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Liangzhou, adjacent to Lingzhou, is located on the so-called Hanqiang border, and the people are fierce.

In the history books, it is said that "the land is vast and the people are sparse, and the water and grass are suitable for animal husbandry, so the livestock of Liangzhou is the world's rao", it can be seen that Liangzhou is a rich land in Hexi, and in the Tang Dynasty, Liangzhou raised more than 2 million horses.

Liangzhou chokes the throat of the west of the river, the so-called "through the line in the desert, the throat of the five counties", is the necessary hub of the Silk Road, the predecessors have poems praising that "the chariots and horses are intertwined, and the song blows the sun vertically and horizontally".

Since ancient times, "Liangzhou Malaysia has dominated the world." ”

If there is a good horse, it is naturally not difficult to have a fine horse.

In the past, Liangzhou was named Weiwu County, and its origin was that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty demonstrated Huo Qu's "martial arts and military might".

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the reason why Dong Zhuo was able to quell the rebellion of the Ten Standing Servants, and then controlled the government, was because of the soldiers and horses of Liangzhou.

Since then, in troubled times, the land of Liangzhou has not known how many kings have been produced and how many countries have been built.

After the Anshi Rebellion, Hexi was attacked by Tubo, and Liangzhou could not exist alone, and then Zhang Yichao raised troops, taking advantage of the fact that Tubo was afraid of heat and Shang Wanwen attacked each other, and recovered more than ten states in Hexi, so that Liangzhou returned to the Tang Dynasty.

Later, the Uighurs of Ganzhou rose, and the Guiyi army, under the attack of the Uighurs of Ganzhou and the Uighurs of Xizhou, could no longer control Hexi, and the descendants of the Tubo people scattered in the land of Liangzhou took advantage of the situation to rise up and regain possession of Liangzhou, until today.

In the territory of Liangzhou, Tubo, Dangxiang, Tuyuhun, all ethnic groups live together. The two prefectures of Gansu and Su were basically under the control of the Uighurs.

From Liangzhou to the Central Plains, the most suitable route is to follow the Silk Road, through Lanzhou to the southeast, so that you will not enter the Lingzhou boundary at all. However, as a result, the flank of the Hexi Army was exposed to the threat of the Shuo Army, and if the Shuo Army attacked in the south, it would be condescending and difficult for the Hexi Army to deal with. For a long time, the Shuofang army was stationed in Lingzhou, and it was able to defend Hexi, and the reason for this is also this.

In order to enter Lingzhou, the Hexi Army had to pass through Guanshan and break through the border pass, and its marching route was generally to detour along the southern part of the Tengger Desert and attack from the southern part of Helan Mountain.

The allied forces of the three states of Hexi dispatched this time adopted this marching route.

The sun is hanging high, the sun is so bright that there is no impurities, tens of thousands of steps to ride a half-mounted army, at a glance can not see the end, in the Gobi area on the edge of the desert, meandering forward, looking at it as far as the eye can see, just like the long river flowing in the desert.

In that procession, of course, there were countless good horses and thousands of soldiers, but the huge camel baggage was also daunting, and there were also driven sheep, and the white expanse was endless, which made the marching team here unique.

The Hexi army may not be very well armed, but whether it is the blood and fire of war or the life of fighting, they have long been tempered to defeat the ordinary elite divisions of the Central Plains, and their hunting skills and cavalry fighting skills, indomitable will, and hard-working spirit are all so-called elite divisions of the Central Plains, which are difficult to match.

The pioneer is Liangzhou Jingqi.

"You're in front, have you touched the Tang people's rangers?" The Vanguard Master will see the scout returning, and call the other party over to ask.

"Report to the general, no." The scout replied.

"Is there any unusual movement then?" The Lord asked again.

"Not either." The scout replied.

The main general nodded, let the scout return, and said to the people around him: "It seems that Tang Jun really didn't know that we were coming, and we will definitely surprise them when the time comes!" ”

The person next to him laughed and said, "I really want to see Tang Jun's surprised appearance, it must be very happy!" ”

"Don't worry, you'll see it soon, and in four days, we'll be on the Great Wall!" The eyes of the lord will burst out like a robber, it is the desire and greed for the goods that are about to arrive, "For many years, we have not set foot in the Central Plains again, this time we will definitely return with a full load!" ”

"What the general said is that we can't wait!"

"Then pass the order, let everyone cheer up, hurry up, if you go slowly, the benefits will be robbed by the party members!"

"Yes, General!"

The combat power of the robbers should not be underestimated, they are not vicious, they can't do anything to kill people and sell goods, from the moment they become robbers, they already have sufficient motivation and blood that is better than ordinary people.

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Xiazhou.

"Since the beginning of the war, our scouts have been unable to cross the border of Xiazhou and enter the hinterland of the Central Plains, and the imperial court has sent a large number of elite scouts and military intelligence spies on various roads to carry out strict seals, and also set up checkpoints everywhere, send armor soldiers to garrison, and strictly control the movement of pedestrians, even the spies of the dark tiger, and can only go out for a very limited distance, in this case, we cannot know the movements of the imperial army at all."

