"Commander, I, Shatuo, have now gathered 30,000 cavalry, of which more than 10,000 can be called elite, and the other 20,000 can be regarded as having experience in war." Shi Congxin reported the current movements of the Shatuo tribe in front of Zhao Si, and the Shatuo patriarch and Li Cunqiao have now led the army to the western battlefield, preparing to jointly besiege the Tiance army after the arrival of the follow-up troops in Anxi.

"How did you get to Seomyeon? Could it be that the Shatuo people are preparing to break away from Gaochang? Or are you looking for a new backer when you see Jiaohe City being taken by us? Zhao Si sneered and then continued to ask: "You don't care about the affairs of the army, you can control the remaining Shatuo tribe after these people leave, right?" ”

Shi Congxin nodded, but he was still a little unwilling for Zhao Si to let go of Li Cunmiao and their elite troops so simply, so he stopped a little bit: "Commander, will Li Cunmiao's intervention in the battlefield with their troops cause General Shi's side to be passive?" ”

Zhao Si said with a smile: "The current thin line battlefield is no longer just 30,000 people can change the situation, you don't care about this matter, and besides, your current position will not affect the desperate Li Cunmiao, and you are not Shi Jianjiao, Li Cunmiao will not give you the last strength he has in his hands, or honestly find a way to save some of his own people, how to say that Deputy Marshal Gao is also your fellow clansman, and in the future, you will not suffer a loss if you join the Tang Dynasty for the sake of your current merits." ”

Shi Congxin was stunned for a moment, then understood what Zhao Si meant, nodded and turned around and went out to mobilize his subordinates to begin to collect the Shatuo tribes that were only left with some old and weak women and children after being transferred to most of the young and middle-aged people, he was originally a logistics officer appointed by Li Cunqing, and was responsible for logistics and these things outside the battlefield, so when he gave the order to let these Shatuo tribes who were mobilized by Li Cunqiao near the battlefield move immediately, everyone didn't have much opinion, after all, the station of the Shatuo people is too close to the battlefield now, And his own tribe now has little strength, if the front-line enemy pulls troops to come, I am afraid that the entire tribe will fall into extinction because of this. But no one knew that Shi Congxin took these tribesmen to the north, bypassing the fierce battle in the northwest battlefield, and then actually went around the grassland and then went to the vicinity of Daze in the north of Jiaohe City.

Zhao Si immediately asked Su Xiaohu to ambush on the main road from the Western Front to this place after Shi Congxin migrated with these Shatuo people, and at the same time began to calculate the time and prepare for the secret guard to reveal the news.

When Xuanyingwei's side separated the Shatuo people, the northwest battlefield closest to him also ushered in the latest change, after getting the addition of 20,000 fresh troops from the 11th Corps, Gao Siji's men and horses surpassed the opponent for the first time, so there was almost no hesitation, Gao Siji immediately ordered the 11th Corps to immediately outflank the opponent from the west, the original stalemate between the two sides After the 20,000 people joined, the balance of the entire battlefield began to quickly tilt towards the Tiance Army, and after the battle lasted for nearly a day, The 7th Corps began to gradually engage in a counteroffensive, not only killing the Tingzhou cavalry that was getting closer and closer to its position, but also began to counterattack with close fire support from mortars and grenades. In order to ensure the intensity of firepower projection on the battlefield, the artillery unit that had been shelling continuously did not hesitate to directly pour water on the barrel to let the already red artillery quickly cool down. Because the artillery at this time was basically cast artillery, the strength of the barrel was too poor, and it was impossible to withstand such an intensity of shelling, coupled with this barbaric cooling method, which directly caused the Seventh Corps to directly scrap dozens of artillery pieces after the war, so that the artillery unit directly lost nearly a part of its firepower.

But at this time, this method of artillery allowed Gao Siji to boldly command the troops to enter the counterattack without facing the embarrassment of the suspension of support fire, and along with the two battalions of the 11th Corps, there was also a mechanical crossbow, after the 20,000 people were put into the attack, the mechanical crossbow also kept venting to the Tingzhou Cavalry Corps what is a high-density firepower projection, These mechanical crossbows, which could even be fired directly while on the move, caught the flank of the Tingzhou Cavalry Corps off guard by this dense firepower, directly opened a huge gap, and countless cavalry units were either shot through by this spear-like rocket, or were shot down by the fragments of the explosive package explosion attached to the rocket. The two battalions of the 11th Corps also took full advantage of this gap to quickly tear open the opponent and rush into the opponent's large formation, and the bullet stream brought by the 20,000 muskets completely turned the battlefield over almost instantly. Since the Tingzhou Cavalry Corps did not have many troops on its right flank before, and did not have much defense, compared to the frontal battlefield, the Seventh Corps needed to face the opponent's lifeless cavalry assault, and their speed was much faster. Even when the mechanical crossbow tore open the gap, the commander of the Chinese army of the Tingzhou Army had not yet reacted, and it was not until the 11th Corps rushed into the formation that the entire flank was in chaos before hastily mobilizing troops to move forward, but at this time, the 20,000 men of the 11th Corps had been completely mixed with the other side, and the Chinese rifle could not only fire, but also not inferior to the spear when the bayonet was loaded, and this method of warfare made the Uighurs have no way to adjust their deployment in a short period of time. With countless mortar shells exploding in the crowd, relying on this kind of rapid shooting shells and grenades constantly thrown out by the soldiers, the 11th Corps stubbornly held the gap and began to mobilize the population to step forward, using artillery cover to begin to attack the opponent's Chinese army.

