"Are you sure the Hu people have sent troops?"

"Yes, Father. The spies we sent to the border saw with their own eyes that the Hu people had already led a large army to the border city, and it seemed that they would begin to attack the city in a big way after resting. ”

After listening to the report of the second son, the prince of An Guo breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Fortunately, those Hu people are still trustworthy, and after we have conquered three cities, they are finally willing to fulfill their promise to send troops." ”

Xie Yuheng hesitated slightly, and then asked in a low voice: "Father, the Hu people are as greedy as jackals, I am afraid that after they take the northwest, they will not stop there, and they will continue to go south." ”

An Guogong sneered: "Do you think I don't know what kind of virtue the Hu people are?

I united with the Hu people to attack from both sides outside the gate, using the strategy of driving the tiger and devouring the wolf, and then we just need to wait and watch the good show. ”

Xie Yuheng's eyes lit up, and he immediately asked, "Father, do you mean that you plan to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight?" ”

"That's right.

I had long guessed that Ning Zhiyuan would definitely fight a war of attrition with us until most of our forces were consumed.

They have the advantage of the city, and every time we take a city, we have to pay several times more casualties.

If we continue like this, before we reach the Northwest Battalion, our forces will be exhausted.

Of course, I won't fall for their schemes, so I will unite with the Hu people to strangle them.

At the beginning, I sent envoys to negotiate with Hu on the surface, but in fact, my real intention was to make a secret agreement with the Hu people.

Those Hu people promised us that as long as we succeeded in taking three cities, they would promise to send troops to attack the Northwest Army from the front and rear outside the pass.

The reason why I want to take the three cities of Huiyang, Anqing, and Yinglin in a short period of time is to lead the Hu people to send troops.

Now that the Hu people have sent troops on a large scale, then we only need to work and not make any efforts, besiege the remaining Fucheng without attacking, and wait for the Hu people and the Northwest Army to kill each other.

The Ning family has always regarded the Hu people as mortal enemies, and as long as we suspend the offensive, they will naturally concentrate their forces to deal with the Hu people first.

In the end, no matter which side wins, it will definitely be a big loss.

At that time, it will be time for us to enter the field and harvest. ”

"Father is wise, this plan is wonderful!" Xie Yuheng admired convincingly.

This trick is too clever to drive the tiger and devour the wolf.

An Guogong said in a deep voice: "After destroying the Ning family, we will turn back to deal with the Hu people who occupy the south."

Once these two evils are eliminated, there will be no one in the world who can threaten our Xie family.

In order to realize this plan, what is the humiliation of the minister's tribute?

This world is destined to be our Xie family, and no one can stop it. ”

Xie Yuheng looked at the map of Dawei on the table very excitedly, trembling with excitement.

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Looking at the towering Fuyuan border pass ahead, Baalika, one of the 10,000 chiefs, had a strong fighting spirit in his heart.

This is not the first time he has led his troops to attack the border town of Wei, and the last time he attacked the city was a few years ago when there was a great drought in the north.

Although he successfully killed it, he was finally driven out by the Northwest Army, and his men and horses suffered heavy casualties.

He had sworn at the time that he would return to this place to take revenge, and now the opportunity has finally come.

It's just that when he thought that this opportunity was given by the powerful Emperor An Guogong of Wei, he was still quite unhappy in his heart, and he felt like he was being used.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but say to the third prince Adullah beside him: "Your Highness, do we really want to join forces with the Xie family to fight together?" The Han Chinese have always been treacherous, and their words cannot be trusted. ”

The third prince, Adullah, sneered: "Of course I know that the Han people have always been cunning, but the fact that the Xie family wants to destroy the Ning family will not be false.

The two families have long been on the same page, either you die or I live.

That's why Old Thief Xie has the cheekiness to secretly connect with us, and is ready to work together to strangle the Ning family.

The Han people are like this, although they are a little smart, they always like to fight in the nest, so they often kill each other.

Of course, I know that the Xie family wants to use our warriors to help them get rid of the Ning family.

But don't forget, compared to the Xie family, who can only play some clever tricks, the Ning family, who commands hundreds of thousands of Northwest Army to guard the frontier, is the real mortal enemy of our Great Turk.

For many years, the reason why our Great Turkic warriors have never been able to capture the northwest is because of the Ning family.

No matter what the Xie family's purpose and intentions are, as long as they really want to eradicate the Ning family, it is worth our cooperation.

As long as the Ning family's henchmen are eliminated, won't it be much easier for us to do it against the Wei State again in the future? ”

"His Royal Highness is really smart, and the old minister admires it." The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it made sense, and he couldn't help but applaud.

For Baalka's praise, the third prince Adullah smiled a little proudly, and then his eyes showed a look full of ambition.

His eldest brother Arobu has now occupied the entire southern region of Great Wei, and such great achievements have not only made him famous in China, but also his weight in his father's heart has never been more important.

My father's health has been getting worse and worse in recent years, and there is not much time left for him.

If he can't make greater contributions while his father is still on the throne, then the position of the next king of the Great Turk will definitely fall into the hands of the eldest brother, which is a result that he absolutely cannot bear.

This attack on the northwest is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, if he succeeds in eradicating the Ning family, the sworn enemy of the Great Turk, then he will make a greater contribution than his eldest brother Arobu, and he will also have more advantages in inheriting the throne.

The Hu people established the country by force, but unlike the Han people, they paid attention to the inheritance system of the elders. Generally, it will only look at which son is stronger, and then let that son inherit the family business.

This is the case with ordinary Hu people, and the same is true with the royal family, there is no difference.

So he must win this battle no matter what, no matter what the cost.

