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The iron hooves of 50,000 Rouran cavalry crossed the golden mountain, constantly advancing in depth, driving straight in, invincible.

In just a few days, except for a few cities such as Yiwu, the Rouran people have swept across the grasslands north of the Eastern Tianshan Mountains.

However, when the complacent Rouran weightlifters went south, they actually planted a heel in Hami.

In several siege battles, the defenders relied on the city to resist with all their might, forcing the Rouran people to return several times without success.

After several days of stalemate, the offensive was never effective, which gave Rouran Khan a big headache.

As a last resort, I had to temporarily surround Hami for long-term planning.

The Hami guard general Li Sui was born in the Li family of Longxi, and his father was the famous Shuozhou governor Li Wei.

He tried his best to encourage the defenders to persevere to the end, and repeatedly said that Dadu Hu would not abandon everyone.

At the same time, the countries of the Western Regions also raised troops in response to the Rouran people.

Only the remaining four countries of Khotan, Shule, Qiuzi, and Yueban formed a coalition army of 20,000 in the Western Regions and invaded Yancheng, Wulei and other cities to the east.

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In Guzang City, a relatively prosperous area, there are many people around the wide square.

It was the recruiting office of the Zhenxi General's Mansion, and since the news of the invasion of Rouran came, it ignited the anger in the hearts of the people of Hexi and aroused the patriotic enthusiasm of the people.

Many young children, including some scholars, enthusiastically signed up to join the army.

In fact, it was not only Guzang, when Shazhou was in turmoil, all the counties east of Yumen Pass set off a boom in joining the army.

The current situation is not unrelated to the sudden rise of Hexi and the arousal of national pride in the hearts of Han people.

In particular, with the great development of the newspaper industry, the people of Hexi received more information and knowledge than the common people of the previous dynasties.

This knowledge and information not only broadened the horizons of Hexi people, opened their minds, but also made them cherish their existing life more and have a more sense of family and country.

All Hexi people knew what it meant for the Rouran people to invade Shazhou, and once Shazhou fell, Hexi would lose the Silk Road.

There is no need to say how important the Silk Road is to Hexi, but anyone who has a little knowledge and has read the newspaper knows it.

Therefore, it is a top priority to resist the invasion of Rouran and ensure the smooth flow of the Silk Road.

It is this that prompts countless Hexi people to donate, donate materials, and join the army to support the Western Expedition of Dadu.

In addition, the common people saw that Hexi was getting stronger and stronger, and they had successively swept away many Hulu, and with the increasing self-confidence and pride of the nation, their foreign strategy became more and more tough.

In the street wine shop, you will often hear Hexi people talking, including many words of slaughtering the city and destroying the country.

Now Rouran dares to risk the world's condemnation, of course, it is unforgivable!

Such provocateurs must be severely punished, so that the people of Rouran can understand that the interests and dignity of Hexi cannot be violated.

Seeing that the people of Hexi were excited, and they were not afraid of war and dared to fight, to be honest, Wei Shuo was quite pleased, and he felt that this was the heroic style of the Huanghuang Han Dynasty.

He had already made up his mind, determined to follow the will of the people, and attacked heavily to strike hard at Rouran and the people of the Western Regions.

Give the rapidly rising national morale another shot in the arm.

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In October, in the Zhenxi General's Mansion, Dadu Weishuo gathered the generals to discuss the counterinsurgency strategy.

"For a long time, in view of the critical situation in the Central Plains and the lack of strength in Hexi, it is difficult to take care of both the east and the west."

"Therefore, before the decisive advantage of the eastern front, Hexi can only suspend its westward expansion."

"In order to stabilize the border passes, they even had to compromise with the countries of the Western Regions in order to ensure the security of the Silk Road."

"Now that Hexi's strength has skyrocketed, it is difficult to tolerate half of the Western Regions being independent!"

"Today coincides with the westward march of the Rouran people, encroaching on my territory and slaughtering our people, forcing Hexi to start the westward expedition plan in advance."

"In this battle, we must completely annihilate the Rouran cavalry, sweep away the countries of the Western Regions, and completely advance the western border to the Green Ridge!"

"I heard that the Western Regions are rich in melons and fruits, and when the entire Western Regions are recovered, Bendu plans to set up a melon state to supply fruits for you."

"Huh? Hahaha......"

Originally, everyone was enthusiastic when they heard it, and they couldn't wait to fly over Yumen Pass as soon as possible to expand their territory.

Unexpectedly, the last sentence suddenly made everyone burst into laughter.

Listening to everyone's laughter, Wei Shuo couldn't help but laugh.

After a long time, the laughter gradually stopped.

At this time, Wei Shuo got up and walked to a huge sand table, and Wang Zhenwei, Liu Muzhi and other generals surrounded him.

He took the thin bamboo pole handed over by Fuqu Mengxun and pointed to Hami and Yancheng on the map.

"At present, the enemy's 70,000 coalition troops are concentrated in these two places, of which 20,000 Western Regions coalition troops have been blocked in Yancheng, and 50,000 Rouran cavalry have crossed the East Tianshan Mountains and moved south to Hami."

"At present, the Rouran people are launching a fierce offensive against Hami, and the situation in Hami is in danger."

"To be honest, 20,000 Western Regions Alliance troops are not a big concern, but 50,000 Rouran Iron Cavalry is a great threat."

"Therefore, Shuo thought that the combat deployment of reinforcements should be based on the encirclement and annihilation of the Rouran cavalry."

"As long as the Rouran people are eliminated, the people of the Western Regions will collapse without a fight."

"What Dadu Hu said is very true, once this Rouran cavalry is eliminated, Rouran will inevitably be greatly injured, and he will no longer be able to plot against the Western Regions."

