Fushui, a tributary of the Sanggan River, flows from northeast to southwest, traversing the small basin of Huairong. The river valley is narrow, and the walls between the two banks are steep and slightly dangerous.

In the place of going to Huairong City for more than 30 miles, there is a Dihua Beach, where the water is very shallow, the flow is slow, and the cavalry can directly wade through the water. It is evening, on the tidal flats on both sides, overgrown with bright white flowers, dyed yellow by the soft light of the setting sun, swaying in the autumn wind.

It's just that such a harmonious beauty, devastated by iron hooves, on the west bank, along the river, is full of murderous Turkic armies, as far as the eye can see, there are no less than 10,000.

This army is the Turkic Chinese army that attacked Youzhou in the east, and the commander Helu is in the array.

"Prince, crossing this river, it is less than fifty miles away from Juyong Pass! The former army has already crossed the river, and it should have reached the bottom of the city by this time. In the army, a Turkic general said to Helu: "Back then, we followed the first khan and conquered so far......

He Lu was in his thirties, with a rough appearance and a well-defined face, and when he heard his words, he originally nodded twice, but his last sentence immediately made his face darken.

Looking in the southeast direction, he had a cold face, and his eyebrows were a little tired: "I rushed all the way here, and I finally arrived!" ”

"It's not early, so I'll set up a tent and camp for the soldiers to rest all night, and then cross the river tomorrow morning!" After thinking about it, Heru commanded.

As soon as the military order was given, the entire Turkic Chinese army moved, and the elite cavalry roamed in all directions, in case of contingency. The first to be erected was the military tent of Heru.

"Prince, we came all the way east to this place, regardless of the interception of the Zhou army, the soldiers are tired, is it too rash?" In the tent, several cronies and nobles gathered, and a sturdy Turkic general asked, with a slight hesitation. They have been worried for a long time.

Hearing this, He Lu smiled: "Qige, I know you have scruples in your hearts, but this time, I came east on the order of my father Khan, to lead you to take Youzhou in one fell swoop and open the gate of Dazhou Hebei!" ”

Guan Helu said so easily, Qi Ge asked directly: "Prince, Youzhou is an important border state of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it is not easy to attack. You are so confident that you are planning to fight, say and listen to us, in order to calm the hearts of the army! ”

"At this point, I won't hide it from you!" He Lu smiled: "In Youzhou, there is a rebel army that rebels against the female emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, united with our Turks. Father Khan sent me to wait for them, just to join them inside and outside and capture Youzhou. It is not easy to attack from the outside, but if they have problems inside, with the combat strength of our Turkic army, will they not fight in one battle? ”

Hearing Helu say this, the Turkic generals in the tent looked slightly relieved, with surprise in their eyes.

Only Ziggy frowned and asked, "Prince, Tang people, is it credible?" ”

"Of course!" Glancing at Qi Ge, He Lu said lightly: "They, but they have already proved their sincerity with practical actions...... As for what "sincerity" is, He Lu naturally will not say it.

"Letter from Youzhou, just last night, our 'allies' launched a rebellion in Jixian County, and at this moment they should have taken the state city, just waiting for our army to enter the customs and cheer for them!" There was a smile on the corner of Helu's mouth, but there was cunning in his tone: "You say, under such circumstances, is it difficult for us to take Youzhou with 20,000 iron horsemen?" ”

"If that's the case, we'll definitely be able to take Youzhou!" A general interjected excitedly.

"This time, Father Khan led a large army to attack Yunshuo, and Da Zhou's attention has been drawn to the Western Front. They won't be able to react to our sudden eastward attack! I think that at this time they got the news of our eastward advance, and by the time they mobilized a large army to deal with it, the whole of Hebei had opened its doors to us, and let our Turkic sons gallop! Heru was clearly confident.

