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Guo Xiaoke had to go to Yanqi two days later than Zhao and Gao Jun, and Gao Jun and Guo Zhaozhao went first. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info their mixed team of only 800 people, all on horseback, two days later crossed the Yinshan Lake, 120 miles east of Yanqi.

Yinshan Lake is 200 miles in circumference, deeply trapped in the embrace of the Tianshan Mountains, looking down from the top of the mountain, the lake is like a big bird flying in the direction of Xizhou, the head is east and the tail is west, and the two wings stretch out to the northwest and the other to the southeast.

Guo Zhizhao and Gao Jun's men and horses marched along the lake, and the mountains in the northwest were thousands of zhang high and covered with snow, and the white air exhaled by people and horses was even colder.

A snow that had just fallen on the ground in Xizhou began to melt at noon, and the whole mountain pass was like a shower. The snow water flows into a trickle, and then into the noisy river, which rushes down the hillside and flows into the endless Kaidu River and flows into Yinshan Lake.

The north side of the lake is full of swamps, and the snow hides knee-deep undercurrents and swamps, which are cold and biting. At night, they camped by the lake, and the shepherds' equipment was yak blankets, and while Guo Zhizhao's men were busy setting up tents there, Gao Jun and the others had already laid the blankets on the ground and fell asleep.

There was no wind in the middle of the night, but it was very cold, Gao Jun found Guo Zhizhao, "We can't walk like this, let these horses wade in ice water during the day, the horses' legs are wet, and they will not be able to stand it at night, and we people will also lie here and drink the northwest wind." We switched and walked overnight. ”

Guo Zhizhao thought that this was really the case, the day was warm, the snow and water turned into mud, and the more he slept at night, the colder it became. They recruited a whole team of men and horses to go on the road, and in the dark night, these men didn't have much to say, and their movements were neat. The snow on the road during the day was frozen, and the men and horses ran briskly, and their bodies were hot.

When they arrived at the Luguang Pavilion at dawn, the Tang Jun who was closed saw the flag of Tianshan Mu and shouted hello to the pass. Among the guards, there were those who knew Guo Zhizhao and Gao Jun, and ordered people to quickly open and close the locks, and let these people gallop in to rest.

After passing the Luguangguan Road, it is much easier to walk, and the long-lost Yanqi is in front of you. Some residents who were weeding outside the city saw the flag of the Tang Tianshan Mu fluttering in the procession, and they ran up and asked without fear, "Are our Gao Zhen Guards and his Lady Fan here?" ”

Gao Jun greeted him and asked about the situation in the city. Now the city of Yanqi is relatively stable, and it is safe for people in the city to go to the south of the city to collect firewood, but the west is not peaceful.

Gao Jun asked him what was wrong with the west, and the man said, "To the west is the Kangli City of Qiuzi, which is still three hundred and sixty miles away from Yanqi, but now it can only go thirty miles to the west, and once you reach the Tamsui River, you will not be allowed to pass to the west!" ”

Guo Beizhao asked someone to take out the map, found Qiuci on the map, pointed to Gao Jun and said, "There are five cities in Qiuci, and the easternmost Kangli City is two hundred and forty miles away from Qiuci and borders Yanqi; Shaya City, sixty miles south of Qiuzi; Xinhecheng is a hundred miles southwest of Qiuci; The westernmost part is Baicheng, two hundred and twenty miles from Qiuzi. ”

Gao Jun already had an understanding of the general geographical situation of Qiuci City, which was completely backed by the Tianshan Mountains in the north, and there were city guards on the east, south, and west sides. It can be seen from the layout of such a city as Qiuzi that their focus of prevention is on the east and south sides.

It's just that with the submerger of Yanqi City into Xizhou, there is only one key pass left in Kangli directly east of Qiuzi, which seems to be a little weak. Their method of compensating was to extend the depth of the defense to the east to the Tamsui River.

