Late at night, in the camp of the Qianjun army, Gao Jinzhi had not yet fallen asleep, he had just returned from patrolling the camp with his subordinates, and he drank a pot of tea, and was about to untie his sword to rest, when a soldier walked in and reported: "General, the scouts are coming, the camp of the Rouran people is full of voices, and the horses are neighing, and there seem to be signs of withdrawing overnight!" ”

"Oh?" Gao Jinzhi was stunned for a moment, and immediately asked, "How is the guard around the Rouran camp?" ”

"It's very strict, the scout brothers don't dare to get too close, they can only hide in the dark from a distance to watch and listen to the sound!"

Gao Jinzhi thought for a while and said: "Go and tell the scout team, let them keep an eye on this general, and once the Rouran people evacuate overnight, they must report immediately!" ”

"Yes!"

Gao Jinzhi couldn't sleep, his mood was not too good these days, he was the general of Pingcheng, but he was sent to Wuchuan by the imperial court to reinforce and was controlled by Sima Chuzhi, he used to serve in the Southern Dynasty, when he was an enemy of Sima Chuzhi under the command of Tan Daoji, the two sides have been hostile for more than ten years, and they have long had mutual grudges, even if Gao Jinzhi served the Qianguo, where can he and Sima Chuzhi's suspicion be easily resolved?

This time, Sima Chuzhi sent Gao Jinzhi to lead troops to meet the Rouran army, Gao Jinzhi only had 10,000 people, and the Rouran army had 20,000 people, Gao Jinzhi even wondered if Sima Chuzhi was digging a pit for him!

"Someone!" Gao Jinzhi shouted outside.

A personal soldier walked in and clasped his fists in salute: "General? ”

"Summoning all the generals and academies to come to the meeting!"

"Yes!"

These 10,000 horses lost more than 1,000 people in the two days of confrontation with the Rouran people, and there were less than 9,000 people left, Gao Jinzhi's headquarters only had less than 3,000 people, and the remaining nearly 6,000 people were not his direct subordinates, but Sima Chuzhi was transferred from Wuchuan Town, Fuming, Huaihuang and other towns, and it was not easy to command.

Except for Gao Jinzhi's headquarters generals, the other generals and schools of the other armies all complained after receiving the order to discuss late at night, why didn't they say something earlier, they had to be in the middle of the night? The daytime war had already made them very tired, and they couldn't sleep soundly, so it was no wonder that these generals had resentments in their hearts.

"I've seen the general!" A subordinate general will come to salute Gao Jinzhi.

Gao Jinzhi was standing in front of the map and looking at the map, and raised his hand when he heard the voice.

Other generals and colonels arrived one after another, and the soldiers stepped forward to report: "General, all the generals and schools have arrived!" ”

Gao Jinzhi waved his hand: "Bring the food!" ”

"Yes!"

A team of soldiers came in with plates of food and placed them on a low table.

Only then did Gao Jinzhi turn around and face the generals and say, "Sit down!" ”

The generals sat down one by one, wondering in their hearts, and called them to eat in the middle of the night? Which one did this tall general sing?

I only heard Gao Jinzhi say: "Just now the scout came to report that there was an abnormal movement in the camp of the Rouran people, and there seemed to be signs of withdrawal!" Ben has ordered the scouts to keep an eye on it, and if there is any further news, report it immediately! So, guys, the general called you up just to wait for news, are the Rouran people going to retreat, or are they going to attack our army at night? We'll see tonight! Come, all eat, in case the Rouran people attack our army at night, how can you lead the troops to meet the enemy if you are not full? ”

"Yes, General!" The generals got up and agreed, and began to eat one by one, whispering as they ate.

Gao Jinzhi also sat on the horse and nibbled on the leg of mutton, and his expression of eating seemed to be extremely focused.

The generals were not in a hurry, and they didn't know when the scouts would come back with the news, so they all ate very slowly and passed the time.

Not yet, the scout came to report: "General Qiyu, the Rouran people have retreated to the northwest, they are holding torches, they don't drag mud and water when retreating, and the speed is very fast!" ”

Gao Jinzhi waved his hand: "Keep staring, if there is any change in the Rouran people, report again!" ”

"Yes, General!" The scout said yes and withdrew.

Gao Jinzhi looked at the generals and said, "All the monarchs have also heard it, the Rouran people have withdrawn, why did they withdraw their troops?" We don't know, whether they are real or fake withdrawals, and we don't know, what will our army do next? Do you want to catch up, or wait and see? Please share your opinions! ”

General Cheng Lianyi stood up and said: "General, the last general thinks that this is just a trick made by the Rouran people, and the purpose is to lure our army to pursue, and then they try to try on the way, this black light is blind, if the Rouran army sets up an ambush on the way, we will definitely crash into their ambush circle!" ”

Gao Jinzhi asked: "How can you see it?" ”

Cheng Lianyi said: "Isn't this obvious? If the Rouran people really want to withdraw their troops, they will definitely withdraw quietly, how can our army scouts find out? Are their rangers all decorations? ”

General Wang Hui stood up and clenched his fists and said, "General, the last general disagrees with General Cheng's opinion, and the last general thinks that they really withdrew!" ”

"Tell me your reasons!"

