Three hours later, at dusk, news came from the front outpost again, this time brought back by the scouts of Zou Headquarters. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Khan, we have engaged the front ranger outpost of the Thorn Horse Division, and we have lost eight men and the other side has lost six!"

When Badas heard this, he immediately commanded: "Explore! If there is news, report it quickly! ”

"Yes, Khan!"

After the Zou Headquarters Ranger Outpost left, Badas said to Zhao Ziliang: "King, it seems that Husidasi has decided to engage us head-on, otherwise the detection range of their Ranger Sentry will not spread such a long distance!" ”

Zhao Ziliang said: "Whether he is fighting with us head-on or playing yin, we are all soldiers who will block the water and cover the earth!" Chen Qing, give the order to go down, the army will camp on the spot, no one and no one or war horse will be allowed to unload their armor, and they will be ready to fight at any time! You'll have to arrange your guard and defense patrols, and later the king will patrol the camp and beyond! ”

"Command!" Chen Qing hugged his fists and agreed and instructed the heralds to convey Zhao Ziliang's military orders, and he then summoned the generals of the various ministries and the khans of the leaders of the various tribes to arrange the size and scope of their respective camps.

At nightfall, the camp was full of mounted patrols, soldiers eating dinner and drinking hot soup around the fire, and every half hour outside the camp there were guard posts returning to the camp to report the situation.

After inspecting the defense, patrol and vigilance, Zhao Ziliang returned to fight with the guards, and Xuan Shibai walked in and hugged his fists and reported: "King, General Huo Kan has sent a message from the flying eagle, and his troops are camping thirty miles away on the other side of the river, and they have sent a large number of scouts to reconnoiter thirty miles away from the northeast, east and south, and no trace of the enemy has been found for the time being!" ”

Zhao Ziliang instructed: "Reply to him and tell him to let his scouts increase the scope of reconnaissance and search, if Hu Si Dasi really uses the other half of the elite cavalry to sneak attack the flank of our army, he will inevitably take the right bank of the Yayik River, we are too unfamiliar here, we don't know the terrain and climate here, everything must be careful!" ”

"Yes!" Xuan 18 said yes and stepped back.

Zhao Ziliang saw that Gao Shang, Du Fu, Dugu Jun and others looked tired, and knew that they were too tired from marching during the day, so he said to everyone: "I see that several gentlemen are also tired, so go back to the tent to rest first, if there is anything, this king will send someone to call you!" ”

The civil officials stood up in a row and bowed their hands to Zhao Ziliang and said, "Thank you for your compassion, the lower officials will retire!" ”

In addition to the few guards standing guard in the big tent, there were only Ma Lan, the commander of the guards, Duan Xiushi, the deputy commander of the guards, Blehan, the commander of the Dragon Guards, Zhao Lei, the captain of the guards, Ma Sui, the deputy commander of the Dragon Guards, Nuer, the deputy commander of the guards, and Xuan Wu, the deputy commander of the guards.

This escort army and the dragon guard army are newly formed and completed half a year ago, and have not yet experienced a real war, the guard army has 5,000 people and horses, all of them are elite cavalry, and the dragon guard army is more elite, only 1,000 horsemen, but all of them are from the height of the strong, extremely brave people, the upper horse is a heavy knight, the dismounted is a heavy infantry, and everyone's individual combat effectiveness can be one as ten.

Zhao Ziliang looked at Brehan and asked, "Brehan, how old are you today?" ”

Brehan bowed down and hugged his fists and said: "Back to the king, the last general will be five years older than the king, and he will be forty-four years old this year!" ”

"You have been dealing with local government affairs all these years, and you rarely lead troops into battle, can you still fight on horseback?"

Brehan stood up and clasped his fists and said loudly: "Great King, the last general is only forty-four years old this year, just in the year of the tiger and wolf, you can eat five drawers of steamed buns, a test sheep, and a jar of wine at each meal!" Although the last general has been handling government affairs in the local area over the years, he has practiced martial arts diligently every day, and studied the art of war every night, and now he can still fight tigers and leopards hand-to-hand and kill bulls with one punch! It's just to be able to fight for the king again one day! Tomorrow, I encountered the soldiers and horses of the Thorn Ma Ti Department, please allow the king to allow the last general to lead all the soldiers of the Dragon Guard Army to fight for the king's array! ”

Zhao Ziliang smiled and said, "It's really good that you can take time out of your tedious government affairs to practice martial arts every day!" Many military generals have abandoned their martial arts after turning into civilian officials, and their stomachs are bigger than the bellies of pregnant women, and it seems that this king has done nothing wrong to let you be the commander of the Dragon Guard. As for tomorrow's battle against Kusidasi, you don't have to worry about it, Badas doesn't want our Western Qin army to meddle in the internal grievances of their Pecheneg people, and when they divide the winners and losers, we'll talk about it depending on the situation! There will be more wars in the future, you don't need to worry, there will always be a time when you will go into battle! ”

"Yes, my lord! The last general is always ready," said Brehan, stepping aside.

