Xue Shao and others did an earth-shattering job in Heisha, and the border defense line in Shuozhou and Yunzhou was also in full swing!

Cheng Wuting was forced to follow Xue Shao to "gamble", but he still couldn't ignore his own work, otherwise even if Xue Shao succeeded, he wouldn't be able to win!

Faced with the Turks' unpredictable army, Cheng Wuting showed his sophistication in using troops and the sophistication of the army under his command. He sent the deputy general Zhang to play Cheng Wuting's commander "Shuai Qi", and led a cavalry team of 3,000 people to rescue Yunzhou.

Because Xue Shao had mentioned this matter at the military meeting before, because the Tang army had already taken precautions. In the face of the half-interception of the Turks, the Tang army was not in a hurry at all and calmly responded to the battle!

The cavalry of the Turks was good at long-distance raids and guerrilla tactics, and ambushing and encircling was really not their strong point. Moreover, the elite cavalry under the command of Evil Lai, even if they fight with them hard, it is not much better!

An ambush battle turned into an encounter in an instant. When the Turks saw the handsome banner of the word "Cheng", they only thought that they really blocked Cheng Wuting himself, and fought desperately to defeat him.

If Cheng Wuting is defeated, the Turkic people will inevitably rise in prestige, the Tang Dynasty will be alarmed, and the Shuofang border defense will collapse!

Therefore, the Turks behaved very violently, and the battle was very fierce!

Cheng Wuting knew that there were tigers in the mountains and preferred to go to the tiger mountains, and he must send troops to rescue Yunzhou. Otherwise, if Yunzhou falls and the city is slaughtered, he will be the next Cao Huaishun to be put in a prisoner car and taken to Chang'an. Those people in the court never asked about the process as long as the result, Cheng Wu stood up as the head of the Shuofang Road march, shouldering the heavy responsibility of border defense, no matter what the reason, losing any city is a capital crime!

Cheng Wuting sent a deputy general to lead the troops to rescue Yunzhou under a false banner, and on the other hand, he "loosened the outside and tightened the inside" to prevent the Turks from attacking. In fact, he knew in his heart that the man he sent to rescue Yunzhou would suffer heavy casualties even if he didn't wipe out the entire army.

Those were fathers, sons, and brothers who had followed him for many years. Cheng Wuting felt very uncomfortable. But as a general's manager, he thinks about the overall situation of victory and defeat.

War, sacrifice is inevitable!

Not long after the encounter between the 3,000 reinforcements and the Turkic ambush began, the more than 40,000 Turkic troops really came to attack Shuozhou!

Yunzhou, sure enough, is besieging the city to send reinforcements and transfer the tiger away from the mountain!

Under Cheng Wuting's command, there are no more than 10,000 people in total. Three thousand were sent, and seven or eight thousand remained to defend the city. In the face of an enemy army four or five times larger than oneself, the disparity in strength can be described as huge. But Cheng Wuting's preparation was very full, and a tragic battle of attack and defense of the city began!

The battle lasted for two days and two nights, barely stopping for a moment. The Turks are also fighting for their old roots, and they must take Shuozhou. For them, this was not only a victory in battle, but also a crucial battle for the survival of their "pseudo-khanate".

Seeing that Pei Xingjian's army was about to come to crusade, if the Turks avoided its edge at this time, all the tribes and all the people of the steppe would inevitably turn their noses up at the Turkic nobles who launched the rebellion and completely look down on it, so they turned their heads and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty who came to quell the rebellion.

After all, the Tang Dynasty has been operating on the grassland for 50 years, and the "orthodox status" of the regime is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Therefore, Ah Rang Na Fu Nian and Ah Sdwin Fu had no choice but to fight hard. They need a victory too much to increase their influence among the many tribes of the steppe and win the hearts and minds of millions of steppe people.

Shuozhou, the city that is recognized by the world as a fierce general, if it can take it and kill Cheng Wuting, it will definitely be able to severely demoralize the Tang army, and at the same time greatly boost the morale of the Turkic army!

In the same way, Cheng Wuting must not lose any city, especially Shuozhou. Otherwise, his crime will be even greater than Cao Huaishun - because he is Cheng Wuting, the undefeated evil of Datang!

He can definitely only win, not lose!

After two days and two nights of fierce fighting, the corpses were like mountains under the city pass, and the blood flowed like a river. The Turks, who have never been good at attacking cities, are really willing to play with their lives, and there are constantly reinforcements to help. Most of the troops besieging Yunzhou have been transferred, and the total number of Turkic armies has increased to 100,000 meters!

The pressure on Shuozhou is unprecedentedly huge!

Cheng Wu wrote a letter to the rear and the state for help a long time ago, making it clear that this was definitely not a small battle, but a big battle related to the overall situation, and asked the Metropolitan Governor's Office to send troops to help immediately!

However, the battle has been fought for two days and two nights, and the reinforcements from the state have still not arrived.

Many grumpy generals are already pointing to the southern sky and scolding Li Chongyi's ancestors for the eighteenth generation!

In the early morning of the third day, that is, the morning after Xue Shao and the others evacuated after they succeeded, the rear reinforcements did not arrive, but a former army observer sent by Bingzhou came to inspect the battle situation of the front army.

"Inspection?!" The arrogant soldiers and fierce generals under Cheng Wuting all turned into angry eyes, and they wanted to tear the observer alive on the spot.

Cheng Wuting suppressed these loyal and upright generals under him, forced his temperament to squeeze out a smile, and received the observer.

Come, Li Xiantong!