"Yes!" Wang Hui agreed and continued: "A few days ago, our army received a battle report, General Cao Jiao attacked Beiliang, and Beiliang Wang Fuqu Muqian took a hundred civil and military officials out of the city to surrender, and Beiliang was destroyed, and the last general thought that the reason for the withdrawal of the Rouran people must have received this news!" ”

"Why did they choose to withdraw at night? The general speculated that if they chose to withdraw during the day, we could follow the pursuit, but they withdrew at night, even if we knew that they were going to withdraw, would we dare to pursue them in this black light? Can't! The Rouran people just expected that we would not dare to pursue in the night, so they dared to retreat with a swagger at night! ”

The other generals commented, "Yes, General Wang is right!" ”

"I don't think so, the Rouran people must be trying to lead us in pursuit, and then set up an ambush on the way to attack our army!"

Gao Jinzhi asked: "Everyone, is our army chasing or not?" ”

Someone stood up and said: "General, the Rouran people expected that we would not dare to pursue, so they withdrew with a swagger, if our army did the opposite, but went to follow and kill, they were afraid that it would be unexpected, right?" ”

Someone else stood up and said, "General, if the Rouran people really have the idea of ambushing our army on the way, wouldn't our army go after them in the hands of the Rouran people?" ”

There was a lot of noise in the big tent, and Gao Jinzhi closed his eyes and thought, as if he was deaf to the noise of the generals.

"Enough!" After a long while, Gao Jinzhi finally opened his eyes and let out a loud sigh.

There was a sudden silence in the tent.

Gao Jinzhi looked at the generals and said slowly: "Whether the Rouran people really retreat or fake retreat, we won't give them a chance to ambush, nor will we give them a chance to retreat!" They first hit Huaishuo Town, and then hit Woye Town, these two cities are as stable as Mount Tai, that is to say, the Rouran people have no way to do anything about our direction now, they can't keep fighting, so we don't care if they are a real retreat or a fake retreat, we go directly to Bigan City and wait for them, they always have to meet with the two thousand men and horses left in Bigan City, we will arrive in Bigan City as quickly as possible, solve the two thousand Rouran people, and then fight with them! ”

Immediately there was opposition; "General, by all means, this move is too risky, our army only brought fifteen days of dry food, and now it has used up five days' supply, and the last general is worried that there will be a big incident when the food and grass are not enough!"

Someone else said, "General, don't!" ”

Gao Jinzhi raised his eyebrows: "Why?" ”

"General, our army has few soldiers, and Wu Ti has many soldiers; Most of our troops are defenders from Wuchuan, Fuming Town, Huaihuang Town, and Pingcheng, and they are not familiar with the terrain leading to Bigan City, and the Rouran people have gone south from this road many times, and they are familiar with the terrain, and we will suffer a lot against them! Coupled with the problem of insufficient dry food, too many factors that are unfavorable to our army are likely to defeat our army, please think twice! ”

Everyone looked at Gao Jinzhi to see how he decided, and only listened to him: "As you said, there are many unfavorable factors that have an impact on our army's chances of victory, but have you thought about it, haven't you thought about it?" It was precisely because he thought about these that he dared to withdraw boldly and without fear of our army's pursuit. However, if we had rushed to the front of them as fast as possible and waited for them, Wu Ti would never have imagined that we would be waiting for them at Bigan! As the saying goes, taking the enemy by surprise and attacking it unprepared, marching and fighting is to surprise the enemy's commander in order to win! ”

Speaking of this, Gao Jinzhi looked at the generals and said: "So, the generals will listen to the order: after an hour, the whole army will advance at full speed, and the Marshall people will not stop, and make a detour to Bigan City as fast as possible!" Who dares to deliberately slow down the speed of the march, disobey the general's military orders, and do not contribute to the work, he will not be spared! ”

All the generals looked awe-inspiring, and they didn't dare to be contemptuous, and they hugged their fists together and promised: "The last general will obey the order!" ”

In order not to meet the Rouran army on the way, Gao Jinzhi took the men and horses to another road, and along the way, he resolutely carried out the purpose of Marché's non-stop march, and rushed to Bigan City day and night.

On the way, the army passed through a small tribe of Xianbei, and Gao Jinzhi found a guide from this small tribe who had been to Bigancheng, and under the guidance of the guide, the army took many detours.

The army marched more than 200 miles a day, and it took only three days to reach the outskirts of Bigan City, and it was nightfall, after camping in place, Gao Jinzhi sent scouts to reconnoiter around Bigan City.

Within an hour, the spies came to report that 2,000 Rouran cavalry were camped five miles south of the city of Bigan.

Gao Jinzhi listened to the report and immediately led the army to raid the Rouran cavalry in the past two days.

The sleeping Rouran people did not expect that there would be a cadre army rushing behind them to kill them, and countless people woke up in their sleep when they heard the sound of shouting and killing, but they were shot and slashed as soon as they rushed out of the camp.

The entire camp was slaughtered in a river of blood, the Rouran people had no time to deal with and fight back, more than ninety percent of the people were killed, and only a few people were left to bypass Bigan City and flee to the northern desert, as for whether they can escape through the desert and return to Rouran, only God knows.

After the battle, the spears and battles of the cavalrymen on horseback were still dripping with blood, and the cowhide tents were still burning, exuding an unpleasant temperature.

Gao Jin issued an order: "Send scouts to expand the search area and prevent the fleeing Rouran cavalry from going southeast to report to Wu Ti; cleaning the battlefield and arranging guards; Send someone to contact the defenders of Bigan City! ”