At this time, Zhao Lei stood up and clenched his fists and said: "Father, it is naturally good for us for Baddas to solve the problem by himself, but the three northern tribes went south to loot the three groups in the south and we sent people to pretend to do it, if Baddas and Khusidas talk about this matter face to face, they will inevitably find out that it is abnormal, and this matter may be ganged up, if they find out that this matter is done by us, it is very likely that they will unite to turn the spearhead and attack our army!" ”

"So they can't be given the time and opportunity to talk about it!" After Zhao Ziliang finished speaking, he turned his head to Xuan Wu and instructed: "Xuan Wu, the king of tomorrow will tell Badas to send you to protect his safety, and you will follow him, once he talks to Kusidasi about this matter, you have to shoot Kusidasi at the critical moment, and you can't let Badas suspect us for the time being!" ”

Xuan Wu stood up and hugged his fists and said, "No! ”

After the scouts of the two sides fought several times, both sides knew each other's location, and it was impossible to sneak attack, so they could only fight head-on in a dignified manner, not only Zhao Ziliang, but also Su Si Answer, both sides had never thought of sneaking in the middle of the night before. Zhao Ziliang felt that it was unnecessary, he just wanted to spare enough time for Ku Si Dasi to gather the soldiers and horses of the whole clan and solve the Answering Ma Ti Department once and for all, but Hu Si Dasi thought that he did not know the situation of the Tang army and did not dare to come to attack in the middle of the night.

On the morning of the tenth day of the first month of April, the army was preparing to set off to meet the soldiers and horses of the Thorn Horse Division, Zhao Ziliang was sitting in the big tent eating a large pot of rice, and there was a roasted whole sheep on the table, and Nie Sanniang and Wang Zhiyun were peeling off the mutton for him.

Xuan 18 walked in and hugged his fists and bowed down: "King, General Hokan has sent news that the sentry of the Fifth Army found an elite ranger on the opposite bank of the Ilek River at dawn, the number is about 3,000 people, according to the judgment of the outpost, because it is the cavalry of the Great Thorn Horse Division, it is seventy miles away from the current position of the Fifth Army, General Hokan has decided to set up an ambush on the mountain ridge thirty miles on the right side of the Utwa River, and wait for this ranger to arrive and launch an attack from the flank!" ”

When Zhao Ziliang heard this, he immediately stopped eating, took the map and spread it on the desk to find the two locations mentioned by Xuan Shiba, and said: "If this cavalry of the Answering Horse Ti Department does not want to be discovered, it will definitely not dare to get too close to the right bank of the Yayik River, so their marching route is just about three miles north of the mountain range where Huo Kan was ambushed, a distance of three miles, even if the cavalry with a lot of training, after completing the formation change, they will not be able to muster up morale to meet the incoming attack, because the foothold is unstable!" This battle was not a complete ambush, but it was almost there! Tell Huo Kan, just say that this king agrees with his battle plan, let him arrange it carefully, and don't let the enemy find clues and flaws! ”

"Yes, King!"

After eating and drinking, Zhao Ziliang lay on the backrest and greeted Nie Sanniang and Wang Zhiyun, and said with a smile: "Come, the two ladies will beat their legs and rub their shoulders for Uncle Ben!" ”

Nie Sanniang slapped him when she heard this, and said coquettishly: "How old are they, and they haven't done it yet!" ”

Having said that, the two women still beat Zhao Ziliang's legs and rubbed his shoulders, Zhao Ziliang closed his eyes and enjoyed it, Wang Zhiyun said while beating back: "There are no eyes on the battlefield, you are already a king, you don't have to rush to the front in every battle, pay attention!" There are so many generals and lieutenants, they have rich money and rewards, and now is the time for them to die! ”

Zhao Ziliang couldn't help but shake his head when he heard this: "What a woman's opinion!" ”

"King, the army is assembled, and you can set out at any time!" Chen Qing's voice came from outside the tent, he knew that Nie Sanniang and Wang Zhiyun were both in the tent, so he didn't come in and reported directly outside.

"Okay, right away!"

As the army continued to advance, the front outposts continued to report the movements and positions of the various armies of the Great Thorn Mati, and there were also reports of the losses of the two sides of the outposts in battle, and before a battle broke out, the reconnaissance and cavalry outposts on both sides would inevitably go through fierce battles again and again, in order to gain the initiative in reconnoitring the enemy's situation, and it would depend on which of the two sides had stronger combat effectiveness.

By mid-morning, the armies of the two sides had finally encountered, and five miles away, both sides could see the smoke and dust rising above the opposing army and countless flags fluttering in the wind.

While riding forward, Ba Dasi observed the situation of the army of the Thorn Ma Ti Army, and then saluted Zhao Ziliang next to him: "King, leave the battle against Ku Si Dasi to my Zou headquarters, the army of the King and the Vizier Khan can sweep the battle for me in the back!" If I die in battle, please sustain my eldest son as a leader. ”

Zhao Ziliang promised: "Okay, this king promises you!" But this king believes that you will win the battle against Kusidasi, so let's do it, I have a general under me, and his martial arts are passable, and he can protect your safety! Where is Xuanwu? ”

Xuan Wu immediately stepped forward and hugged his fists and said, "The end will be!" ”

"From now on you're with the leader of Badath to keep him safe and don't let him get harmed, understand?"

"Yes, King!"

"This ??????" Ba Dasi didn't know Zhao Ziliang's purpose, and thought that Zhao Ziliang was really thinking about his safety, and he was quite moved in his heart, and he was ashamed of it, but it was not easy to refuse, so he hesitated for a while and accepted, "Thank you for the king's kindness, Ba Dasi is grateful!" ”