The smooth advance of the 11th Corps and the chaos caused on the flanks also greatly reduced the pressure on the front of the Seventh Corps, Gao Siji even directly asked the guards behind him to blow the charge horn, ordered the whole army to assault, and the 11th Corps joined forces to besiege the opponent's Chinese army, the northwest battlefield has been fighting for nearly a day, almost all night fighting, both offensive and defensive forces at this time have been squeezed to the limit, and the Seventh Corps opened up the situation with the support of the Eleventh Corps, The horn of the counterattack also made the soldiers forget the fatigue of a day of fierce fighting, and the last spirit in the body exploded with all their strength at this moment, and the remaining 40,000 horses of the Seventh Corps attacked on all fronts, and after breaking through the cavalry assault of the opponent's front army, they began to attack the opponent's Chinese army against the trend, driving the opponent's cavalry who were defeated by themselves to the position of the opponent's Chinese army. Gao Siji and the artillery unit immediately moved forward, preparing to bombard the opponent's Chinese command center at a critical moment, and the relatively light mechanical crossbow had even moved forward under the drag of the war horse.

However, at this time, the headquarters led by Liu Xuan and Hammoud also quickly approached the northwest battlefield, and he was ordered to come to help the battle and recover the Tingzhou cavalry corps as much as possible. This is because this is the last remaining strength of the Uighurs in Qocho, and it is also the last established force of the future Uighurs within the Tiance military system. Because after the northwest is pacified, if the Tiance army wants to recruit soldiers, there will definitely be a unified process, and according to the current population ratio of the Uighurs and the time of integration into the Tang Dynasty, I am afraid that for a long time in the future, the source of troops of the Tiance army will not be selected from the Uighurs.

However, after Hammoud arrived at the battlefield, he found that the Tiance Army had already headed towards the middle army of the Tingzhou Army at this time, and the countless soldiers of the Tiance Army in front of him began to follow the command of various officers of all levels while constantly firing and shooting, and began to line up in a formation that Hammud could not understand, attacking forward one after another, constantly cutting the strength of the Tingzhou Army on the battlefield.

"The last general, Hammoud, see the lieutenant." More than 10,000 cavalry of Hammud entered the battlefield and was naturally known to Gao Siji, so Hammoud led the army to follow the Tiance army, and the soldiers and horses quickly found Gao Siji who followed the artillery unit forward. For this deputy marshal of the Western Expeditionary Army, Hammoud is still very in awe, before on the Yizhou front, it was because Gao Siji defeated his own reinforcements out of the city at a critical moment that Halle's night attack would fall short, so Hammoud respectfully saluted Gao Siji and stepped aside, behind him Liu Xuan stepped forward to salute Gao Siji and said: "Deputy Marshal Qi, under the order of the marshal, Hammoud led the men and horses of the headquarters to listen to the order, and the marshal ordered, if you can force the Tingzhou army, I hope the deputy marshal can help General Hamoud." ”

The sudden change on Wan Yi's side and the fact that Liu Xuan personally came to deliver the order naturally made Gao Siji stunned, and he was quick to realize in an instant that there should be something wrong with this, which caused Wan Yi to change his mind at the last moment. However, Liu Xuan did not hide it, stepped forward to tell Jiamu's reaction, and by the way, he also told Gao Siji Wanyi's side that he was going to let Hammud be the master of the fusion of the two Uighurs in the future.

After listening to this, Gao Siji groaned slightly and then spoke: "In this case, I won't say much, the key to whether the Tingzhou army can surrender is not me, but whether General Hammoud can persuade the other party's commander." The Tingzhou army and his own Seventh Corps fought fiercely all night, but they fought to the death, which made Gao Siji sincerely admire the resilience of the other party, but he was also a little undecided about whether Hammoud could recruit the other party, so he thought about it and said: "I will immediately ask the front-line soldiers to stop and then garrison on the spot, to free up an hour for you, if you can't persuade the other party to lay down your arms after the expiration, then I can't do anything." ”

"Please rest assured, I will do my best, if I can't persuade the Tingzhou army, I will personally lead my subordinate headquarters to take the lead and deal with the other party." Hammoud knew what Gao Siji meant, so he immediately hugged his fist and promised.