The distance between Kangli and Yanqi was three hundred and sixty miles, leaving Yanqi with less than thirty miles, which was both a temptation and a necessary reaction, but it was a bit too deceitful.

Gao Jun said with a smile, "They thought that Qiuzi City had four cities of sanitation, and they could sit back and relax by leaning on the Tianshan Mountain in the north, but in my opinion, it was simply vulnerable, and there were loopholes on all sides." The Silk Road passed through here, and those merchants were actually exploited by these five cities along the way! Uncle Guo wants to pass through here, and he really can't delay any longer! ”

As a military general, Guo Zhizhao has also thought of the way to attack Qiuzi more than once. He believed that in order to take Qiuci, the Tang Army's route of action of the brigade would be the southeast of Qiuci.

A big river from the distant green ridge in the west crosses the Tarim Basin, called the Chihe River, the five cities of Qiuci are all on the north bank of the Chihe River, the Qiuci City is behind the Tianshan Mountain, the front is with the Chihe River, and there are four cities to defend it, it is indeed a dangerous place where the tiger is standing on the dragon plate.

However, between the eastern section of the Chihe River and the Peacock River, which flows in the southeast, a corridor of 900 li is formed, and the widest distance between the two rivers is 90 li, and the narrow place is only 40 or 50 li. In spring and summer, there are abundant water and grass, which can transport a large number of Tang cavalry.

Three hundred miles northwest of this corridor is the easternmost city of Kangli.

I have to say that Su Hua, the leader of Qiuci, has put a lot of thought into the setting of Kangli City, and it happens to be stuck on the strategic road from the east and south to Qiuci. However, Guo Zhizhao thought that if he was allowed to lead his troops to attack Qiuzi, after the men and horses crossed the corridor of the Peacock River and the Red River, they only needed to go west along the Red River to bypass the enemy in front of Kangli City.

While marching, Guo Zhizhao communicated his idea to his brother, he wanted to hear what Gao Jun thought. However, in his opinion, Gao Jun would definitely agree with his approach.

Gao Jun said that according to the way the army plays, this road is the best choice, and first of all, the supplies along the way are not a problem. However, the resistance encountered must not be small - since it is our best choice, people Su Fa can't think of it? As soon as there is a stir, it is estimated that he will definitely line up heavy troops in front of us and intercept them layer by layer. Then we will have a vicious battle to go all the way and fight all the way, unless it is undeclared.

Guo Zhizhao listened to it and added, "There is another strategy, that is, the main force of our army is still attacking from here, and then send a group of men and horses to the west along the south bank of the Chihe River, and drive a wedge in Baicheng, the westernmost part of Qiuci, won't it become a flank attack on Qiuci from the east and west?" ”

Who knew that Gao Jun still smiled and shook his head, "This method is not bad, it is a reminder to me." Then if I attack Qiuzi, I will use the two methods you said to him...... But I will set both of these groups of people to feint, and only in the final stage will I turn the first group of people from the Peacock River into a feint and give him a thunderous blow. ”

Guo Zhizhao still admires Gao Jun a little, not to mention anything else, just that he dares to act everywhere with a few people, and he achieves his goal again and again, and he doesn't lose another person, he can't do this.

But in his mind, he has always distinguished Gao Jun's actions from regular military operations, where are the immortals in the march and war? After all, the five cities of Qiuzi are not decorations, and the war together is a collision of strength, and some expenses should be consumed.

Gao Jun saw Guo Zhizhao's thoughts, and said with a smile, "Big brother, I'm just a horse herder, so I'm a rich man. In the first place, of course, the rich man of the land wanted not to suffer a little loss. In the future, if the eldest brother takes the army to recover Qiuzi, the younger brother has a way here, first secretly sell it to the eldest brother, which can be regarded as a little bit of the younger brother's mind. ”

Guo Zhizhao thought he was joking, because apart from these two methods, he really couldn't think of where to start.