Zhao Junsheng read the news that Bai Jinguang and Wei Yi sent back with Xinying respectively, he thought for a long time and said to Zhao Ping: "It's not early today, I am afraid that I won't be able to reply to them before dark, and I will reply to them after dawn tomorrow!" ”

"Ask how long the grain and grass of the captain's army can last, and if the grain and grass are enough, order him to lead the army across the Zhiju Water and continue to pursue the Rouran people in the northwest direction!"

"Tell Bai Jinguang and let him depend on the situation, if the grain, grass and morale allow, he can lead the army to sweep the high cart all the way north along the Zungen River, and capture Princess Tuzhen back for me! If there is not enough food and grass and morale is low, stay in the court of the Rouran Khan and wait for my next order! ”

"Yes, my son obeys!"

From the Han Dynasty to the Northern Wei Dynasty, and then from the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Great Qian, the names of the mountains and rivers on the Mobei grassland have changed greatly, some are still using the names of the Han Dynasty, and the names of some mountains and rivers have changed several times.

For example, the Selenge River and the Baidalig River were called Zhijushui and Xiongnu River respectively in the Han Dynasty, and they were still called these two names in the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Qianzhou Dynasty; Another example is the Wengjin River, which was called Punushui in the Han Dynasty, and became Sushui in the Northern Wei Dynasty; Tuyin River, in the Han Dynasty, was called Guer Water, and in the Northern Wei Dynasty, it had already become the water of the Garden; There is also the Erkhon River, which was called Anhou River in the Han Dynasty, and it has long been renamed to the Root River in the Northern Wei Dynasty; There is also the Tula River, which was called Yuwushui in the Han Dynasty and weak Luoshui in the Northern Wei Dynasty; There is also Lake Baikal, which was called Beihai in the period of the Two Han Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms and the Western Jin Dynasty, and the Yusini Dashui in the period of the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which are all very strange names, and it is estimated that the Central Plains scholars of various periods transliterated them according to the titles of the barbarians in various periods on the Mobei steppe.

In the evening, Zhao Junsheng ate with the soldiers, today the army sent out some people to hunt, the harvest is not small, Zhao Junsheng also caught dozens of catties of fish from the lake, the dishes for dinner are meat and fish soup, and wild vegetables.

While eating, Na Yan walked over quickly with an excited expression and reported: "Your Majesty, there is news of the Rouran army!" ”

Zhao Junsheng suddenly got up: "Where is it?" ”

"The last general will arrange the news from the flying eagle at the secret post of the Zhuo Evil Path, according to the time calculation, they passed the Zhuo Evil Path two hours ago!"

Zhuo Evil Trail is a mountain pass on Zhuo Evil Mountain, let go of this mountain pass is not far from the boiling pool, only more than two hundred miles, if the Rouran people are fast enough, it only takes a day and a half to arrive.

Zhao Junsheng immediately issued an order to Kang Yide: "Let the generals of the various armies and the ministers of the army come to the commander's account after dinner!" ”

"No!"

After dinner, Zhao Junsheng led people to inspect the camp, and when he returned to the tent, the camp had already lit a fire, thick smoke was billowing out, and the mosquitoes flying from the lake were smoked away.

"Your Majesty has finished patrolling the camp, and the account is being raised!"

As Li Bao, the general of the Imperial Forbidden Army on duty at the door of the tent, shouted, Zhao Junsheng walked into the tent, and all the ministers and generals of the army clasped their fists and bowed: "The ministers see Your Majesty!" ”

Zhao Junsheng walked to the Shuai Tent and sat down, and raised his hand: "Zhuqing is exempt!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Junsheng signaled to Na Yan, and when Na Yan saw this, he immediately told the ministers and generals about the news that the Rouran army had crossed the Zhuo Evil Path.

Xu Yan is good at estimating and proficient in mathematics, after listening to it, he silently calculated in his heart, stood up and arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, according to what General Nayan said, according to the speed of the Rouran army's march, the Rouran army should be able to arrive here before tomorrow evening!" ”

Zhao Junsheng nodded: "So we have to discuss a decision tonight on how to fight this battle with the Rouran people, and deploy and execute it tomorrow, complete it before the Rouran army arrives, and give them a fatal blow when they arrive!" ”

Under the discussion of everyone, after an hour of deliberation and checking and filling in the gaps, the battle plan for the Rouran people was freshly released.

The next day, Zhao Junsheng ordered that only the soldiers should be allowed to exercise in the morning, and they did not move much after eating, because they had to recharge their energy for the afternoon battle.

After noon, the weather is hot, but there is wind on the grassland in the north of the desert, and it is not too hot to ride a horse outside and wear a hat to cover the sun.

The news of the scouts kept coming, the Rouran army was coming in the direction of the boiling pool, and the march was fast, it seemed that the Rouran people wanted to reach the northern section of the river entrance of the Difu Pond before dark, and the camp of the cadres was also there, and only by camping there could they get water nearby.

"Your Majesty, although the marching speed of the Rouran Army is very fast, they still sent a reconnaissance cavalry team to reconnoiter in front of the team, and deployed three thousand people on the left and right flanks!"

Zhao Junsheng sighed after listening to a scout's report: "Rouran people are very cautious, they have already gotten rid of us, and they are still so careful!" Keep exploring".

"No!"

Subsequently, news about the Rouran people kept coming, and Zhao Junsheng was right to deduce that the Rouran people were coming from the boiling pond on the ground.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the Rouran army arrived fifteen miles away from Difu Pond and stopped advancing, and the scouts in front scattered and came quickly in the direction of Difu Pond.

