During the Anshi Rebellion, the Li Tang court transferred a large number of troops from the four towns of Anxi to participate in the suppression of the rebellion, which made the four towns of Anxi have not recovered their strength until now, because they could not get troops from the Central Plains, and a large number of Fan people were difficult to control, so the strength of the four towns of Anxi has never been able to recover to the past, although there is no threat from the west now, but the troops of the four towns of Anxi can only barely maintain local security, and the chaotic Tubo people often come to rob and bring a lot of trouble to the four towns of Anxi. Therefore, when Hexi and Longyou were occupied by the rebels, the four towns of Anxi could not send troops, and they were also worried that these rebels would advance westward, but the arrival of the soldiers and horses of the Western Qin made the four towns of Anxi Jiedu greatly relieved Guo Xin, and after the news was obtained, Xizhou and Yizhou Taishou sent people to prepare grain and grass along the way for the Western Qin army to use. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Western Qin army came all the way east under the leadership of Bai Xiaode and Ma Lan, and after passing through Yizhou, the two discussed and decided to divide the troops into two routes, all the way to capture Shazhou and all the way to Guazhou. Bai Xiaode led the Second Army Corps from north to south through the 800-mile Mohe Yanmoi to enter the boundary of Shazhou, while Ma Ling led the Fourth Army to cross the Mohe Yanmoi from west to east and enter the boundary of Guazhou.

On the evening of the Fourth Army after entering the Guazhou territory, Ma Lan ordered the whole army to be stationed in place to rest for two days, and after the camp was completed, Ma Lan convened the lieutenant general of the Fourth Army Corps to discuss the matter.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Ma Lan sat on the main seat with his sword, and the generals on both sides sat on the Maza.

Ma Lan looked at everyone: "Everyone, I am not very familiar with you, but we are now people in the same boat, if our boat capsizes, we will all be finished, so we must be in the same boat!" You agree with that, right? ”

The generals looked at each other, and then hugged their fists together and said, "What the general said is very true!" ”

"Good! Now that you can all agree on this, things are much easier! If you don't implement it conscientiously, you will not only harm others, but also yourself, so for the sake of your own life, don't cheat and cheat when executing military orders, and implement them to the letter! In this way, we have the premise and foundation for a great victory! General Ben's ability to march and fight is learned from the king, and your former corps commander General Wei Meng also learned from the king, so I and General Wei Meng are in the same lineage, and there should be no obstacles to military communication between me and you, we all know the two most important points of marching and fighting, the first is the degree of execution of orders, and the second is military discipline, which does not need me to remind you anymore, right? Okay, let's get to the point, we have now entered the territory of Guazhou, according to the news we have gotten, the entire Hexi and Longyou have been entrenched by the rebels, and the imperial court has lost control here, so we are now equivalent to entering the enemy territory, first of all, we have to send out a service to explore the surrounding areas, especially the residence of the Fan tribe, find their military stronghold and eliminate it, and then wave the army to Yumen Pass! Yumen Pass is the only pass for us to enter the hinterland of Guazhou, this pass was built by the imperial court to prevent foreign invasions, but I didn't expect it to become an obstacle for us to enter Guazhou! Who is in charge of the scout camp? ”

A colonel stood up and hugged his fists and said: "Back to the general's words, his subordinate Liang Jiantong is the colonel of the scout battalion!" ”

Ma Lan said: "I order you to send a scout team to all the Guazhou territories except Yumen Pass to investigate, find the places where the various tribes live, and see if they have military strongholds!" As far as I know, there were five post forts stationed in this vicinity, and I sent people to find out if there were still people stationed in these post forts, and if so, who were stationed there, and immediately report to the general after finding out! During the period of rest and reconnaissance of the enemy, the first department is responsible for the internal and external vigilance and patrol of the army, and the soldiers of the other departments rest! ”

"Yes, General!"

Two days later, Liang Jiantong reported to Ma Luan: "General, our scouts have found out the location and situation of all the Fan people's residences outside Yumen Pass, and have not found any military strongholds. The closest military stronghold to us is Yumen Pass, and our subordinates have already sent scouts to enter Yumen Pass disguised as merchants from the Western Regions to investigate the situation, and they have not yet returned! This is the distribution map of all the Fan tribes living outside the Yumen Pass, and the subordinates have marked it on it, please take a look at it! ”

Ma Lan took the drawings and looked at them, put them on the desk and said to the generals: "The outpost that went to investigate the situation of the defenders of Yumen Pass has not yet returned, we don't know how many defenders there are in Yumen Pass, but even if there are not many defenders, we can't attack it in a short time, because we only have 3,000 infantry, and the rest are cavalry, the king once said that the biggest role of the infantry of the Western Qin Army is to attack the city, but it cannot be used under normal circumstances, because the infantry of the Western Qin Army can only be used under the most difficult to conquer the city!" Then we want to capture the Yumen Pass, we can only think of other ways! General Ben has already thought of it! General Wan of the second department, I will give you a task to arrest all the Fan people in all the Fan settlements outside the Yumen Pass, regardless of men, women and children! ”

"Yes!"

