Chapter 500: The Rise of Foreign Enemies

On the vast grassland, the distance of a hundred miles is not long, and the horses gallop at full speed in the blink of an eye. ＊

Therefore, although the soldiers had gone through high-intensity combat last night, they were extremely tired at this time. But after resting for nearly an hour, Zhanxiong still hardened his heart and called out to the brothers who were lying in the grass and watching the blue sky.

Now the Turks, who have been beaten, are like a pack of mad dogs, and they may come to the door at any time. At that time, although the brothers of the Snow Wolf Camp were extremely brave, they could not escape death after being surrounded.

"General, the map is also finished, where are we going?"

A soldier stood up, patted the debris on his body, reached out and pulled out the blade of grass stuck in his nostrils, snorted twice, and asked Zhanxiong with a smile.

It stands to reason that the map has been completed, and the combat operation of the Snow Wolf Battalion to infiltrate the Turkic territory has been successfully completed. But he knew that in order to show the appetite of the boss, he would not just give up.

Zhanxiong held his knees, and after slowly standing up, he stretched out his arms, took a deep breath, turned his head, and looked in the direction of the Turkic royal court, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, revealing an expression that seemed to be a little lazy.

"I've come to the steppe, how can I miss this place in the Turkic Royal Court!"

Behind him, a group of soldiers who were drooping their shoulders and hanging on their shoulders, after hearing this, just smiled and glanced at each other. The look in his eyes clearly said that I already knew.

"Let's go!" Zhanxiong bent down, put a tattered sheepskin jacket casually on his shoulder, twisted his waist, and swaggered away.

"Let's go!" A soldier behind him gave a strange scream, causing a group of people to laugh.

"You calf, why do you think you're drinking? Ha ha! ”

"Yesterday, I don't know who drank it and fell down!"

"Haha!"

……

The sun rises in the east, and on the horizon, a round of red sun erupts.

The gorgeous morning glow sprinkled all over the earth. Stretch the shadow of a group of people.

……

Eastern Front

In the vast expanse of the earth, the withered grass rises and falls with the wind.

An eagle soared in the blue sky for a moment before suddenly hovering down.

In the end, the falcon of the divine steed, less than three meters close to the ground, landed firmly on the arm of a soldier in armor.

The soldier untied a small bamboo tube from the talons of the eagle and saw the word snow wolf on it. Immediately put the bamboo tube in place, and rode towards the front of the group.

"General!"

After running to the front of the team, the soldier took out the bamboo tube from his arms and respectfully handed it to Wang Gongye: "From the Snow Wolf Battalion!" ”

Wang Gongye tightened the reins and stopped the horse. Oh, then took the bamboo tube, opened it, and took a look. The face is beaming.

"The reconnaissance ability of the Snow Wolf Battalion is really unparalleled in the whole army!" After Wang Gongye praised with a smile, he said to an adjutant beside him: "You, take a thousand soldiers and go to the sweet water well first." Two soldiers from the Snow Wolf Battalion are waiting for you there! Once you get your stuff, stay where you are! ”

"Yes!" The adjutant received the order in a deep voice, then turned around and beckoned, and suddenly accelerated with more than a thousand cavalry under his command, broke away from the brigade, and headed towards the sweet water well in front.

After Wang Gongye saw the adjutant lead the team away, he smiled slightly, turned his head, and glanced at the group of soldiers behind him who had just experienced the big battle, and his eyes were full of pride. ＊

Two hours later, the army reached the Well of Sweet Water.

It is said to be a sweet water well, but in fact it is just a dry well.

The reason why it is called the sweet water well by the locals is because it has a beautiful legend.

It is said that when Zhaojun went out of the fortress, he rested here. After drinking a bowl of water from this well, I found it bitter and difficult to swallow. Later, Zhaojun ordered the wedding team to put the sucrose carried in the team in one go.

As a result, the water in the well became sweet.

However, legends are legends after all. It is true that Zhaojun rested here, as evidenced by a stone tablet that was worn by the wind and sand. But they didn't put sugar in the well.

However, even if the well water is not sweet, the travelers who are tired of the journey can drink a sip of cool well water in this vast grassland, and their hearts are sweet.

But over the years, the sweet well has long since become a dry well. Although the legend of the sweet water well is still circulating, it is now just a landmark for travelers in the vast grassland.

Wang Gongye turned over and dismounted, walked to the side of the dry well, patted a few ears on the edge of the well, and then sat down.

Beside him, the soldiers untied the water bladders on their horses and handed them over. Wang Gongye bowed slightly, smiled and thanked him. Then he took the water bladder handed by the soldier, raised his head and poured it down.