Zhao Junsheng quickly got the news, and after listening to the scout's report, he said to the generals: "The Rouran people are really cautious and cautious, it seems that the idea of waiting for them to reach the lake before fighting a decisive battle will not work, and the plan must be changed immediately!" ”

Chang Kun stood up and hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, for the sake of today, we can only take the initiative to attack, once the time drags on too long, the Rouran people are likely to notice that there is a problem, now that two minutes have passed, we don't have much time, once it gets dark, the chance of the Rouran people escaping will increase exponentially!" ”

Zhao Junsheng thought about it for a while, and immediately ordered: "Na Yan, send an order to the guard posts hidden nearby, let them solve all the front detection posts of the Rouran people, and not let go of one!" ”

"Yes!"

After a cup of tea, a flag was erected on a nearby hill, which was a signal to move.

Not only the guard post of the cadre army hidden nearby, but also the Rouran detectives also found out that it was a yellow flag, they didn't know what it meant, in order to get accurate information, under the order of the Ten-Commander, five Rouran cavalry approached the top of the mountain, and the remaining five people were scattered under the mountain to be responsible for the vigilance.

Soon, the Rouran sentinels sensed that something was wrong, and some dry cavalry appeared around one after another, and they didn't know where these dry cavalry came from, and the Rouran sentinels found that they were faintly surrounded.

"It's not good, there must be an ambush here! Withdraw, quickly withdraw, kill me out, can run one by one, and those who escape quickly report to the Khan! ”

The Rouran sentry cavalry turned around and ran in the direction they came, and the cavalry of the cadre army on the opposite side surrounded them on horseback.

"Kill—"

"Kill—"

Both yelled and rushed towards each other.

"Whoosh ······"

"Whoosh ······"

The two sides fired arrows at each other when they were playing horses and sprinting, and there were many scouts in the Qianjun army, but there were few sentinels in Rouran, not to mention that the cavalry of the Qianjun had enough time and arrow continuity, and the archery skills were better than these elite Rouran sentinels, even if their archery skills were slightly worse, they could make up for it in terms of numbers.

Both sides are elite, each riding skills are quite exquisite, the other party's arrows are coming, they will not be stupid to sit on horseback Yang waiting for death, the cavalry on both sides while shooting arrows while constantly turning their bodies, or lying on the horse's back, or hiding on the side of the horse's belly.

There are many cadres and arrows, and it doesn't matter if you can't hit people, then shoot horses, and the ten Rouran sentinels were all solved in less than a cup of tea, and the cadres and sentinels also paid the price of two people.

At this time, the cadres and horses of the brigade have been regrouped by the lake, since the vigilance of the Rouran people is too heavy, the cadres can only give up the previous plan, and can only take the initiative to attack at this time, so they must first kill the sentry cavalry of the Rouran people.

There was a knight on the hill holding a banner and waving it constantly.

When Na Yan saw it, he immediately hit his horse and ran to Zhao Junsheng's side and hugged his fist and reported: "Your Majesty, you have already solved all the scouts of the Rouran people!" ”

Zhao Junsheng nodded when he heard the report: "Okay, send two teams to reconnoiter in the direction of the Rouran Army at this time, one after the other, and the army will follow!" In addition, the scouts deployed within a radius of thirty miles cannot be withdrawn, and once they find any abnormalities, they must report immediately! ”

"Command!" Nayan agreed, and galloped away on the hill.

Zhao Junsheng looked back at the 30,000 troops that had been assembled, and waved forward: "Let's go!" ”

The soldiers and horses of the various armies were dispatched one after another, and everything was in order and there was no chaos at all.

Under the escort of the Dragon Guard, he ran to the front of the line and took the lead, waited for him to ride to the hill, and instructed the herald: "Pass it to Chang Kun, and let him bring 5,000 men to protect the left flank, two miles away from our Chinese army; Then send someone to tell Yuan He, let him bring 5,000 people to protect the right flank, two miles away from the Chinese army, pay attention to the situation on the outside at any time, and respond quickly if there is an abnormal situation without thinking about it! ”

"Yes!"

Two heralds were sent out, each on horseback, galloping towards the rear of the group.

When Zhao Junsheng walked down the hill with the team, Chang Kun and Yuan He each took 5,000 men and horses to leave the brigade and went to the left and right flanks of the Chinese army brigade respectively.

Rouran Khan Tuhe Zhen waited for a long time and became a little irritable, and before the time was up, he sent a team of cavalry in the direction of Difu Pond again before the sentinels sent out came back to report.

The sentinels of the Rouran army encountered the scouts of the Qianjun army without any accidents, and the two sides discovered each other from a long distance, and a Rouran cavalry was sent back to report, and the front found that the sentinels of the Qianjun army must be reported immediately, if they do not report, they may not have a chance to report once they clash.

The same is true on the side of the Qianjun sentry cavalry, a cavalry was sent back to report, and the second wave of reconnaissance cavalry soon encountered the sentry cavalry who was sent to report and raised, and learned that there was another Rouran sentry in front of them, so they immediately accelerated their speed to the front to reinforce the front.

It didn't take long for Zhao Junsheng to hear the report of the sentry horseman, and after listening to the report, he said: "Since the other party's sentry has gone back to report, Tuhe Zhen will definitely guess that we have a large team of men and horses here, and we don't have time to go over slowly!" The herald gave the order, and the left, center, and right armies immediately advanced at full speed! ”

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