[I fell asleep last night while writing, and I got up this morning to make up the last paragraph. This is yesterday's second update]

Targeted by an enemy as difficult as a poisonous snake, Yu Zang Huama can no longer retreat, nor can he retreat. Especially after a battle that consumed a lot of morale and physical strength, and after a long march, if you retreat, the final result will be self-defeat without a fight. And for the sake of his own prestige, he must also achieve a plausible victory.

At first, it didn't seem that difficult. bought the Xingluo Junction and reached a tacit understanding with Mu Zheng's side. With the distance between Lanzhou and Weiyuan, Yu Zang Huama believed that Wang Shao would not be able to be wary of himself. With mental calculation or unintentional, in the case of being caught off guard, he should be able to make a lot of money in Weiyuan Fort.

In advance, Yu Zang Huama would never have imagined that the enemy he faced this time would be so difficult. He didn't expect Wang Shao to take the Xingluo Junction so quickly, so that his plan would fail. Although Wang Shao took advantage of Wang Shao's division of troops and Xingluo to form a city, and there was no defense, Yu Zang Huama tried to defeat Xingluo and besiege Weiyuan Fort, so as to give his subordinates and the court a reasonable explanation.

But the battle on both sides was fruitless, and after a hard work, they had to retreat in a hurry before victory was imminent. The war that did not return at all made the chiefs of the vassal tribes who went with him secretly complain, and also made the subordinates cast distrustful glances at him. In order to redeem the current unfavorable form, Yu Zang Huama can only choose a war.

"Hua Ma, are you really sure?" In front of Yu Zang Huama, more than a dozen clan chiefs and elders asked, they were the real power figures of the Yu Zang family, and without their support, no one could sit firmly in the position of patriarch.

Even Yu Zang Huama, who was the patriarch, had to explain to them patiently: "For us, it is true that we are not as good at attacking and defending cities as the Han people. But if it were a field battle, I wonder if any of you uncles would think that we would lose to the Han Chinese? ”

No one would admit their incompetence, and after secretly exchanging a few glances, they all agreed to Yu Zanghuama's decision. An old man instructed Yu Zang Huama: "Hua Ma, you must win this time, the reputation of the Yu Zang family depends on you!" ”

Yu Zang Huama nodded sincerely, but there was a cold look in his eyes.

Like most of the valleys in Kansai, there is a river in the Diners Valley, a tributary of Taoshui, which runs from the valley to Lintao. However, the source of this river comes from the peak on one side of the valley, so there is no river channel at the east exit of the Dalai Valley where Yu Zang Huama is located. This gives the two sides who are preparing for the battle a large enough battlefield space.

The Tubo people set up camp at the mouth of the Dalai Valley, and Han Gang drove the blind medicine to the mouth of the Dalai Valley. The shoddy camp looks like it will be breached. However, before the camp, it was the Yu Zang army that had already lined up.

The Battle of Guwei was Han Gang's first time on the battlefield in person, and today, it is Han Gang's second battle. The previous victory of Guwei was essentially a successful robbery. Dong Yu has been hit by blind medicine, and there is a mess inside, and the appearance of Yu Longke is a hundred pounds for Dong Yujun. Having lost the control of commanding the whole army, Dong Yu was like a fish on a chopping board, allowing others to fry and cook.

And today, Han Gang has really seen what it means to be ready for battle. Looking at the Tubo people who were in formation a mile away, Han Gang felt the difference in numbers between the two sides. The two sides faced each other at a distance of more than a mile, and compared to the more than six thousand troops surrounding the Yu Zang family, Han Gang's side looked too weak.

The enemy army, which is several times larger than itself, is not fortunate to really fight together. Han Gang had already ordered people to drag the branches back and forth with horses in the rear, stirring up dust and smoke in the sky, pretending to be the appearance of a large army marching, which made Yu Zang Huama cringe.

But the other party is not a stupid person, and Han Gang also understands that his trick will not be hidden for long. However, Weiyuan Fort should have received his news, and it depends on when the reinforcements sent by Wang Shao will arrive-Weiyuan is not far from the mouth of the Dalai Valley, and it can be reached in half a day, Yu Zang Huama is afraid of being attacked from both sides, so he hurriedly retreated as soon as he heard that the blind medicine sent troops - now the key question is how to delay time in front of Yu Zang's family.

"It's better to follow Fang Cai's approach, attack and retreat, and chase after leaving." Qiao Si, the head of the cavalry under Wang Sunchen, made a suggestion to Han Gang. For this kind of harassment tactics, he has just eaten the marrow and wants to imitate it again.

"No!" Wang Sunchen shook his head, "The dozens of horsemen led by me in front of me are all elites in the army, and they have experienced a big battle together, and they all trust my command, so they can come and go freely." And the soldiers brought by the third brother this time are all hesitant, if they are allowed to advance and retreat, as long as Yu Zang Huama pushes it at the key point, it will be a situation of defeat like a mountain. ”

Han Gang glanced at Wang Sunchen unexpectedly, although he had always known that this brother of his was only rough on the outside, but in fact he had an inner beauty. But Wang Sunchen can analyze so thoroughly now, but he couldn't do it in the past, it seems that since he became an official, he has worked hard to learn the art of war day and night, and he has really improved a lot.