As soon as Cheng Wuting heard his name, his heart chuckled...... Although he didn't know him, Cheng Wuting heard his son Cheng Qizhi mention him, and he knew a little about the contradictions and conflicts between him and Xue Shao. What's more, Li Xiantong is the grandson of Governor Shi Li Chongyi, and his father Li Shangdan is also a celebrity under His Majesty the Emperor and is very favored.

So there is a very delicate relationship between friend and foe - Li Shangdan and the Queen of Heaven are extremely discordant, and now, the Queen of Heaven is trying her best to win him over Cheng Wuting, in addition to wanting to train him to be the commander of the Tang Dynasty who can replace Pei Xingjian, there is another important intention, that is, after he Cheng Wu returns to the court, he will help her to balance and fight against Li Shangdan!

In other words, due to the reason of standing in line, Cheng Wuting and Li Chongyi's family are already enemies!

"Observer, what are you doing here?" Cheng Wuting behaved quite kindly and asked.

Li Xiantong is also smiling.

He is used to this kind of smile, even when he is extremely angry and wants to kill, his face is this kind of smile that is neither yin nor yang, nor lukewarm.

"This envoy came, first, on the order of the marching chief, to supervise the battle. General Cheng fought bravely and resisted the strong enemy outside the country, and when the envoy returned to the state, he would truthfully report and ask for credit for General Cheng. Li Xiantong said with a smile.

Cheng Wuting listened to him playing official like this, and did not mention the matter of "reinforcements", he was already very angry in his heart, endured his temperament, and asked: "Your envoy, I want to ask why Changshi didn't send troops to help?" The Turks invaded in a big way, with no less than 100,000 soldiers and horses. I have no more than 10,000 people under my command and I have to divide troops to rescue Yunzhou, and the defense is quite tight! ”

"General Cheng, don't get me wrong, Changshi never said that he would not send troops." Li Xiantong smiled, as if "bitterly" and said, "General Cheng is guarding the city in front, there is the Great Wall outside, and there are tiger and wolf soldiers inside. The Turks have never been good at attacking cities strongly, and they will definitely not be able to defeat Shuozhou. ”

"......" Cheng Wu was speechless, and he endured a strong anger in his heart, almost burning his eyes.

Li Xiantong glanced at Cheng Wuting and said with a smile: "General Cheng, don't be impatient, the reinforcements in the rear are about to arrive." You also know that more than ninety percent of the army in Bingzhou is a newly recruited new army, how to fight in a hurry? Moreover, relocating displaced people and raising food and grass are not things that can be done overnight. The Metropolitan Governor's Mansion was busy almost day and night, and he did not dare to slack off. Chang Shizheng transferred General Cheng to replace Cao Huaishun to guard Shuozhou, didn't he rely on General Cheng's prestige? If you can hold the pass for three months, the rear army will be ready for everything. This is General Cheng's great achievement! ”

Cheng Wuting couldn't hold back any longer, and jumped up like thunder on the spot, "Three months? You let me have 10,000 horses to guard the onslaught of the Turkic army of 100,000 for three months?! ”

"There are so many soldiers and horses in the rear, Li Duozuo and Li Jinxing, and some of them have elite regular troops under their command!"

"Recruits don't go into battle, they're busy collecting food and grass, what kind of bullshit excuse is this!"

"Shuozhou is gone, and it is I, Cheng Wuting, and more than 10,000 brothers under my command who lost their heads!"

"Li Chongyi, I said that you are so kind, give me a military merit for nothing, and let me recover the two states of Shuodai!"

"It turned out that he was going to trap me Cheng Wu to death! You want to kill more than 10,000 of my brothers! ”

"Li Chongyi, you inhuman old thief, bastard old bastard!"

……

Cheng Wuting scolded loudly, and there was no half of restraint and politeness. This looks like he's going to be put to death, what else is there to worry about?

Li Xiantong let him scold, but his face was still the kind of smile that was neither yin nor yang, and he was indifferent at all.

After he finished scolding, Li Xiantong said gloomily: "General Cheng, I respect you for being a tiger general and a loyal martyr all your life, and I don't hear those angry words just now." ”

Li Xiantong's attitude made Cheng Wu, who was upright and fiery, unbearable. Even if he slapped the table and scolded himself, it would be more enjoyable. Like such cynicism, neither yin nor yang, neither dead nor alive, Cheng Wuting is even more angry!

"Li Xiantong, don't put on such a stinky gesture in front of Lao Tzu!" Cheng Wu was furious, and said angrily, "Lao Cheng is desperate for this life, and he is not subject to the coercion and sarcasm of a villain like you!" ”

"General Cheng, why be so impatient? I can't say enough about it! Li Xiantong was still not in a hurry, and said with a smile, "The Turks raised troops to invade Yunshuo and the two prefectures, General Cheng's border defense was tight, and the governor's mansion of the prefecture was well known. But the more critical the moment, the more it can show General Cheng's loyalty and bravery! - However, since General Cheng is in difficulty, I, the former military observer, will also truthfully report to the Governor's Mansion, asking Changshi to allocate a batch of grain and grass supplies as soon as possible, and send reinforcements as soon as possible. ”

"Humph! ......" Cheng Wuting snorted with disdain, how kind would you kid? Your family, I can't wait for Lao Tzu to die without a place to be buried!

Li Xiantong still smiled and whispered: "This envoy is here, and there is another important military business. If General Cheng can help me do this military affairs well, I am willing to put my neck under General Cheng's knife and guarantee my life - within three days, reinforcements will arrive! ”

Cheng Wuting's heart was suddenly stunned, his thick eyebrows were furrowed, and he asked very vigilantly: "What military affairs?" ”.

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