From Helu's tone, Ziggy sensed that something was wrong, and he felt that Helu was a little too optimistic. Don't look at Qige's appearance, but his mind is very delicate, he lowered his head, thought for a while, and opened his mouth to pour cold water on He Lu: "Prince, even so, the specific situation in Youzhou is still unknown, and it is too dangerous for our army to advance like this!" ”

Solemnly facing Helu, Qi Ge got up and said: "I rode lightly and hurriedly, even though it had the effect of a surprise attack, but now that the Zhou army is at Yongguan, it must have received the news, and it must be guarded." Its key is dangerous, and the last general is expected to have 3,000 people in the front army, but I am afraid that I will not be able to take it. ”

"And the territory of this Yanzhou is dense with mountains and hills, which is completely unsuitable for the deployment of our cavalry. With such a light cavalry, if the Zhou army in Yanzhou is cut off, I am afraid that our army will be in danger! Please also consider carefully! ”

Hearing Zigger's advice, Helu smiled: "I know that Ziggy is brave and good at fighting, but I don't know that you are so cautious!" ”

"The Zhou army in the entire territory of Yanzhou is only more than 2,000, and it is scattered in the north and south, so it does not pose any threat to our army. From the moment we entered Yanzhou, no Zhou army dared to resist. You see, when we came from the east, after passing through Huairong, their Qingyi army only dared to shrink in the city, and their cavalry only dared to monitor from afar. If I hadn't been busy entering Youzhou, I would have been able to destroy them with my backhand! Listening to Ziggy's concern, Heru waved his hand indifferently.

"Prince, don't underestimate them! Our army is behind, we must guard against it! Listening to Helu's words, Ziggy chuckled in his heart and hurriedly spoke.

"General Zige is too worried, I have left five hundred horsemen each in Wende and Jiming Mountain, which is enough to protect the rear road of our army!" Looking at the account, he kept admonishing Qige, and Helu was impatient, thought for a while, and said slowly:

"In this way, I will leave 2,000 horsemen and generals to cruise in the northwest of Fushui, and let me monitor the Qingyi army in Huairong City and the Guangbian army in the north to ensure the retreat of our army!"

Realizing that this arrangement was in place, Heru looked at Zig with a smile: "What do you think?" ”

"Yes!" Seeing that Heru was resolute, Zieg was ordained. It's just that when I see Helu's optimistic image, I always feel that something is not good.

"One more thing for you!" A smile tugged at the corner of Helu's mouth: "According to the message of our 'allies', there are only more than 300 guards in that Juyong Pass, so many people, even if the city pass is strong and dangerous, can they defeat our army?" ”

"In it, our 'allies' have laid an ambush in the shadows, and as soon as our Turkic army arrives, they will make a riot to welcome them! Maybe the prince of Japan will lead you to the pass tomorrow, and the pass has been opened, and our strikers have already attacked Jixian County and plundered in Youzhou! At this, Heru couldn't help but laugh.

Hearing him say this, the Turkic generals who were originally worried because of Zig's words couldn't help but feel relieved. If it is true as Heru said, the prospect is wonderful......

Zig looked at Helu and muttered in his heart, could it be that he was thinking too much? But soon, the little thought of relaxation was extinguished, and along the way, he saw that the north and south were surrounded by high mountains, like a tiger with a long mouth, and their army seemed to be marching between the tiger's mouth, which made him feel creepy......

Be careful! Ziggy silently calculated, if everything was as He Lu said, then once Juyong was broken, he would still have a lot of opportunities to follow him. If there is any accident, then he will become a guarantee for a big retreat, no matter how you calculate, there is a chance to make meritorious contributions!

"Prince Qiqi, hundreds of Zhou cavalry in Huairong City have left the city again and are coming towards our army!" A Turkic soldier entered the account and reported it.

Hearing this, He Lu frowned and said, "It seems that this Huairong's Zhou army is not at peace......"

"Ulez, you lead the headquarters of thousands of horsemen, and destroy them for me!"