After finishing speaking, Yang Feng stuffed the jerky, he waved his hand, let Zhang Meng with his hands tied up, and followed him to climb up the hill, he wanted to blow the horn of launching an ambush on the top of the mountain, he wanted Zhang Meng to watch the Zhangye coalition army that rescued Wuwei collapse, and die other thoughts against him.

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On the mountain road in the valley.

Zhang Jin, who led the troops, looked at the surrounding terrain, he grabbed the reins, and said to He Luan, who was sweating profusely, in advance:

"There is no civil strife in Wuwei, but the terrain in this place is dangerous, and the coalition soldiers have to speed up their pace and pass quickly, now Guzang City can be reached in half a day, and the soldiers are fast, but don't let the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong be prepared in advance!"

He Luan nodded, and before he could say yes, he heard a shrill horn sound in the sky above the valley······

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on the hills

Looking at the Zhangye coalition army, which was scattered by many arrows, rolling logs, and falling rocks, and people turned over on their backs, Zhang Meng knew that the six or seven thousand men and horses gathered by He Luan and Zhang Jin were going to be completely planted in this valley.

The chaotic formation turned an army of thousands into a force of thousands, and the panic made the strength of these individuals even more diminished, everyone scattered like broken porcelain in the narrow valley, they crowded each other, they pushed each other, they trampled each other, arrows, rolling logs, falling rocks could hardly kill most of them, but they were enough to destroy their inner will to fight.

Ma Chao and Ko Guang rushed out with the ambushed soldiers and horses, and they quickly defeated the enemy troops who had temporarily assembled to fight, and drove the battleless Zhangye coalition army back like driving and chasing prey, so as to aggravate their anxiety and confusion, and then easily swung knives, stabbed spears, arrows, and axes from behind, skillfully and agilely ending the lives of the enemy's rout······

Koji Ying escaped in the chaos and was covered by Koji Guang, but he was still hit by an arrow in the shoulder socket, and the arrow wound was not caused by those chaotic enemy soldiers, but by men and horses from his own camp.

On the battlefield, the sword was lost and flying, the sword was eyeless, and Lu Ying, who had been lucky enough to escape the slaughter by taking advantage of the chaos, breathed a long sigh of relief, although he also scolded a few words because he was injured by mistake, but he still had to be glad that his life was big, he was able to survive in the chaos, and he made great contributions, which was really rare luck.

Ma Chao was still rushing with the cavalry, and there were two heads tied around his horse's neck, one with thin eyebrows and small eyes, a round face, and the other with a dark complexion and a thick beard, as if he was the leader of the Zhangye coalition army and the heads of Luan and Zhang Jin.

When the two of them were commanding and stabilizing the chaotic people, they met Ma Chao who rushed over, and after a round of face to face, they were stabbed off the horse by Ma Chao's spear one after another, and then they were cut off by the cavalry who followed up and dismounted to mend the knife.

The defeat has been decided, and what follows is a massacre in pursuit of the north, Zhang Meng has lost all interest in watching it, and Yang Feng looked at Zhang Meng who turned around, and it was rare that he no longer laughed, but asked seriously:

"Zhang Taishou, how, can you make the cities of Guzang open the gates and surrender?"

When Zhang Meng heard Yang Feng's question, his tall body collapsed suddenly, his hands trembled slightly, and his mind repeatedly recalled the scene of rushing and chasing under the valley just now, and the illusion of losing both sides that still existed in his heart was shattered. Disheartened, his chapped lips quivering.

"King Cheng defeated, Wuwei, one county and fourteen cities, willing to surrender to the general!"

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The rebel leaders such as He Luan and Zhang Jin were killed, and Zhangye County surrendered to the wind, and the 1,000 horsemen sent by Yang Feng easily entered the city of 觻 (lù).

Yang Fengjun pacified the two counties of Wuwei and Zhangye in one fell swoop, and the military prestige rose sharply, and Hexi was shaken. He ordered Feiqi Lubu to report the victory, returned to Jicheng and asked the Ganling army to send envoys and officials to take over the two counties as soon as possible, and escorted Zhang Meng, who had lost his ambitions, back to Jicheng.

Yang Feng himself led his army to quietly leave Guzang City after the arrival of the first batch of Liangzhou men and horses, and rushed to Zhaowu City at the same time.

Although the two counties of Wuwei and Zhangye have been pacified, the two counties of Jiuquan and Dunhuang are still in a state of separation and independence. Moreover, with the surrender of Wuwei and Zhang Ye and the death of Heluan, Zhang Jin and others, it was even more strongly stimulated to Jiuquan Huang Ang, Huang Hua and others, who gathered heavy troops to gather in the county border of the Biaoshi City, preparing to base the city here to meet Yang Feng's army.

Zhaowu City, the barracks tent.

"The scouts in the army, have you already found out the strength of the rebels in Cousin City?"

Yang Feng, who stepped into the big tent in a hurry, did not take off his armor and rest, and began to ask about Lu Guang and others who were the first to lead troops into Zhangye Zhaowu City.

"Partial general, the felt tents under the city of the Biao clan, the hustle and bustle of people and horses, Huang Hua said wildly, Jiuquan County has opened the treasury, and has gathered 30,000 troops of Han, Hu and Qiang. The scouts in the army reported that there were more than 10,000 soldiers and horses under the city. ”

Koji Guang bowed his hand and reported to Yang Feng carefully.

"Huang Hua has gathered so many soldiers and horses, and there is no sign of taking the initiative to attack Zhangye recently?"

