Wang Shichong shook his head, he knew that it was impossible for Xue Ju to come up with any mature method in his head, for him, simply and violently destroying a qiqi was the best way, but the cavalry brought by Xue Ju this time surprised Wang Shichong.

In Wang Shichong's many years of military career, he has also seen many elite cavalry in the world, not to mention the Xiaoguo Army, such as the Turkic Khan Guard, Yang Liang's Dragoon Forbidden Army, and Yang Yichen's Shuozhou Light Cavalry, all of which can be regarded as first-class cavalry, but I can't imagine that in this border of Jinzhou, those Longxi iron cavalry under Xue Ju are not inferior to these top cavalry.

These cavalry are almost all one person and two horses, and the mounts are mostly fat horses and strong Hexi war horses, the skeleton is thicker than the Turkic steppe war horses, and the muscle lines are also very good, now it is after the autumn, it is the time when the horsepower is the strongest, the muscles of these war horses are like the muscles on the strong man and macho man, the lines are obvious, and the pieces of strong meat are turned out, especially the muscle blocks on the legs, compared with the common stables in the Central Plains, they are much thicker, and they seem to travel five or six hundred miles a day, No problem at all.

And the knights on the horse, all of them look weathered, many of them are covered with scars, and even the one-eyed dragon has a lot, you can imagine how many similar scars they have all over their bodies, Wang Shichong knows that Xue Ju's subordinates are half-soldiers and half-bandits, and sometimes they will simply pretend to be robbers to rob caravans, and they will secretly go out of the pass, as mercenaries to participate in the tribal vendetta of Tuyuhun and Western Turks. In addition, the area around Jincheng Longyou is a mixed place of Qiang and Hu, the people are strong, and the people are also brave and good at fighting. The physique of these people is not much better than that of the eight thousand Xiaoguo warriors at the core of the imperial camp, and the scars on their bodies can prove their combat experience, even if they add the equipment advantage of the Xiaoguo knight who can be armoured by all men and horses, and one person has two armors, and they will fight in this vast grassland land, and it is really difficult to predict who will win and who will lose.

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "General Xue." Your men are really tough, and I don't doubt that you would raid at night. will achieve certain results, even if Yang Guang is captured alive as you said, it is not impossible. ”

A hint of pride flashed on Xue Ju's face: "Xingman, you have experienced a hundred battles." You say yes, that's okay. ”

The expression in Yang Xuangan's eyes changed, and he said coldly: "I'm afraid that it may not be, there are eight thousand Xiaoguo athletes guarding the imperial camp, but I am afraid that these four thousand Longxi iron horses may not be successful." ”

A trace of displeasure flashed in Xue Ju's eyes: "General Yang, do you look down on the combat effectiveness of our Longxi Iron Cavalry?" Hmph, look at my warriors, these horses, compared to those of the knights. It's not bad at all, and besides, my warriors are all one man and two horses. When the fight really starts, the deputy horse can be released in the dark night, Yang Guang and Yuanshou must not know how many soldiers and horses come around, even if the Xiaoguo army can fight, but it is led by a sheep who does not know the art of war, and it will not escape the fate of failure. ”

Yang Xuangan shook his head: "General Xue." I have a grudge against the faint king for killing my father, and I wish I could kill him now. But after all, there are tens of thousands of horsemen around the imperial camp, aside from the outer infantry and the inner Xiaoguo cavalry, it is this imperial tent, and it is also surrounded by ropes, bells, and strong crossbows. ”

Xue Ju's face changed, and he looked at Wang Shichong: "Is this true?" ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "Yang Guang has always cherished his own life, I agree with General Yang's opinion, but these three or four thousand people, I'm afraid it's not enough to succeed." There is another point, now Yang Guang has not let the world be in chaos, even if General Xue succeeds, it is not enough to destroy the Great Sui, these thousands of soldiers under our command will be regarded as rebels, and they will be eliminated soon, and then they will make wedding dresses for others in vain, so why bother? ”

Xue Ju slapped the saddle fiercely: "Alas, it's really unlucky, I thought it was a good opportunity, but I didn't think of it or couldn't do it, it's been more than ten years since our plan, I have had 30,000 strong horses in Longyou Jincheng over the years, and the 4,000 horses brought this time are just elite soldiers, if the troops are insufficient, I can send people back to transfer troops, and then find an opportunity to start." ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "This is not the best opportunity, the world will be chaotic, and there will be thieves in two or three years, so it's better for me to move with the times." By the way, General Xue, do you know how the battle is going ahead? ”

