pass, if the official remembers correctly, the original pass was garrisoned by my Great Sui official army team, and there was also a beacon tower. It's just that after going to the bitter cold of winter, I don't know if there are any officers and soldiers waiting here, and most of them have been abandoned. Of course, it is also possible that it has been occupied by the Turkic soldiers. Ling Jing had been looking at the map for a while, and when he saw Wu Yunzhao resting and entering the big tent, he said to him.

"What the gentleman said is extremely important, this Ula Mountain Pass is extremely important, and tomorrow you can send a waiting horse to check it first. If it is held by the Turkic soldiers, it is better to change the road and bypass it earlier. Wu Yunzhao pointed to the map and gestured.

"The general is bad! There is only one way from me to the land of the Turkic people in the desert steppe. If it is occupied by the Turkic army, we can only return the same way, and the lord's plan will be ruined. Ling Jing was also unsure whether there were soldiers stationed at the Wula Pass in Yinshan. For a hundred years, it was never a place for Turkic cavalry to enter and leave the Central Plains, so much so that the roads in the north of the mountain were deserted and difficult to trace. In the past, only a small group of defenders defended the danger, but there has been no fighting for a long time, and it is estimated that the Ula Pass should be abandoned.

"Sir, don't worry, no matter whether there are Turks there or not, we have no reason to return since we have arrived here, and the matter of breaking the pass is not up to Mr., Yunzhao only has a sense of proportion." Wu Yunzhao now knew that there was only one way to enter the northern desert, the Ula Pass, and he was secretly determined to pass through the Ula Pass no matter what.

"Okay, since the general said so, you and I will fight it again. It was late today, and the general had rested earlier and left his official to take his leave. After speaking, Ling Jing left Wu Yunzhao's big tent and took 4 or 5 entourages to inspect the barracks.

The night in the mountains was also clear, but luckily it didn't rain at night. The soldiers were well rested, and early in the morning they all packed their horses and bags, and hurriedly used up the dry rations of the individual soldiers and prepared to descend the mountain.

At this time, it has been nearly ten days since the departure place Hejian arrived here, and the journey has reached more than 1,000 miles, and most of them are mountain roads. The rear army, 15,000 men and tens of thousands of horses, was two days' way away from the front army.

Gohara Castle.

Just when Wu Yunzhao walked out of the northern foot of Taihang Mountain, the atmosphere in Wuyuan City was already very tense, and tens of thousands of people here fled south through the Wuyuan area to cross the river in the direction of the capital every day. The Yellow River crossing in the rear was also busier, and as the Turkic army approached, the crossing became more and more chaotic.

"It is estimated that there will be fewer refugees here in the next two days, Liu Fang." On a high place on the north bank of the ferry, Changsun Sheng is taking his three lieutenants to check the situation of the refugees in the south here. Because of the large number of refugees, Changsun Sheng has mobilized more than 100 ferries from the south bank to transport refugees across the river. Today, although the refugees here appear to be more disorganized, the number of refugees is significantly lower than in the past.

"Dashuai, Liu Fang is here." Liu Fang, the deputy general behind him, saw the call and stepped forward to answer.

"Liu Fang, you will stay here today, and in two days, regardless of whether there are refugees on the north shore, all the ferries here will be sent to the south bank, and no one will be left at the dock on the north shore." Changsun Sheng ordered sharply, obviously this was a plan to break the kettle and sink the boat, and not leave a way for himself to retreat.

"Don't worry, the last general will sink the ship and not leave a single one for the Turkic barbarians." Liu Fang has been following Changsun Sheng for a long time, and he is a general who has been promoted from a small soldier, and he already knows the mind of his chief officer. At the same time, he also strengthened his determination to follow the Lord and swear to resist foreign enemies.

"Where are the reinforcements from the capital now?" Changsun Sheng asked his lieutenant general again.

"Marshal, the imperial court Pei Renji's army is about to arrive in Shuofang City, and it will take two days at most to get to the ferry on the south bank." Another lieutenant, Yuan Ying, stepped forward and replied.

