When the bleak autumn wind swept across the land, the cavalry of Tuqi also arrived as scheduled, and the point of their troops was the Youzhou region. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

When the vast land appeared with the Tuqi cavalry, the defenders of Ulju City clearly felt that the ground was trembling.

Ulzhou is in an emergency, Youzhou is in an emergency, Yizhou is in an emergency, and the emergency documents from all over the country are piled up like snowflakes in front of the book case of Zhu Tianshun, the defense envoy of Youzhou.

Zhu Tianshun's head was oozing with beads of sweat. At that time, Xue Boren's defense system for him in the Youzhou area was not enough to hold back 300,000 enemy troops, because at that time, after the division of Tuqi, the strength of the whole country was less than 200,000. If the Turkic army really pointed the finger at itself, then the Youzhou area would be ravaged by the enemy army on a large scale, and even if the important stronghold could still be in the hands of the Silk Country, the people's livelihood and national economy would also be devastated.

Zhu Tianshun's first thought was to let all parts of the country defend tightly, use the existing defense system to resist the enemy army, and at the same time ask the imperial court for help, because if the Youzhou area is broken by the Turkic army, then the vast area to the south will be open to the enemy.

However, his views were opposed by Gao Dingbian, the commander of the Ma army. Gao Dingbian believed that a simple passive defense could only waste fighters in vain, and would also make it easier for the enemy army to break into the territory, so he should use the forces in his hands to control the south bank of the Sanggan River, prevent the enemy army from continuing to attack the south as much as possible, and consume the enemy's vital strength in the continuous tug-of-war, and at the same time use the cavalry's mobility ability to find opportunities to attack the weak links of the Tukchi army, so as to win time for the people in the Youzhou area to move southward, and finally make the Tukchi army unable to plunder either food or population. Forcing the other side to abandon their attempts to continue the attack.

Zhu Tianshun disagreed with Gao Dingbian's opinion, he felt that Gao Dingbian's approach was unrealistic, and the past examples showed that the Sanggan River could not stop the Tuqi army at all, but would force the infantry of the Silk Country to have to face the Tuqi cavalry with absolute superiority in the field, and the result could only be to cause huge casualties, thus threatening the stability of the original defense system, and the premature retreat of the people to the south was also easy to shake the morale of their own army.

The two military commanders quarreled and finally broke up.

After Gao Dingbian returned to Yizhou City, he immediately ordered all the cavalry out of the city. He had only 4,000 horsemen at his disposal, and a considerable number of them were recruits, but he still decided to use these meager forces to attack the Tukhe army to the south of the Sangan River. In terms of Gao Dingbian's approach, it can really be said that it is a planless move, but he still has his own considerations. Gao Dingbian felt that Abicheril would attack the Youzhou region on a large scale this time, completely to avenge the right virtuous king Badr, so the goal of the Tukchi army should actually be himself, so if he can deliberately declare his existence, then he may be able to attract the main force of the enemy army, and he can use the mobility of the cavalry to try his best to deal with the Tukchi army, so as to achieve the purpose of delaying time. Gao Dingbian did this out of helplessness, in the case of not being able to convince Zhu Tianshun, after all, he is not the highest military governor in the Youzhou region, and he can only implement his principles within the scope of his authority, but Gao Dingbian's attack unexpectedly discovered one thing.

After continuously confronting several Turkic armies that invaded south on the south bank of the Sanggan River, Gao Dingbian noticed that the combat strength of the Turkic army this time was seriously uneven, and the difference in strength was as large as two people. Gao Dingbian's previous experience in fighting with the Tukchi army told him that the so-called 300,000 army was an illusion at all, and a considerable part of the Tukhi army was old soldiers, and some were more obviously remote tribes, and the level of equipment was very low. Although these warriors had a strong will to fight, it was difficult to hide their low combat effectiveness, which was completely different from the Tukchi armies they had encountered in the past. If the Tukchi army actually used these weak brigades to attack, it can only mean that they want to use the inherent fear that the army of the Silk Country has formed for a long time to bluff the Tukchi army, and its main force has not invested in the direction of Youzhou at all.

It's a pity that Gao Dingbian didn't have the opportunity to convey this news to Zhu Tianshun, because at this time, the Tuqi army had begun to fully cross the Sanggan River, and began to pursue and intercept his thousands of cavalry.

The Turks clearly did not intend to let his intentions succeed, and although the fighting power of these Turks was uneven, their mobility was almost the same. In the face of the enemy forces with the advantage of maneuvering, Gao Dingbian fought and walked, and finally fell into the enemy encirclement on an unnamed hill.

That night, Gao Dingbian called Lu Mingxian to his side, took out a secret letter and said: "Tonight, you take advantage of the night to highlight the encirclement, and hand over this letter to His Royal Highness Liu Xianzhi, the envoy of Taiyuan Economic Strategy, there must be no mistake!" ”

Lu Mingxian looked at Gao Dingbian, hugged his fists and said, "The young general must do his best." ”

Gao Dingbian handed over the secret letter to him and said, "This secret letter is forwarded to His Majesty by His Royal Highness Liu Xianzhi, and there is also a message for you to personally tell His Royal Highness Liu Xianzhi." You remember, the target of the Tukchi army this time must not be in the Youzhou area, no matter how fierce they fight, don't be fooled into sending reinforcements. We must let His Royal Highness the King of Zhongyi County defend the direction of Taiyuan, and the enemy army must be attacking the east and west! ”

"Yes, I'll bring it!" Lu Mingxian kowtowed, stood up and walked out.

Gao Ding said with a smile: "Don't be in a hurry to leave, let me give you a ride." ”

That night, the Turat army, which had completed the encirclement, was attacked by the cavalry of the Silk Country. The Turkic army had long been prepared for this, but it was difficult to stop the fierce charge of the two generals, Gao Dingbian and Lu Mingxian, and they were killed for a while, crying wolves, and scattered and fled. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Gao Dingbian and Lu Mingxian divided their troops to cover the past, so that the forces of the Tuqi army had to be dispersed to intercept it, and finally when the Tuqi army blocked the main force of Gao Dingbian, Lu Mingxian had already disappeared.

It's easy to say, but in fact it's not that simple, Lu Mingxian broke through the four blockade lines of the Turkic army in a row that night, and was able to successfully escape after killing nearly 100 people, and he was constantly pursued by the Turkic army along the way, and he was not really safe until he ran to the defensive range of Daizhou City.

Lu Mingxian didn't dare to delay, just ate some things in Daizhou City, and rushed to Taiyuan Mansion in the starry night. (To be continued.) )