Five days later, the scouts who went to investigate in the Yumen Pass came back, and Wan Shitong, the second general of the second department sent by Ma Lan to arrest people, also took the people of the headquarters to arrest all the people of all the tribes outside the Yumen Pass, and there were more than 20,000 people, but most of them were old and weak women and children, and there were only more than 2,000 young and strong.

Ma Xuan summoned the generals and said: "The scouts who went to Yumen Pass to investigate have returned, and after investigation, I learned that there are 3,000 defenders in Yumen Pass, all of whom are Moli people among the Tuyuhun people, I guess it should be the original Moli people, and they rebelled with other barbarians!" If the Yumen Pass is captured, General Ben already has an idea, which is why General Ben wants to let Wan Shitong lead the army to capture all the Fan people nearby! We don't have the men to siege the city, but we have them around here! Someone is coming, pass on the order of the general, and go and bring the principals of all the tribes! ”

"No!"

Soon, the patriarchs of all ethnic groups scattered outside the Yumen Pass were all taken into the big tent, a total of thirteen, not only Tuyuhun people, but also Tiele people and party members.

Ma Lan looked at the crowd: "This general is very reluctant to invite you here in this way, because our Han people have never taken the initiative to provoke you, and they have always treated the surrounding tribes with a very friendly attitude, but you always want to get more, and now your people have launched a rebellion, occupied Hexi and Longyou, and also captured Chang'an, cut off the Hexi Corridor, and interrupted the trade route, which makes us intolerable!" Now we are going to attack Yumen Pass, but most of us are cavalry and cannot undertake the task of attacking the city, so we have to ask you to come over and let you help us capture Yumen Pass! ”

One of the leaders of the Fan clan said angrily; "Don't think!"

Ma Lan asked, "Which leader is this?" ”

Zhou Jiantong, the commander of the scout battalion, replied: "He is the leader of the Tuyuhun clutch tribe, Tule!" ”

Ma Ling said: "The leader of Thule can not agree, but your tribesmen will all be killed because of your stubbornness, and no one will be left!" If you don't believe me, you can try! ”

Speaking of this, Ma Lu said to the others: "You are the same! I don't care what method you use to take the Yumen Pass, three days later, I want the Yumen Pass to be under my control! ”

One of the leaders shouted: "For the sake of my people, I can promise you, but the Yumen Pass is guarded by 3,000 people, and all the adult men here now add up to only more than 2,000 people, and you let us have more than 2,000 people to attack the Yumen Pass, which is guarded by 3,000 people, doesn't this send us to death?" ”

Ma Lan asked, "Did I say that you should attack it?" You are all herdsmen or farmers in this vicinity, so you should not arouse suspicion when you enter the Yumen Pass, right? I don't want you to seize all the Yumen Passes, as long as you can seize the city gates, so that my army can kill into the pass, your people can be saved, if you can't even do this, then you can only watch your more than 20,000 clansmen all killed! ”

"Don't kill them, don't kill them, they're innocent! I promise you, I'm willing to take people to take the gates! One of the leaders immediately shouted.

Ma Lu looked at the others and asked, "What about you?" ”

The other chiefs bowed their heads, and if they didn't agree, they had to agree.

Two days later, a large number of locals drove horses and carried various agricultural and sideline products and animal husbandry products to Yumen Pass, so many people still attracted the attention of the defenders of Yumen Pass, after all, it is still rare to see so many people coming at one time.

"Stop, what are you doing?" A soldier with a weapon came up and stopped him.

The first herdsman to lead the horse said, "Sell furs!" ”

The soldiers walked to the horses and looked at them casually, it was indeed some fur, waved their hands and let them go, and released more than thirty people one after another, these people did not leave after entering the pass, they quickly took out their blades from the fur on their horses and killed the soldiers in the city gate.

The battle began, the defenders did not expect that someone would kill from the pass, and was killed by surprise for a while, many soldiers were cut down on the spot, and after the death of more than a dozen people, the other defenders responded and drew their swords and slashed and killed, but they forgot that there were many shepherds in front of the pass, and these people took out their weapons from the goods on horseback and killed the defenders' backs, and in the blink of an eye, the defenders at the city gate were killed.

In the distance of the pass, a group of cavalry slowly appeared, and the constantly waving banners at the city gate indicated that those shepherds had successfully captured the city gate, and Ma Lu immediately raised his hand and waved forward: "Kill-"

"Kill—"

Three thousand light cavalry rushed towards Yumen Pass under the leadership of a general, as the cavalry continued to accelerate, the yellow sand swept into the sky, the deafening sound of horses' hooves spread into the distance, and the defenders of the pass were shocked.

"Kill them, kill them all, close the gates!"

But it was too late, the entrance to the city gate was not big, and the shepherds firmly occupied the city gate so that the city gate could not be closed anyway, and before they were all killed, the cavalry of the Western Qin army rushed over.