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Looking at the large army of Hu people under the city, Tang Zhiping, the commander of Fuyuan, who was in charge of guarding the border passes, couldn't help but jump his eyelids, and subconsciously clenched his fists.

Just such a rough calculation, there are at least more than 200,000 Hu people.

Judging from the different Hu ornaments, these Hu people should be composed of multiple tribes, not just the people of one tribe of the Shazhen royal family.

Such a force is even tens of thousands more than the Hu people who came to attack during the great drought in the north that year.

It can be seen that the Hu people are serious this time.

Now most of the troops of the Northwest Army have been transferred to deal with the Wei army, and there are only 40,000 soldiers guarding the border pass.

Although there are advantages to the city, the difference between 40,000 and 200,000 is still too great.

Moreover, the Hu people are not as easy to deal with as the Wei army, and almost all of them are fierce.

This battle is more auspicious and less auspicious.

Tang Zhiping's heart sank, and he immediately ordered all the soldiers to prepare to defend the city.

Because the Hu army had just arrived, it was necessary to set up camp and make various preparations, and did not immediately order the siege of the city, which gave Tang Zhiping and others some respite and preparation.

Although Tang Zhiping also knew that the battle between his comrades in the rear and the Wei army was in full swing, and there must be tensions everywhere, he still hoped that the marshal could send troops over for reinforcements as soon as possible.

Because once the border pass is broken, the Hu army can drive straight into the northwest.

Combined with the front and rear attacks of the Wei army in the rear, the situation will become very dangerous, so the Hu people must not be allowed to enter the pass.

Just as Tang Zhiping was anxiously waiting for reinforcements to arrive, only two days later, a group of 3,000 people with hundreds of carriages rushed over.

As soon as Tang Zhiping heard that the reinforcements were arriving so soon, he was immediately surprised and delighted, and hurriedly went to greet him.

But after seeing the general who led the troops clearly, he couldn't help but cry out, "Eldest prince, why are you here?" ”

The person who came was none other than Ning Zhiyuan's eldest son, Ning Yabai, the martial arts general of the fifth grade.

Ning Yabai said with a smile: "Uncle Tang, I was ordered by my father to come to reinforce the border pass. ”

"The eldest prince has a noble status, how can he get involved in danger." Tang Zhiping was so anxious that he couldn't do it.

Ning Yabai is the eldest son of Da Shuai, the rightful heir of the Ning family, if something happens to him, how will they explain to Da Shuai?

Moreover, the eldest prince only brought a few thousand people over, and this amount of troops was not enough for the more than 200,000 Hu people in the city.

Rather than let him stay here and take risks, it is better to persuade him to go back early.

Ning Yabai could see at a glance what Tang Zhiping was thinking, and said solemnly: "Uncle Tang, I was indeed ordered by my father to come to reinforce the border pass.

I know you must think that I have too few people to bring in to make any difference, so you might as well leave as soon as possible.

Fighting a war is no child's play, and of course I don't dare to mess around.

Don't underestimate the thousands of people I brought, the key to whether or not you can successfully repel the Hu people lies in them. ”

Tang Zhiping couldn't help but ask: "Does the eldest prince have a strange strategy for retreating from the enemy?" ”

Ning Yabai smiled: "I don't have any tricks to retreat from the enemy, but I do have some new things to try."

In addition, I have a request, when the Hu people attack the city tomorrow, please ask Uncle Tang to temporarily hand over the command of the city to me, which is also what my father meant. ”

Since it is the meaning of the handsome, the old man naturally complied. It's just that the eldest prince, are you really sure to resist the siege of the Hu people? ”

"Uncle Tang, don't worry, since I dare to come, I naturally have something to rely on.

As for whether it will work or not, when the Hu people start to attack the city, Uncle Tang will know at a glance. ”

Tang Zhiping knew that Ning Yabai had never been a person who liked to talk big, and seeing his confident appearance, he couldn't help but be a little suspicious.

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By the next morning, the Hu army, which was all ready, finally began to attack the city.

The Northwest Army and the Hu people have been fighting for so many years, and both sides are already very familiar with each other.

The soldiers in the northwest knew the fierceness of the Hu people very well, and they all waited for the battle with serious expressions.

And the Hu people also knew very well that the enemy on the city wall was extremely stubborn, and it was impossible to surrender, and they had to kill all the opponents to break through this towering and heavy city wall.

Therefore, as soon as the battle began, the two sides began a fierce offensive and defensive battle.

During the 100-year history of the founding of the Great Turkic Republic, during which the southern and northern wars invaded everywhere, the Hu soldiers under his command were no longer brave and unscrupulous, but on the contrary, they were all well-trained professional soldiers.

In the first wave of the offensive alone, the Hu people sent 8,000 siege soldiers and 5,000 archers to attack the city walls.

As soon as they dismounted, the well-trained siegers gritted their knives with their teeth, and then rushed forward with their hands in leather shields made of layers of hard cowhide against the arrows flying straight from above the city, followed by some men carrying ladders.

When these siege soldiers risked their lives to advance, the 5,000 archers standing behind them ignored the danger of being hit by random arrows, and directly lined up with bows and arrows to shoot at the northwest army at the head of the city.

Even if his companion standing next to him was shot by a random arrow, he did not retreat at all, and continued to bend his bow and shoot arrows without stopping. It is only when they are exhausted that they quickly retreat and give up their place to their companions behind them.

Similarly, once an archer falls to the ground, a new archer will take his place.

They had only one goal, and that was to cover the siege soldiers in front of them to climb the city walls.

A few years ago, when Chi Fei heard about Hu Ren's continuous shooting formation for the first time, he was also very surprised.

Because this type of continuous fire is similar to the volley fire of the musketeers.