"Send someone to cross the river to report to Pei Dashuai, and let him be stationed in Shuofang City on the south bank, so that he doesn't have to cross the river to help me. Ben Shuai didn't prepare his food here. ”

"Yes, Dashuai, the last general will arrange it." After Yuan Ying finished speaking, he turned around and went to the rear team to select someone to cross the river to deliver the letter.

Seeing that Yuan Ying had gone on an errand, Changsun Sheng didn't stay here anymore, turned around and got on his horse, and rushed back to Wuyuan City with the generals.

"Marshal, there will be something unknown in the end." Wang Xuan, the deputy general who followed behind, caught up with Changsun Sheng and asked.

"I don't know what happened to General Wang, but it's okay to talk about it."

"Dashuai, in the past, the Turks used troops to invade the south after the autumn and were mainly harassed by small groups of cavalry, but now it is the height of summer, when the grassland cattle and sheep breed, and they should not have invaded the south; Moreover, there is a desert between the desert grassland outside the Wuyuan City here, and even if the desert captures the Wuyuan, it will be difficult to cross the river and invade the south! Why didn't he invade south from the three northern counties of Tang Gong Li Yuan this time? But it is difficult to abandon simplicity. "Wang Xuan is a general under Changsun Sheng, and he is also a young general promoted by Changsun Sheng, and Changsun Sheng also intends to cultivate him.

"Humph! General Wang, why do you think that? Changsun Sheng did not answer directly, and threw the question back to Wang Xuan, he wanted to listen to what his wise generals had to say.

"Dashuai, if the last general's guess is right, then Tang Gong Li Yuan has already had a second heart and mercenary self-respect, and this time he must be secretly connected with the Turks. If the marshal doesn't believe it, he can go to him and ask him to take advantage of the situation to send troops to attack the Turkic flank, and the general will not send troops. Wang Xuan said what he had been thinking about for a long time.

"Hmmm! Ben Shuai also felt that this matter was strange. Wang Xuan, Ben Shuai ordered you to go to Tang Gong's place. If it is said that it is best to send him troops to the Turkic flank or disturb their grain routes, if he does not move, you will go to Luzhou, Hedong to see the King of Jin Chitose, and let His Royal Highness Chitose beat Li Yuan from behind and urge him to send troops to attack the Turks. Changsun Sheng felt that what Wang Xuan said made some sense, so he asked Wang Xuan to be a lobbyist in person, and checked Li Yuan's attitude; Second, he also established contact with Yang Guang, the king of Jin, who was in the limelight, and it was best to get his support. In the battle of Tuyuhun in the winter of last year, Changsun Sheng also appreciated the use of troops by the King of Jin, and often used it to discuss it repeatedly with his generals.

"Yes, Marshal, the last general will bring rescue soldiers for my five originals. It's just that these five original generals will become spectators at the end of the first war, and the marshal must take care. Wang Xuan has joys and sorrows, and in his heart he is reluctant to part with Changsun Sheng at this time.

"General Wang, you can go by yourself, here is me and General Liu to protect the marshal." Yuan Ying urged him to step forward and said to Wang Xuan at the same time.

"That's right! General Wang, with me waiting, I'm still afraid that the Turkic barbarians won't be able to break the city, so you can go with confidence. Liu Fang also shouted loudly.

Returning to Wuyuan City, Changsun Sheng took Yuan Ying and Liu Fanger to inspect the city and encourage his soldiers. Wang Xuan returned home to pack up the gold and silver, and took two companions, accompanied by fleeing merchants, out of the east gate and rode east in three people.

Jinyang City, the mansion of the Tang Kingdom.

"Yanbo, you just came back from Shabalu Khan, what did he say?" Li Yuan called several of his henchmen Wenwu to the study to discuss secretly. Wen Daya, a scholar of his own Fuzhong University, was once again ordered to go south to the Turks in the Wuyuan Army, where he met with the Turkic Great Khan Sha Bo Luo, and brought back new news of cooperation.