Gao Siji nodded and immediately let the guards behind him give the order, a rapid horn began to sound throughout the audience, and the sharp metal trill like a whistle conveyed the order of the supreme general of the Northwest Battlefield, and all the officers and men of the Tiance Army, including the two battalions of the Eleventh Corps, were stunned for a while, and the orders of the generals began to come one after another: "All armies immediately stop attacking, organize a defensive line on the spot, and the artillery immediately arrange gun positions and wait for orders." "With this order, the huge Tiance Army Corps began to gradually stop the pace of the offensive, and the front line also began to calm down after the Tiance Army stopped attacking.

Hammoud took a deep breath and looked at Gao Siji and Liu Xuan beside him, nodded slightly, and rushed to the area where the two armies were fighting with the sun that had crossed the horizon, and at the same time ordered the cavalry of his headquarters to immediately raise the Uighur battle flag, and the trumpeter kept blowing the horn and entered the territory of the Tingzhou army.

"It's a pity, originally Jiamu should have been even better than this Hammoud in terms of tactical attainments, and he is also a commander-level general who is familiar with the overall strategic situation, but I didn't expect to be so stupid in the end." After Hammoud led the team in, Gao Siji sighed and said: "This person's personality is not as good as Hammoud, has the marshal said how to deal with Jiamu?" ”

Liu Xuan nodded and said: "If Jiamu refuses to cooperate, it is useless to stay on the front line, and we have captured tens of thousands of Anxi Uighurs, and his stay on the front line will inevitably make the entire prisoner of war camp unstable, so we have arranged for the logistics force to send someone to escort him back to the Chang'an base camp, but according to the handling method of the General Staff, if he is not able to be released after education, he will become an ordinary person, and he will definitely not be allowed to return to the northwest in a short time." ”

"If he doesn't come back, the Anxi Uighurs will inevitably have a massacre this time, and when the time comes, whether it is our own soldiers or Hamoud, I am afraid that it will be difficult to raise the butcher's knife and put it down, alas." Gao Siji let out a long sigh, inexplicably a little sad.

"Don't worry, Deputy Marshal, Xuanyingwei has already set up arrangements on Luntai, and at least the Shatuo tribe will leave a foundation at that time." Liu Xuan knew what Gao Siji was worried about, so he came over and comforted him.

"Thank you for me, Dashuai and Xuanyingwei's brothers." Gao Siji knew that Wan Yi and Zhao Si did this to take care of their own feelings, and the purpose of the General Staff to transfer the Seventh Corps and him to the northwest was to recover the Shatuo tribe, but he didn't expect that he would be defeated in the end, but this is also good, at least the dissidents of the Shatuo tribe were almost all consumed through this battle, and the remaining old and weak women and children had almost no impact on the empire, and now this increasingly powerful country is enough to heal this scar in a few years.

"There is an abnormality in front of the big marshal." Liu Xuan nodded and was about to speak, but saw a commotion in front of him, and Gao Siji was a little surprised after glancing at each other, this Hammoud has been in for less than half an hour, how long have he and Gao Siji been chatting? Could it be that Hammoud has failed? However, looking at the reaction of the soldiers of the Tiance Army in front of them, it does not look like the negotiation failed, otherwise I am afraid that we would have fought again a long time ago.

"It seems that Hammoud has convinced the other party, and that's fine, the sooner the war ends, fewer people will die, whether it is the people or prisoners of war, it is a good thing for our current Tang Empire." Gao Siji was not much surprised, but after untying the knot in his heart, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and after he arrived at the front line with Liu Xuan, he heard Wu Si'er, who was in charge of commanding in front, smile towards Gao Siji: "Deputy marshal, chief of staff, Hammoud has convinced the other party, and I am sending someone in to disarm the other party." ”

"Go and summon Hammud and ask him to return to the north of Jiaohe City with all the Uighurs, and wait for the commander to deal with him. Us'er, you sent 20,000 troops to accompany the operation. Gao Siji nodded, and ordered Wu Si'er to immediately send two battalions of troops to assist Hammud with these more than 40,000 Tingzhou troops who laid down their arms and began to leave the battlefield and march towards the north of Jiaohe City.

The battlefield on the northern front is over, but the Seventh Corps of this battle is also extremely tired after a whole night of fierce fighting, with thousands of casualties, so Gao Siji ordered the Eleventh Corps to return to the Western Front immediately and began to arrange people to clean up the battlefield and start repairing the army, and the battle report was released with a slight delay because Liu Xuan had returned to the command headquarters from the front line. However, although Gao Siji's battle ended in the end because of the appearance of Hammud, it had an extremely far-reaching impact. The last resistance force of the Uighurs in Gaochang laid down their arms after being wiped out for the most part, marking the smooth capture of the entire Gaochang by the Tiance army, coupled with the previous purge of Hammud in Jiaohe City, almost all the resistance forces in the entire Gaochang territory were uprooted in World War I, so after Tuobas arrived at Jiaohe City, the entire Gaochang area showed a tranquility, and Gaochang quickly restored calm under the guarantee of strong force.

At this time, Wan Yi's eyes had already crossed Gaochang and began to look farther to the northwest, where the old things began.