After lifting the sleeves and wiping off the water stains at the corners of the mouth. Wang Gongye returned the water bladder to the soldiers. Then he raised his hand and took what the adjutant had handed him.

Open the thick sheepskin wrapped on the outside, and inside is a pair of scrolls.

beckoning the adjutant to help, after the two opened it together, they were surprised to find that this was actually a marching map detailing the current location of the major forces of the Turks.

Moreover, in the package, there is also the news that the Snow Wolf Battalion has detected in the past few days.

Wang Gongye sat on the edge of Jingyan, picked up the pieces of parchment and looked at it, and then handed the parchment to the adjutant.

Sitting on the edge of the well, Wang Gongye did not speak for a long time. Just stared solemnly at the south.

"General!" After the adjutant looked at it, he also looked solemn and said worriedly.

Wang Gongye frowned, sighed and said, "I really didn't expect that the Turks would be so crazy!" In this way, the pressure on the Hetao generation is much greater! ”

"What about us?" The adjutant nodded and asked in a deep voice.

"We?" After Wang Gongye stood up, he read these two words to himself. Slowly walked to the side of the war horse, stretched out his hand to stroke the bright fur of the war horse, frowning and thinking.

……

Eilechuan, under the Yin Mountain.

The sky is like a dome, covering the four wildernesses.

Trekking all the way from Yunshan, Lu Heng's army crossed this continuous Yin Mountain, and it took ten days.

Now, the army has finally walked out of Yinshan,

Standing at the foot of the mountain, looking into the distance, I saw a scene of the sky and the earth, and the autumn was high and yellow.

Under the blue sky, the vast grassland, as far as the eye can see.

The vast majority of the soldiers in the army came to the grassland desert north of the Yin Mountain for the first time. After seeing such a strange scene, I was surprised for a while, but I forgot to hurry.

Mother, this is Turkic!

But before they could wait and see for a moment, a law enforcement team in the army came over and urged them to hurry.

"Let's see!" A soldier licks his smiling face and pleads with the boss of the law enforcement team.

"the we'll be living here for the next few months, you'll see!" The boss of the law enforcement team pursed his lips and said with disdain. Then he made a gesture to raise the whip, and the soldier laughed and hurriedly followed the brigade on his way.

"Calves!" The boss of the law enforcement team was stunned for a long time, and after scolding with a smile, he rode away.

In front of the team, the army galloped across the sky, thousands of horses and horses, and the momentum shook the sky.

On a flat ground next to the road, Lu Heng, Zhou Yafu, Wang Xirang, Hou San and others were squatting there, surrounding the map, discussing the next battle plan.

"I just got the news that the 300,000 troops stationed in the Turkic royal court left the royal court and headed south, heading towards Shuofang City! It is estimated that it will take less than ten days to reach Shuofang City! Lu Heng squatted on the ground, and after spending an arrow on the marching map, he said with a calm face. As he spoke, the cold wind blew into his neck, and Lu Heng couldn't help but shiver coldly.

After all, it's a harsh winter, and it's morning again. The frost is heavy and the temperature is extremely low. As he spoke, a cloud of white gas came out of his mouth, which froze into a frost mist on his beard and eyelashes, and white flowers bloomed.

"Three hundred thousand?"

When General Yigan heard the news, his face changed and he gasped.

Wang Xirang's face was very shocked, staring at the location of the Turkic royal court on the map, turning his head and asking Lu Hengdao: "According to our pre-war intelligence, the total number of troops of the Turks participating in this operation is only 300,000. In the battle of Yanmen Pass, the Turks lost more than 30,000 heads, and now they are shrinking to Shuofang City, plus Shuofang defenders, there are only 120,000. On the western front, the Huainan Wang's department has contained nearly 100,000 people. The hussar generals of the Eastern Front rushed all the way down, killing more than 50,000 Turks. Where did these 300,000 people come from? ”

After Lu Heng retracted his gaze, he turned his head, glanced at the generals with solemn faces, and after thinking about it, he said: "Yesterday, Your Majesty came with news that on October 12 of the fifth year of Qingyuan, the Tubo people declared war on our Great Zhou. I estimate that the more than 100,000 troops on the Western Front should be the Tibetan army that arrived secretly! ”

"***, what are the defenders of the Western Front eating? Such a big thing, I didn't even know a fart, and let 100,000 people slip out of my nose, what a fucking bunch of waste! After hearing this, Wang Xirang was immediately furious. A fist slammed on the ground, wah-wow, wah-wah, and his whole body was trembling with anger.