Yang Xuangan said: "I only listened to the military discussion in Yang Guang's tent this morning, and Yuwenshu in front sent a message back, saying that after Tuyuhun was broken by Tiele in the Western Regions, Fuyun Khan of Tuyuhun led more than 100,000 troops and fled to Xiping Pass, saying that he wanted to surrender to my Great Sui, but in fact, he still wanted to cheat Dasui of a reward and continue to play Lai, but after seeing Yuwenshu's 80,000 cavalry coming out in formation, he realized that this time Dasui was serious, so he fled overnight. ”

"This group of Tuyuhun people can't fight, escape or really fast, Yuwenshu led 30,000 light horses to chase for ten days, before catching up, after a big battle, Tuyuhun people were defeated, scattered and fled, this battle beheaded more than 3,000 levels, captured more than 4,000 people, Tuyuhun princes surrendered and captured more than 200 people, the main force can be said to have been hit hard. Yuwen Shu took advantage of the victory to pursue, captured the two cities of Mantou and Chishui, and had already penetrated deep into the hinterland of Tuyuhun. ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "After all, Yuwenshu has been a veteran general for many years, and he still has two strokes in the use of soldiers, and he is willing to abandon the main force and chase in this land of rivers and rivers, which is also quite courageous." However, I think he dared to chase like this, he must have done enough homework in advance and had sufficient information to let him know the escape route of the Tuyuhun people. ”

Xue Ju's face showed a trace of annoyance, and he slapped his saddle heavily: "I knew that I wouldn't have sent Chang (Yin Chang, Ersheng) Sun to Yuwen Shu as a guide, he must have been led over by Changsun!" ”

Wang Shichong was slightly stunned: "What eldest grandson?" Is it the eldest grandson of Changsun Sheng? ”

Xue Ju shook his head: "No, it's a cavalry general under me, named Zhai Changsun, a native of Tuyuhun, known as the first warrior of Hehuang, and extremely skilled in bows and horses." For many years, he has led his small tribe to rob caravans in the Hehuang area, and even the Fuyun Khan of Tuyuhun was impressed by him and named him the little king of the tribe. Three years ago, I took over the protection of Gu Zang's group of businessmen, and personally escorted the road with 2,000 elite men, but I met this Zhai eldest grandson, and my son Rengao fought with him for a day and a night, fighting for more than a thousand rounds, regardless of victory or defeat. I cherished his talents, so I recruited them with a lot of money. This time, Yuwenshu led the troops to Jincheng first, and asked me for a guide, and the eldest grandson volunteered to make military achievements. I didn't stop him either, alas, I didn't expect to let Yuwen Shu do a great job! ”

Wang Shichong's heart moved, he had seen Xue Rengao's ability, and he could be called the tiger general of the world, but he didn't expect that Xue Ju still had a fierce general who could be compared with Xue Rengao, and the strength of this Jincheng overlord could be said to be like a tiger.

Yang Xuangan obviously had the same idea, and laughed: "There is actually such a tiger general in General Xue, I have to see it another day." Let's learn martial arts. ”

Xue Ju smiled slightly: "General Yang, Xiao'er has been haunted by the last loss to the general for many years. If you want to find another chance to compete, if you have time, you can also point them out. ”

Yang Xuangan smiled indifferently: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say." However, General Xue was able to train this Longxi Iron Cavalry so well, which really opened Yang's eyes, and he would cause trouble in the troubled times in the future. You, a division of tigers and wolves, will definitely be able to open up a piece of the world. ”

Xue Ju stroked his beard. Laugh without saying a word.