"No, Huang Hua is quite cautious in using his troops, although he stationed his troops, built barracks, and recruited rebels in exile in Zhangye and other places, he did not act rashly, but reorganized his soldiers and horses, repaired his armor, and prepared to intercept our army on the bank of the weak water river!"

"Yes."

Yang Feng bowed his head, turned his head to look at the map that had been hung on the wooden frame, and after confirming the situation of the surrounding cities, he also began to plan a strategy for attacking Jiuquan in his heart.

Recovering Wuwei and Zhangye, although it was an ambush war, but Yang Feng's soldiers and horses were also lost, and the subsequent use of grain and silk captured in Wuwei and Zhangye counties recruited some of Lu Shuihu's righteous soldiers and horses, but the total number of people also remained at about 5,000, and the number of people was given away, so it could not meet the recruitment requirements set by Yang Feng.

Yang Feng did not dare to attack Jiuquan County with a large group of rabble when he was alone.

It's just that at the moment, although the morale is strong and the soldiers and horses are elite, the troops are insufficient to attack the Biaoshi City, which is defended by a large number of rebels, unless Yang Feng and they can lure out the rebels entrenched in Jiuquan, and then use the advantages of the mountains and rivers to divide and annihilate the rebels' soldiers and horses in one fell swoop, just like dealing with Heluan and Zhang Jin, or field battles or ambushes.

"These days, the scouts in the army have penetrated into the territory of Jiuquan many times, but there are rebel cavalry chasing and invading Zhangye?"

"Nope. Huang Hua's soldiers and horses guarded the border and never took the initiative to invade. ”

When Yang Feng heard his subordinates' reply, he couldn't help but smile.

"It seems that although the Huang family is in power in Jiuquan for a while, this Huang Hua is a fierce and introverted person. Presumably, he also heard about Zhang Ye, Luan, and Zhang Jinchi to help Guzang, and the passage of ambush on the way, so he made up his mind to garrison the city of Biaoshi with superior forces, and never rushed forward easily, so as not to be ambushed by our army. ”

The subordinate generals listened to Yang Feng's words, and they all nodded with a smile.

Huang Hua has superior forces, and the momentum caused by the four counties of Hexi is not small, but he did not dare to take advantage of the situation to invade Zhangye, but instead held the city of the county boundary, although he was cautious with his troops, but in fact, he was afraid that he had already been frightened by the defeat of Yang Feng and the military reports of Luan, Zhang Jin and others, so he could only stick to the border.

After Yang Feng and the other generals finished laughing, they thought about it, pointed to the outside of the tent again, and said:

"Let's go, go out with me and run around the horses!"

After finishing speaking, Yang Feng moved quickly, and walked out of the tent again, and the other generals under his subordinates saw him striding away, and they didn't have time to think about it, so they hurriedly followed behind, and Yuguan walked out of the tent.

Yang Feng, who walked out of the tent, looked around at the surrounding military camp deployment, and without saying much, he waved his hand and asked people to lead his mount, turned over and got on the horse. Seeing this, the generals behind him also followed, and as soon as he raised his whip, he urged his horse to trot towards the camp gate.

When Yang Feng galloped his horse and brought all his subordinates to a high ground outside the camp, he pointed to the mountains in the distance and confided his intentions.

"That is Heli Mountain, when I was a ranger, I went there once, bypassed the mountains, crossed the quicksand, and was in the territory of the former Zhangye vassal country, where it was turned to the southwest, and it could be directly inserted into the heart of Jiuquan County."

"It's-"

After making trouble for so long, it turned out that Yang Feng wanted to bypass the heavy defense line set up by the Jiuquan rebels in the Biao clan, bypass the mountains, cross the quicksand, and detour the soldiers and horses, and finally achieve the goal of breaking through the defense line and smashing Jiuquan.

It's just that this lofty mountains, desert wind and sand, seems to be far away and unreachable, but when people are in the situation, they don't know how many unforeseen dangers will occur, Yang Feng took the risk of taking soldiers and horses to bypass the defense line, on the surface, it can reduce many casualties, but in fact, it has to take a huge unknown risk, once it encounters strong winds and dust, it is very likely that half of the army will be buried in the yellow sand.

Moreover, a series of factors such as logistical supplies, water sources along the way, and Qianghu in the territory may make this army of soldiers and horses who carry out a large-scale roundabout operation have no return.

The subordinate generals looked at the high-spirited Yang Feng and fell into deep doubts about his strategy of using troops.

Lu Ying, who still had an injury on his shoulder, immediately said to Yang Feng:

"General, it's too risky to use troops like this. If we and the other 5,000 horsemen want to bypass the mountains, cross the quicksands, and detour back to the back of the Jiuquan rebels, and raid the heart of Jiuquan County, unless there are a large number of civilian servants and livestock to transport grain and grass, and there must be sufficient water supplies along the way, and we must ensure that we will not be attacked by the Qianghu tribe after entering the country, this is completely impossible. ”

"And the way is unpredictable, and the whereabouts cannot be concealed, once the rebels in Jiuquan are aware of it in advance, the army will be in danger in the end, and it will be in vain!"

Yang Feng patiently listened to Lu Ying's words, he nodded, did not hide the huge difficulties and unknown risks, looked at his subordinates and said:

Therefore, if you want to go this way, you can only choose the best of the best in the army, only select a small number of elite cavalry, one person and three horses, and then match the camels and pack horses in the army, and walk in the middle of the road. Two hundred horsemen, within four days, will detour back to the rear of the rebels, straight into the heart of Jiuquan! ”