If the information is true, then it also means that the Wuningyuan Army on the Western Front will have no time to respond to the Battle of Hetao. In this way, the army of the middle lane will face the more than 100,000 Turkic defenders in this Shuofang city alone, as well as the 300,000 troops reinforced from the Turkic royal court.

The rest of the generals were apparently aware of the current grim situation, and for a time were extremely indignant at the defenders who had previously been stationed on the Western Front.

Seeing that everyone seemed to be angry, Lu Heng shook his head and said lightly: "The responsibility cannot be blamed entirely on the defenders of the Western Front, don't forget, in addition to the King of Pingxi who has just been pacified, there is also a home in the Northwest on the Western Front." If the Tibetan people want to reach the grassland unconsciously, there are many people who are willing to provide this convenience. Even if the defenders of the Western Front are three-headed and six-armed, there are places where they are not well taken care of! ”

"What's more, now is not the time to hold accountable." After Lu Heng glanced at them with a serious face, he said in a deep voice: "The most important thing now, and the most urgent, is to recognize the situation in front of us and what we are going to do?" ”】

Seeing the generals, they all nodded, suppressed their anger, and began to think about the current battle situation again. Lu Heng's face eased slightly, and he moved his gaze to the map again.

What exactly did the Turkic Khan want to do? Could it be that these 300,000 troops were sent just to reinforce Shuofang? Strengthening Shuofang's defenses? Hold on to this land of water and grass with the reputation of Saibei Jiangnan?

But it shouldn't. On the Eastern Front, Wang Gongye's department, the offensive at this time was like a bamboo. None of the Turkic tribes could resist it. At this moment, instead of strengthening the garrison of the royal court, the Turkic Khan also sent these 300,000 troops directly to Shuofang, what did he want to do?

Lu Heng stared at the map, his brows furrowed. After thinking about it for a long time, his face was still calm. Holding a charcoal pen, he rustled on the map for a while. The look is tepid and casual.

The wind and grass around are blowing, and the rustling sound is endless.

Several generals around him knew that the military advisor was thinking about the dynamics of the enemy army and what was going to happen next, so a group of people squatted beside Lu Heng and didn't dare to say a word. For fear of disturbing the thinking of the military advisor. Several big men just held their breath, staring at the map, their eyes wandering with the charcoal of the military advisor.

The cold wind blows, and the dead branches and leaves fly with the wind. The dead grass of one man swayed in the wind, undulating like the waves of the sea.

The cold wind swept the blades of grass and hit people's faces like blades, and it hurt fiercely. But the few people who were squatting beside Lu Heng didn't dare to speak loudly, just staring intently at the charcoal in the hands of the military advisor on the map.

The map spread on the ground was whirring and shaking in the wind.

On the side, after seeing Childe's efforts to spread out the map, Agui hurriedly stepped forward and stretched out his hand to stabilize the constantly shaking map.

The wind was still fierce, and the dead grass and leaves were dancing in the wind.

A withered yellow blade of grass fell messily on the map, scratched across the sheepskin, and fell under Lu Heng's pen.

And that location happens to be the middle zone between Shuofang and the 300,000 army!

Lu Heng's eyes suddenly lit up, and he stared at the fallen leaves tightly for a long time. Then, his face was happy, he held the pen, and forcefully spent two large and small circles around Shuofang City, then threw away the charcoal in his hand, patted the dust on his hands, turned his head, looked at Hou San and Zhou Yafu and said, "Do you see something?" ”

After hearing this, the second general hurriedly stepped forward and stared at the two circles drawn by Lu Heng on the map. After a while, Hou San's eyes lit up, turned his head, and said to Lu Heng: "Could it be that they want to use Shuofang City as bait to lure us into the bait, and then annihilate us in one fell swoop?" ”

"It's so sinister!" On the side, Zhou Yafu also saw the enemy's ultimate goal. If the army in the middle was besieged in Shuofang by more than 300,000 Turkic iron cavalry, the consequences would ...... It's unimaginable. Thinking of this, Zhou Yafu suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. Turning his head, he looked at the other generals, his eyes full of fear.

Beside him, Wang Xirang and the others nodded one after another, their faces solemn.

"Use Shuofang City as bait to lure us into the bait and trap us under Shuofang City! When the time comes, as soon as the 300,000 army arrives, they can surround us outside Shuofang City, and then wipe us out in one fell swoop! The pen in Lu Heng's hand kept drawing on the paper. His mouth eagerly recited the same battle situation he had just had. After saying that, Lu Heng threw away the charcoal pen, stared at a few arrows on the map, and sneered: "The same technique, the same steps, it is exactly the same as the battle we fought in Yanmen Pass, the Turks are really good students!" Hehe! ”