Not long after Wan Yi was welcomed into Jiaohe City by Hammud, the battle report from the western battlefield also came immediately. It turned out that after the Modao battalion intercepted the Anxi Uighur reinforcements, the other side began to divide its troops after being unable to attack for a long time, preparing to make a detour to the south to enter Jiaohe City, or simply attack the rear of the Tiance army from the south, so as to defeat the Modao battalion in front and rear. Moreover, the news that Xuan Yingwei found out from the side was that the Anxi Uighurs came this time not only the 100,000 elites stationed in Yanqi, but even they had drawn some of the allied forces of various tribes from the west to prepare to attack the Tiance army together. It's just that these tribal coalition forces have not yet arrived in Gaochang territory, so the news will be delayed.

"Marshal, is there a change on the front line? Although the last general's subordinates fought fiercely all night, if the military situation requires it, I can send troops to the front line to help in the battle. Hammoud's face changed after seeing Wan Yi receive the information, and after thinking about it, he still asked, Originally, as a general who surrendered to Cheng, it was best not to talk too much about these things, but Hammoud felt that the marshal in front of him was not the kind of person who was easy to suspect others, and the military and political system implemented by Datang now also made him very curious, many of which were unheard of, so he still integrated into it as soon as possible.

"It's nothing, see for yourself." Wan Yi didn't have so much thought, and handed the information he received in his hand to Hammud, this small action also made Hammoud suddenly put down his mind and have a new understanding of the top general in the northwest of the Tiance Army in front of him. Although the information handed to him by Wan Yi was written in Chinese, Hammoud had learned Chinese characters in his early years in the northwest, so although he was not very fluent in reading, he could roughly understand the meaning. This is basically similar to the high-level of the ethnic groups in the northwest, although these minority tribes have tried their best to exclude or eliminate the influence of the Tang Dynasty in the northwest, but they themselves consciously or unconsciously choose to retain the ability of the Chinese language and language. This situation was evident largely in the eastern part of the Uighurs, including the Uighurs themselves. So this is also the reason why Hammoud can communicate with Wan Yi and others directly without translation.

"Dashuai, if Anxi chooses to break through from the south, then he will immediately arrange for soldiers to be stationed in Nancheng, and ensure that they will not be allowed to break through Nancheng." Hammoud didn't know that Wan Yi had already made a deployment in Nancheng, so he directly learned the etiquette of the Han people. As for the news of the arrival of soldiers and horses on Anxi's side, he consciously ignored it directly, after all, this was far beyond the scope of his intervention.

"Don't worry, I've asked the chief of staff to lead a force of 20,000 troops to lurk near Nancheng, if Anzai chooses to divide his troops in a roundabout way, he will definitely hit his head and bleed. I'm just curious about what the Anxi Royal Court thinks, and I really plan to fight to the death with my Datang in Gaochang? World War I settled in the northwest? Not really, right? Wan Yi waved his hand to signal Hammad to calm down, and then asked, "General Hammoud, did you reach any offensive and defensive alliance agreement between the two Uighurs before?" Or is there any established strategy on Anzai's side? ”

"Qiqi Marshal, Anxi did reach a plan with me Gaochang to deal with Datang before, but our two parts have been divided for a hundred years, and all we think about is annexing each other, so the relationship in private is not good, if it weren't for the marshal who led the army to come with great momentum this time, I am afraid that we may not be able to reach an agreement. But if there is any established strategy on Anzai's side, then the general doesn't know, but I think Kogi should know that as Anzai's general. Hammoud nodded, and after saying this, he suddenly gritted his teeth and continued: "Dashuai, there will be a reluctant request in the end, and please Dashuai fulfill it." ”

"You're trying to convince Kogi?" Wan Yi looked at Hammoud's expression and said with a smile.

"The handsome man is really smart." Hammoud was taken aback, but then said a little impressively: "The last general has no other meaning, but I just think that Jiamu is a general, not only has outstanding ability, but also knows the situation in Anxi very well, and his prestige in Anxi is also very strong. ”

"Haha, okay, General Hammoud, don't be nervous in front of this commander. Since you have chosen to stand under the same banner as us, then you and I are colleagues, brothers, and we can say whatever we want, and we don't have to worry about what I think of you. But what you just said intrigues me. It's just that I sent someone to try it before, and he was not willing to submit to the Tang Dynasty. I wonder what General Hammoud can do? ”

"If the commander can trust the general, the general is willing to give it a try. In the Illinois front, the last general and Jiamu once fought side by side, and their personal friendship was acceptable, and I think I could convince Jiamu to come forward. Hammud's face was red when Wan Yi said, but he was relieved for no reason, after all, many things are spread out to represent the recognition of the superiors for themselves, so although there was a trace of blame in Wan Yi's words, Hammoud didn't care at all, but said directly.