"However, the minister thought that it would not be easy to wipe out 50,000 Hulu cavalry in one fell swoop."

Song Miao pinched his chin and poured cold water on Wei Shuo and everyone, so that some people with slightly hot heads gradually calmed down.

Due to the long-term overall planning and sitting in the rear, Song Miao has developed a cautious personality and thinks about everything from the worst perspective.

I saw him tugging at his beard, frowning and saying: "The army has just returned from the conquest and annexation of the state, and it has been less than two months since the rest and recuperation, and it is necessary to go out in a hurry." ”

"Even if you rotate the army, you have to consider the supply of grain and grass."

"The last time I fought and merged with the state, it was different from taking Longyou, not only did I not get cheap, but I also put in countless money and grain before and after."

"Now if you go on an expedition to the Western Regions, where will you raise the food and grass needed by tens of thousands of troops?"

"Hiss......" Wei Shuo frowned slightly, and said in a firm tone: "It is true that as the body industry said, this battle is not easy to fight." ”

"It's not that the enemy is too strong, but the long distance, coupled with the shortage of food and grass, seriously restricts the combat strength of the Hexi Army."

"But this battle must be fought, otherwise not only Shazhou will be in danger, but even the Silk Road will be interrupted, and the losses caused will be incalculable."

"However, as the sports industry said, Hexi is in a lot of difficulties right now."

"Today's Shuo will test everyone, how to fight a rapid counterattack under the limited supply of grain and grass."

After listening to Daduhu's request, the people present were thoughtful, and gradually understood Daduhu's true intentions.

Obviously, due to the shortage of food and grass, it is not allowed to drag on like the battle of annexing the state, and it must be resolved quickly.

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"Dadu Hu, the last general heard that Hou Huo, the champion of that year, imitated the tactics of the Huns, and led 10,000 horsemen to cross the west of the river for more than 2,000 miles."

"In the Battle of Gaolan, the Han army captured the evil prince and a large number of nobles, and beheaded the two kings of Zhelan and Luhou."

"Today's Hami is also two thousand miles away from Guzang, if you want to fight quickly, you can only follow the example of the champion Hou to attack the Huns in Hexi."

After listening to Wang Maide's words, Wei Shuo was noncommittal, but asked quietly: "A long-distance attack is certainly a good strategy, but how to solve the problem of grain and grass?" ”

"If there is no supply of grain and grass, it is not called a long-distance attack, it is called giving people heads."

"Grain and grass are not difficult to solve, the key is to eat the enemy!" Wang Maide is confident.

Hearing this, Wei Shuo's eyes lit up, and he pointed at Wang Maide and asked eagerly: "How to eat the enemy?" ”

Wang Maide got up, came to the sand table, pointed to Juyanze and said: "From Juyansai to the north, it is the territory of Rouran. ”

"There must be a lot of Rouran and Gaoche tribes along the road, and the army is covering all the way, and there is no need to worry about supplies at all."

"In order to conceal the true intentions of our army, we should also widely deploy suspicious soldiers at Yumen Pass to attract Rouran's attention."

"Then the cavalry of the brigade went north to live in Yanze along the weak water, and after living in Yansai, from the southern foot of Junji Mountain, and then turned to the northwest."

"Along the way, we adopted the strategy of eating the enemy, detoured to the northern foot of the East Tianshan Mountains, and killed from behind the side of Rouran, and killed the enemy by surprise."

When Wang Maide told the whole big detour strategy, everyone, including Wei Shuo, couldn't help but look at each other.

At this point, some people understand why most of the generals were handed over to him to preside over the military division, which is really extraordinary.

I'm afraid that except for Wang Maide, none of the people present would have thought of crossing the enemy territory and attacking the Rouran army in a detour of thousands of miles.

"Maide, you...... You're too ...... too It was so unexpected. Wei Shuo smiled bitterly.

Some people can't help but secretly discuss, not only is it unexpected, but no one will think like this at all.

"Most of the protectors, everyone, only the unexpected can win!"

"Yes...... But are you sure you will succeed? ”

"Yes! As long as most of the protectors dare to authorize and be under the order, the last general is willing to make a military order. ”

"You don't have to have a military order." Wei Shuo waved his hand.

"Tell me how feasible this plan is, as long as you can convince Shuo and all of you here, the Bendu Protector will authorize you to control all the soldiers and horses in the Western Regions."

"The key to the success or failure of a long-distance attack lies in whether the supplies can keep up, and if Rouran marches westward, the rear will inevitably be empty, and it is completely feasible to eat the enemy."

"Solve the supply, with the military quality of the Hexi cavalry, they are fully capable of this heavy burden."

Next, everyone checked and filled in the gaps for the big detour plan.

It wasn't until no one raised any more dissenting opinions that Wei Shuo finally agreed to implement it.

Soon, the military division worked out a combat plan, and this time the military operation was divided into two routes.

The first road was dominated by Wang Maide, with generals such as Fuqu Nancheng, Qigan Ali, and Bald Wei Tan, and led 18,000 cavalry of the Xiang Army composed of naturalized Qiang people, Xianbei people, and Huns, and lived in Yansai, implementing a great detour strategy, focusing on attacking the main army of Rouran, and recovering Yiwu and Hami.

The second road was purely suspicious, and 20,000 soldiers from the Liangzhou Prefecture were recruited, led by Duan Ye, the governor of Liangzhou, and went straight to Yumen Pass along the Hexi Corridor to attract the attention of the Rouran people.

In this way, although the consumption of grain and grass is reduced, the risk is also greatly increased, and the next thing can be up to Wang Maide's performance.

At that time, the plan was decided, and Wei Shuo immediately appointed Wang Maide as the governor of the conquest, and commanded the cavalry to run thousands of miles to attack the Rouran people.