Yang Xuangan looked at the golden dome of the imperial camp in front of him, groaned for a while, turned his head and said to Wang Shichong: "Yesterday, there was news that the river in Hebei has been dug more than half, and it seems unlikely that it will be dug within the specified time this year. ”

Wang Shichong sighed: "This is also expected, Hebei has to dig a new canal of two thousand miles a year, and it is impossible not to put the people to death, but Yang Guang does not even let women go, and there are no more tyrants in the past dynasties than him, even Qin Shi Huang, has not let Meng Jiangnu build the Great Wall." ”

Yang Xuan said with a straight face: "It seems that everything is as Xingman expected, Hebei will definitely be chaotic in the next two years, and I don't think Yang Guang will have the energy to fight Goguryeo, maybe we can start in advance." ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "Miaocai, you are too optimistic, the rivers and mountains of the Great Sui are not so fragile, even if Yang Guang is so perverse, in the first year or two, it is impossible for anyone to really dare to overthrow Yang Guang, at most it is just to go up the mountain and down the river, occupy the mountain as the king, and become a bandit." ”

Xue Ju interjected: "If that's the case, then the world can't be chaotic, here in our northwest, there has never been a shortage of thieves, all kinds of horse gangs robbing and traveling merchants, even my subordinates, and sometimes they will do some business without capital." ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "General Xue, your Liangzhou Longxi area, unlike the Central Plains in the interior, is already fierce, and there are no large areas of fertile land to produce grain, so there are some small groups of horse thieves, it is not surprising, but in the Hebei land of the Central Plains, there is a wheat field in sight, which requires a large number of Ding men to cultivate, and the appearance of thieves is often the behavior of the whole village and the whole township, and after they go up the mountain, they have no food source, so they will keep going down the mountain to rob other agricultural areas, so there is more and more wasteland, There will be more and more thieves, and if there is no strong military force that has been sweeping and transferring a large amount of relief grain from all over the country, the fierce people in Hebei will continue to be chaotic. ”

Xue Ju laughed: "I understand, Hebei is in such a mess, the officials and troops in various places will be transferred to suppress it, and then all places will follow the chaos, and when the world is in chaos, it will be when I wait for the incident, right?" ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "What General Xue said is extremely true, the main army of the Great Sui to conquer Goguryeo, no matter whether it wins or loses, there will be considerable losses, if you defeat Goguryeo, or Liaodong, you have to leave a large army to garrison, in order to ensure the army on the front line, it is necessary to continue to transport troops and grain from Hebei, it will be a huge burden, according to Yang Guang's method of fighting Tuguhun to dispatch more than 400,000 troops, it is not a million troops to fight Goguryeo, plus the early digging of the river will definitely make the people in Hebei and Shandong unbearable, So chaos in the world is bound to come. ”

Xue Ju nodded: "So we must secretly prepare separately, and when the time is ripe, we will start things separately, right?" ”

Yang Xuangan's expression changed slightly, and he wanted to say something, but Wang Shichong rushed to say: "Yes, General Xue, that's exactly the case, so we must maintain our strength now, and we can't let General Zhai Changsun follow Yang Guang's troops this time." At that time, if Yang Guang issued an edict to the world and asked all localities to send troops to conquer Goguryeo, General Xue must not send a large army, at best, send a few thousand old, weak, sick and disabled people to deal with it. ”

Xue Ju's brows furrowed: "Xingman, I'm having a headache about this, this time as soon as Tuyuhun is wiped out, our Jincheng will become the mainland, don't talk about the transfer of troops at that time, even the tens of thousands of cavalry under my command now can no longer be maintained as an official army as before, and may be forcibly disbanded, how can I keep this elite army at that time?" You can't let them all be bandits. ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "General Xue, do you really think that Yang Guang can destroy Tuyuhun this time?" ”

A trace of confusion flashed in Xue Ju's eyes: "What, could it be that this time Yang Guang dispatched hundreds of thousands of troops, and he couldn't destroy a small Tuyuhun?" ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "The situation in Tuyuhun, your brother should know better than me, although the population is only more than 200,000, but those thousands of miles are all on the prairie on the desolate plateau, just like the place under our feet now, it is impossible to build a city in the interior of the Central Plains, and those who grow grain can only use nomadic methods. And that Fulian Khan can't fight, his ability to escape is stronger than anyone else, Yuwenshu can't catch up with him like this, even if he catches him, there are dozens of tribes in Tuyuhun, and he can gather these people again by choosing a king at will, with Yang Guang's great achievements, if he really wants to destroy Tuyuhun, he will not put on this kind of pomp. ”

Xue Ju's eyes lit up: "Pomp? Xingman, do you want to say that Yang Guang put on such a big formation, but not for the sake of fighting? What else could that be for? (To be continued) R580