Hammud's words also made Wan Yi nod, whether Jiamu will be persuaded by Hammud in the end This is an opportunity, compared to the Gaochang Uighurs, the Anxi Uighurs occupy a larger territory, and their subordinates are more numerous, and the most important thing is that the Anxi Uighurs almost control all the important towns on the north and south of the Silk Road, except for the southern route of Boxian Town, which is occupied by their own side, Yanqi, Qiuzi, Shule and other places on the northern route are all famous cities in Anxi, with a large population and strong financial resources, If a city is fought one by one, then it will inevitably make these pearls on the Silk Road be burned by the flames of war, and it will inevitably cost a lot of manpower and material resources to rebuild in the later stage. As the general who can be stationed in the opponent's territory to command the army, Jiamu is more of his own prestige within the Anxi Uighurs in addition to his own ability, which cannot even be compared with Hammud on the side of Gaochang. So Wan Yi nodded after thinking slightly: "You can give this matter a try." However, Jiamu is currently on the front line of the Modao Battalion. In this way, Hamoud, you immediately gather about 10,000 cavalry out of Nancheng to find the chief of staff, first work together to break through the opponent's roundabout troops, and then hand over the army to the chief of staff, you and the chief of staff go to the Western Front to meet Jiamu, and tell him that the Tang Dynasty will not look at the Uighurs differently, and all the conditions that the commander promised you can also agree to him in full. If you can negotiate, take him back to Jiaohe City to see me immediately. ”

"By the way, you still need to arrange people to maintain the order in the city, at present, the main forces of our army are all on the front line, and there is no energy to send troops to replace you, and it is more appropriate to hand over the people handed over to you in River City to guard in a short time." Wan Yi saw Hammoud's face was happy, and he nodded, asking him to do a good job of guarding the city.

"Rest assured, the last general will definitely complete the task." After Hamoud took over the task, he set off immediately, and after handing over everything in the city to his lieutenant general, he personally led the main cavalry of 10,000 out of the southern city, and quickly found Liu Xuan under the leadership of the personal guards who were explained by Wan Yi. Before leaving, Hammud solemnly explained to his lieutenant that although everything in the city was handed over to him, all major matters must be under Wan Yi's command, and the reason why Wan Yi did not take over Jiaohe City was to give Hammud time, but Hammud did not dare to really take all the matters of Jiaohe City into his own hands.

However, when he found Liu Xuan, in fact, Liu Xuan's two battalions of men and horses had already exchanged fire with each other, because the idea was originally to sneak attack the rear army of the Tiance army, so the number of men and horses sent by the Anxi Uighurs was not much, and the number of people and horses sent by Liu Xuan was equal, in front of the firepower of the two battalions of the Tiance army, the number of cavalry was too small to show their impact at all, and the dense bullets became a lingering nightmare for the Anxi Uighur cavalry with the continuous shooting of the soldiers of the Tiance army. The Uighur cavalry made several adjustments and used several methods, but they were still unable to change the decline. And Hammoud led his troops to come, which also gave Liu Xuan the capital to counterattack in an instant, so he didn't care about greeting Hammoud, and directly asked him to lead the army to surround him from the flank, preparing to let Hammoud directly attack the opponent's flank and rear, and then flank back and forth, completely eliminating this roundabout enemy.

Hammoud was originally a general, so Liu Xuan only said a little and immediately understood what the other party's intentions were, so he didn't say anything, and took his cavalry and directly began to bypass the battlefield where the two armies were intensively clashing, and then slashed in from the southeast direction of the Anxi Uighurs like a sharp long knife. Hammud's move directly hit the opponent's soft underbelly, and the two Uighurs, who were almost of the same origin, directly exchanged hands at this time, and countless scimitars were swung on the horseback, and in an instant, countless cavalry warriors on both sides were killed to the ground by almost the same move. Compared with the unprepared Anxi Uighurs, Hammud's men had the absolute upper hand in the first wave of impact, relying on the speed of the impact, and effortlessly rushed directly into the opponent's core area, and in one fell swoop, they disrupted the opponent's entire formation. The Anxi Uighur chaos gave Liu Xuan an opportunity, and almost instantaneously ordered the two battalions of soldiers on the front line, who had originally relied on the trench positions to shoot, to immediately engage in a counter-charge, which was tantamount to directly announcing the destruction of the Anxi Uighurs. The cavalry that could not charge was a live target in front of the Chinese rifles, and these Tiance soldiers who were charging and shooting with their guns quickly joined forces with Hammud, and together they quickly routed the Anxi Uighur cavalry, and Hammoud also captured one of the opponent's 10,000 soldiers in one fell swoop. The battle lasted for a short time, and in less than an hour all the Anxi Uighur cavalry on the battlefield were wiped out, and in addition to those who died in battle, about 5,000 others were taken prisoner and then taken to the Tiance army camp outside Jiaohe City, where they would be subjected to three to five years of forced labor.

