Yumen Pass, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty opened the road to the Western Regions and set up the four counties of Hexi, was named after the Western Regions when they imported jade. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

In November, it is already a little chilly in the north, especially at night, and the cold wind is swishing.

As soon as night fell, the door was slammed shut. Except for some of the soldiers who were on patrol at night, most of them had already taken refuge in warm bedding and slept.

"Boom!" Suddenly, a cavalry of several hundred men galloped from west to east towards Yumen Pass.

Since Lü Guangdong returned to the army, this is the first time that cavalry has appeared under the Yumen Pass.

The guards did not dare to be careless, and looked nervously at the approaching cavalry, and many people were still whispering about this.

"How can there be cavalry? It can't be a call from the Western Regions, right? ”

"With the Gaochang army blocking the west, how can the soldiers and horses of the Western Regions appear in Yumen Pass?! I think it may be the Gaochang cavalry, I heard that the rebels are besieging Dunhuang, and the guard is the apprentice of Du Tingshi, this teacher has an accident, can you still watch it as an apprentice? ”

"Shhhh Be quiet, have you forgotten the Protector's teachings? Do not talk about military affairs. ”

"Humph! I don't know what the top thinks, the powerful Gaochang Army is close at hand, but I just don't want people to set foot in the pass. ”

"Alas, who knows what's going on, if the Gaochang army had gone out, maybe the rebels would have been beaten away by this time."

When the soldiers were talking about it, I saw a horse come to the pass and shouted: "Brother of Guan, a certain is the commander of General Shi Du of Shazhou to join the army, and he went to Gaochang for help on the order of Assassin Shi. Now that I have asked for 500 reinforcements, you quickly open the gate and let me pass, so that I can help the assassin put down the rebellion. ”

"It's really Gaochang reinforcements coming." The defenders shouted in surprise, but none of them dared to open the gates.

I don't know how long it took, Lu Fu, who learned the news, finally appeared, he leaned on the wall and looked down, and saw that there were really only five hundred cavalry in front of the pass, so he quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Just now, Lu Fu received a report from the guards, saying that the Gaochang reinforcements had arrived at Guanxia, and he thought that Wei Shuo personally led the army to appear, and he couldn't help but get nervous, for fear that Wei Shuo would be embarrassed and raise heavy troops to attack the fortifications. Now that he saw that Duan Ye was alone, he was relieved.

"Duan joined the army, why did you come back? What about the Gaochang reinforcements? ”

"Oh, Lu Hujun, you can be regarded as here, quickly open the city gate and let someone pass."

Facing the anxious Duan Ye, Lu Fu said unhurriedly: "Duan is slow to join the army, stay in the next place to ask clearly, and it is not too late to open the city gate." ”

"What else is there to ask? At present, Dunhuang is in danger, and the protectors, as the children of the Lu family, do not want to suppress the rebellion, but block the reinforcements at the pass, I don't know what the reason is? ”

"Reinforcements? This is the reinforcement you brought in? Gao Chang only sent this small number of troops? Lu Fu's eyes were full of suspicion.

"Nonsense, of course this is reinforcements?! Gao Chang did not stop at this little force, but it took time for the army to be mobilized, and Ye was worried about the danger in Hexi, so he borrowed 500 cavalry from Yang Taishou and Wei Duhu to return first. ”

"Dare to ask Duan to join the army, I don't know when the main force of the Gaochang army will come?"

"It's not clear here, anyway, when I left Gaochang, the main force of Gaochang had not yet completed the assembly."

"According to an estimate, it will take ten days before the main force of Gaochang arrives at Yumen Pass."

"I see!"

At this moment, Lu Fu looked at Duan Ye with a gloomy face, there was a fierce struggle going on in his mind, and he didn't know whether to believe Duan Ye's words or not.

On the one hand, he was worried that there was fraud and betrayed his father Lu Guang's trust; On the other hand, he was worried that the rebels in Hexi were strong, and if Dunhuang was really lost, what was the point of him blocking Yumen Pass again?

"Open and close the door." After careful consideration, Lu Fu still chose to believe in Duan Ye and ordered the soldiers to open the city gate quickly.

With a squeaky sound, the thick city gate of the jade gate finally opened slowly.

Seeing that the city gate was opened, Duan Ye was secretly happy in his heart, but his face did not show the slightest abnormality.

"Guys, come with me into the city!" Duan Ye waved his hand, and in an instant, hundreds of Gaochang troops rushed into the pass.