However, Han Gang smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, just let Yu Zang Huama think that we will do this." ”

Han Gang is not a soldier, but he also understands what Wang Sunchen said. The more complex the tactics, the more they need to trust each other between the coach and the soldiers. Only an army with one heart and a close relationship of trust can advance and retreat freely and be invincible. If you don't have a strong relationship of trust, you basically can't retreat and can't fight a tough battle.

Han Gang didn't want to test whether he had this ability, nor did he want to test his status in the minds of the Tubo people in the Qingtang Dynasty at this juncture. But Yu Zang Huama must have understood that his purpose now Han Gang was by no means to fight, but to delay—until the reinforcements from Weiyuan Fort arrived. So using the impression left by Wang Sunchen before, let Yu Zang Huama continue, in order to make them think like this, Han Gang next ordered the blind medicine to open up the formation, even for the purpose of facilitating the retreat, and he also recruited all the generals and explained his intentions to them.

Now the confrontation between the two sides is actually blocking Yu Zang Huama's reconnaissance in the direction of Weiyuan, and Yu Zang Huama is not clear whether Weiyuan Fort has sent troops. This concern was like a rope tied to Yu Zanghuama's feet, making him dare not let go of his heart to deal with the more than 1,000 people here.

If he dares to kill him, Han Gang will retreat towards Xingluo Yucheng, "You must know that the mouth of Dalai Valley is located in the middle of the avenue leading from Weiyuan to Xingluo Yucheng. From here to the north is Xingluo Junction City, and to the southeast, is Weiyuan Fort. If we retreat to Xingluo Yucheng, will Yu Zang Huama chase or not? ”

If it is pursued, it is very likely that the mouth of the valley will be blocked by the troops from Weiyuan Fort. If you don't chase it, just drive it away and return, and Han Gang will be able to reorganize the army and kill it back. Although there is still the option of dividing troops to pursue, Yu Zang Huama is somewhat sure that there is no ambush set by Han Gang on the road to Xingluo Junction City? You must know that there are about 1,000 defenders in Xingluo Jiecheng, who knows if Lu Dao will be ambushed on the side of the road? How many troops can he draw?

"And in fact, the official has already sent someone to Xingluo Jiecheng to give an order, so that the defenders in the city can come out and choose a place to ambush, just in case. If Yu Zang Huama really divided his troops to chase after him, we would be disrespectful to this big gift. ”

Han Gang's analysis was very penetrating, and the positive and negative aspects were well considered, from Wang Sunchen and Blind Medicine, the generals nodded yes one after another.

And the next moment, the horn sounded, and a group of men and horses were separated from the Yuzang army array, looking like fifteen to two thousand people, and they rushed straight over with murderous energy.

"I can't imagine that Yu Zang is so unwise!" Han Gang let out a long laugh, "Just as this official said, calm the hearts of the army and lead them to the place where we are ambushing." ”

Wang Sunchen and Blind Medicine led a group of generals to bow down and accept the order, and Han Gang was on the horse and received this gift from them. Strategizing, at this moment, he also has the majesty of a coach.

The whole army turned around and retreated, and because Han Gang had prepared in advance, the rumbling sound of thousands of troops and horses shaking the ground seemed to be orderly and retreating without chaos. However, in order to lure the enemy to continue the pursuit, under Han Gang's order, they threw down the military flags, unused ordnance, as well as dry food and armor that affected the speed of the horses. put on an embarrassed look of losing his armor and abandoning his armor.

Han Gang was in the middle of the whole army, his head bowed, and his horse galloped. Regarding Yu Zang Huama's division of troops, he still had some doubts in his heart, and secretly said that he had overestimated Yu Zang Huama's mind.

However, relying on the kindness of his father and ancestors, regardless of the waste in a high position, among the weak and strong, no one who can sit on the position of patriarch will be a fool. It is said that although Yu Zang Huama failed in the siege of Weiyuan Fort and Xingluo Jiecheng, he knew how to advance and retreat, but he did not suffer any losses, and this vision and decision are not something that a stupid person can have.

Although he couldn't figure out what Yu Zang Huama was thinking, Han Gang was still secretly glad that he didn't say anything to death, otherwise he wouldn't have retreated now, but fled.

chased seven or eight miles in one go, and the speed of both sides gradually slowed down. The Fan people who chased out were also worried about the existence of ambushes, and did not dare to chase too quickly, and because of the long march before, the strength of the war horses was consumed a lot, and they could no longer maintain high speed.

However, Han Gang let people throw more and more things, and Wang Sunchen brought out a team of cavalry, all of which disassembled the armor on their bodies and threw them down one by one. Such a harvest made it difficult for the pursuers behind to give up and bite tightly.

And the ambush circle set up by Han Gang is already close at hand.