"Chief of Staff, the last general Hammoud came to report on the orders of the commander. The marshal said, let me hand over the army to your men, and then follow you to the Western Front, ready to persuade Jiamu to return to the Tang Dynasty. After sending troops to assist the Tiance army in completing the capture of the Anxi Uighur prisoners of war, Hammoud came to Liu Xuan's side and conveyed Wan Yi's order. In fact, before this, Wan Yi had already asked the guards to inform Liu Xuan. But at this time, when he heard Hammoud take the initiative to hand over the army to himself, he nodded and appreciated Hammoud's directness.

"Dingyuan, this place will be handed over to you, and Hamoud's subordinates will also be under your unified command, and if there are still people in Anxi Uighurs who try to raid the position before I return, they will fight back directly. Another 3,000 men were sent to escort the prisoners back to the camp, and then work together to prevent accidents in the camp. Liu Xuan saw that Hammud had already explained to his subordinates, nodded and called the 117th Battalion from the 11th Corps, the commander in chief, An Dingyuan, and after explaining this, he and Hammud left Nancheng with his personal guards and went directly to the west.

At this time, the Modao battalion on the western battlefield had been inseparable from the Anxi Uighurs, relying on the help of the 11th Corps behind him, so Shi Jian, who had been fighting all night, immediately asked Chai Jia to lead the main force of the 11th Corps to step forward and enter the counterattack after the opponent's retreat, and forced the Uighurs to retreat step by step. This is why the Anxi Uighurs eventually chose to take a detour. The Tiance army on the opposite side fought so fiercely that the infantry pressed the cavalry to fight, and they actually put themselves into the counterattack and turned defense into attack in the middle of the battle, and this kind of disregard also made the Anxi Uighurs completely lose their advantage since the beginning of the war after the time was transferred to the morning of April 24, and were pressed by the Tiance army to the point of immobility. Seeing this scene, Chai Jia immediately ordered the two battalions left behind to immediately go north to help the Seventh Corps. It can be said that in this battle, although the 11th Corps was not used as the first battle corps, it made full use of its position as a reserve and fully linked the two battlefields in the northwest.

When Liu Xuan and Hammoud arrived at the battlefield, the 11th Corps and the Modao Battalion joined forces and began to besiege the remaining Anxi Uighur army, while the cavalry corps of Tuoba Siji temporarily gave up the attack because of the intelligence of the Xuanying Guard, and continued to wait and wait, preparing to intervene at a critical moment.

"Chief of Staff, why did you get to the front? Does the marshal have a new order? "Liu Xuan's appearance made the two main generals of the Western Front a little surprised, basically Liu Xuan and Wan Yi rarely go to the front-line battlefield, and once they appear, it will inevitably mean that the entire Western Expeditionary Army will have major tactical adjustments.

"The two of you misunderstood, the marshal has no new orders, and we are not looking for you. Let's go to General Kogi and prepare to have a good talk with him. Liu Xuan waved his hand, looked at Jia Mu, who was sitting silently on the side, and said with a smile: "General Jia Mu, we meet again." After saying that, he glanced at Hammoud, who immediately walked up.

Liu Xuan pulled Chai Jia and Shi Jian to the side, and gave up the place that was originally used as a front-line command post to Hammoud, and by the way, Liu Xuan also briefly informed the two of Wan Yi's plans.

"The marshal means that it is best to be able to persuade, but it is best for your front-line troops not to pin their hopes on Jia Mu, you still have to believe that the swords in the hands of the soldiers are reliable, and this kind of off-the-field wrestling can only be used as an auxiliary at most." Liu Xuan's words made the two of them nod for a while. Shi Jian said with a smile: "Please also ask the chief of staff to tell the marshal that we have begun a counteroffensive, and General Tuoba has been waiting for the other party's reinforcements to appear, and there will definitely be no problems on the Western Front." ”