As soon as they entered the gate, everyone made a noise and subdued the soldiers guarding the gate with swords and guns.

At the same time, with the terrible sound of bull's horns, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded in the distance, and it was obvious that a large number of cavalry were rushing towards Yumen Pass.

"Quick...... Close the gates quickly, the enemy will attack. Suddenly attacked, the defenders of Yumen Pass immediately panicked.

No one thought that Duan Ye, who was shouting urgently to rescue Dunhuang just now, began to attack his own people in the blink of an eye.

Due to the suddenness of the incident, most people are simply overwhelmed and do not know what to do.

"All men take up their weapons and drive the enemy out of the city."

The first to react was Lu Fu, who hurriedly shouted loudly, trying to organize a rebellion.

It's a pity that Wei Shuo and Duan Ye didn't give the defenders any chance at all, and the Gaochang army that entered the pass did not kill much, but only wanted to capture the pass and surrender.

Only after the situation was under control did Wei Shuo come forward to appease the captured soldiers.

"Don't panic, we are all Gaochang soldiers and horses, and we are only in a hurry to enter the customs to quell the rebellion, so we have to make this decision. However, please rest assured, as long as you stay honest, you will not have to worry about your own life. ”

Wei Shuo had just pacified the captives, and as soon as he turned around, he saw Kang Long carrying Lu Fu over.

At this time, where did Lu Fu still have the demeanor of the son of the family, the whole person was paralyzed, and he didn't dare to look at Wei Shuo.

"Alas, what a tiger father and dog!"

After sighing, Wei Shuo shook his head slightly, and suddenly lost interest, so he ordered someone to watch and detain him first, and then deal with it later.

After capturing the Yumen Pass, Wei Shuo began to think about his next move, he glanced at Duan Ye and Song Xuan who were standing beside him, and asked, "What do you two think about the next action?" ”

Seeing Wei Shuo looking at him, Duan Ye couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, he had always regarded himself as Wei Shuo's collaborator. Now that Wei Shuo suddenly asked for advice as a subordinate, he was a little at a loss for a while.

Song Miao next to him obviously didn't have this concern, he thought for a while and said: "Taking Yumen Pass is just an appetizer, the real key is how the army can capture Liangzhou at the lowest cost, at least Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Zhangye and other counties." ”

"What the body industry said won my heart. It is gratifying to take Yumen Pass, but without the occupation of Liangzhou, this operation will not be considered a success. ”

"What are your thoughts on next steps?"

"According to the scouts, the rebels are strong at the moment, Peng Huang is based on Zhangye, Wang Mu occupies Jiuquan, and Suo Yan, who was born in a big family, is besieging Dunhuang, but fortunately was repelled by Du Tingshi."

"Wang Mu was originally supported by the Suo clan, but now he occupies Jiuquan, and the Suo clan has nothing to gain, and the ministers expect that the rebels will definitely break out into internal strife due to the uneven distribution of the spoils."

"At this time, the army should hold off its eastward march and block news of the great entry. When the enemy army was infighting, the lord took the opportunity to send out cavalry and wipe out the rebels in one fell swoop. ”

After listening to Song Xuan's suggestion, Duan Ye, who was originally silent, suddenly objected: "What if the rebels don't have internal strife?" And in this way, isn't Dunhuang dangerous? ”

"The rebels are united by interests, and they will fall apart because of interests. The Suo clan is a big family in Dunhuang, and they have been planning for so long, but they finally made a wedding dress for Wang Mu. If you join the army instead, will you be willing? ”

"As for the safety of Dunhuang? Joining the army is a great place to worry. ”

"Dunhuang is the leading big city in Hexi, and there are famous generals like General Du stationed in the city, so there will be no danger for the time being."

"Even if something goes wrong in the middle, Yumen Pass and Dunhuang are close at hand, and the cavalry of the brigade can only kill the city in half a day after a long-distance attack, so what danger can't be solved?"

"Okay, according to the plan of the body, the army will be stationed in the pass first, send scouts to find out the news, and pay close attention to the situation in Hexi."

Duan Ye silently followed behind Wei Shuo, if he didn't know Gao Chang's plan by now, then he was too mentally retarded.

It's just that now that he is alone, what can he do except go with the flow?

Besides, he may not have other thoughts in his heart, Wei Shuo is also Du Jin's apprentice no matter what, and he will really succeed in the future. As Du Jin's confidant and staff, he will naturally rise with the tide, isn't it better than seeing people's faces in Guzang before?