In the envoy's mansion, Shi Jingjiao's staff said to him, "This time the gentlemen are blatantly dispatched, it is impossible to act alone, if the imperial army is already on the way, and General Liu does not come back, I am afraid that Xiazhou is in danger." ”

Some people even persuaded him: "The imperial court blocks the big and small roads, isolating the exchanges between Xiazhou and the states, this is clearly a move that only the army will have, the imperial army is already on the way, there is no doubt about this matter, now the Shuofang army has already been prepared, if General Liu does not come back, Xiazhou itself is difficult to protect!" ”

In the past few days, Shi Jingjiao didn't know how much he had heard such advice, but he was still unmoved.

Until the gentlemen came to the city and the hearts of the people in Xiazhou were in chaos, Shi Jingjiao still had no intention of letting Liu Zhiyuan lead troops back to help.

In the face of the aggressive scolding of the gentlemen, Shi Jingjiao only went to the city to see it once, and after issuing the military order for the whole army to stay closed, he did not pay attention to it again.

It's not that there are not enough soldiers and horses in Xiazhou City to attack the Junzidu, it's just that Shi Jingjiao has no certainty of victory, and the three thousand gentlemen can advance or retreat, whether it is a cavalry attack or a foot attack, it is difficult to get a bargain, Shi Jingjiao doesn't want to do thankless work, which will affect morale even more.

Not only that, Shi Jingjiao even ordered all the states that if all the gentlemen came to attack and harass, they were not allowed to fight.

In this way, a gentleman made the people of Xiazhou panic.

But other than that, there were no actual losses in Xiazhou.

After staying in Xiazhou for three days, the gentleman returned to Changze County.

As it turned out later, the imperial army did not go out now.

When Shi Jingjiao talked to Yang Guangyuan, he revealed his true thoughts in his heart, "Ben Shuai has an agreement with the Khitan and Tatar Ministries, if the Dingyan Army attacks Lingzhou, and the first battle is not started, and the first battle is not launched, just because the three thousand gentlemen have returned, the Khitan and Tatar Ministries see that the Dingyan Army is so useless, they may delay the timing of sending troops, or even break the contract." If the difficult army wants to succeed, it is indispensable for the Khitan and Tatar departments to echo, and at this time, the commander has only one gamble. ”

If Junzidu's initiative to attack, capture Changze County, and then coerce Xiazhou City, was to lure Liu Zhiyuan to lead the army back to help, so that Shuofang's army could avoid being attacked from both sides, then for now, Shi Jingjiao undoubtedly let Junzidu's intention not succeed.

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On the west bank of the Yellow River, there is a fertile land with relatively flat land at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain, long and narrow from north to south, and is connected by the Han Canal and the Lai Canal parallel to the north and south, forming cultivated land with excellent irrigation conditions, it is on this land that Dingyuan City, Chonggang Town, Xinbao, Huaiyuan, Quiet, Lingwu and other cities are concentrated, which is an important tuntian area and garrison area for the Shuofang Army to support the customs defense, and Lingzhou City on the east bank of the Yellow River in the southwest direction looks at each other.

In this area, Dingyuan City is located in the northeast, and if the Dingyan army comes to attack, Dingyuan City will bear the brunt.

Liu Zhiyuan led the Dingyan army through Youzhou outside the Great Wall, all the way west, and arrived at the east bank of the Yellow River, far away from Dingyuan City.

At the military meeting before the war, Liu Zhiyuan said to the generals: "Dingyuan City, Chonggang Zhen, and Xinbao are all small cities, and there are not many soldiers and horses stationed, even if they are well guarded, they can't stop the attack of our tens of thousands of male divisions. ”

"At that time, if the Shuofang army does not send reinforcements, when our army captures these cities one by one, the Shuofang army's pass defense facing the west of the river will also collapse. If the Shuo army sends troops to help, the defense of Hexi will be greatly reduced, and under the fierce attack of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Hexi, the Great Wall south of Helan Mountain will be difficult to defend, and the Shuo army will still be destroyed. ”

"In a word, no matter whether the Shuofang army reorganizes the city defense and takes strict precautions, it must face the situation of being attacked by the enemy on the belly and back, our army is accumulating strength, and there is the help of the Hexi army, at most the battle is more intense, and it is only a matter of time before the Shuofang army is defeated!"

The next day, the Dingyan army chose a place to build a pontoon bridge on the Yellow River and launched a battle to cross the river.

The Shuofang army on the side of Dingyuan City sent elite troops to fight on the riverbank to prevent the Dingyan army from building bridges to cross the river.

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Lingzhou.

"Junzidu's initiative to attack failed to lure Liu Zhiyuan back to the army, and even failed to let Liu Zhiyuan divide his troops to return to defense, and now it seems that Liu Zhiyuan's determination to attack Dingyuan City and other places is really firm. The opponent is attacking with all his strength this time, and the battle on the side of Dingyuan City will be very difficult. ”

At the military meeting, the general Li said to Li Shaocheng.

"There is a moat of the Yellow River, and Dingyuan City has already prepared, and it is not so easy for the Dingyan army to cross the river." Li Shaocheng said after a moment of silence.

"Now that the Dingyan army and Hexi are attacking from both sides, once the war starts, it will be extremely tragic, when will the army of the imperial court come?" Li Zheng asked Li Shaocheng.

Li Shaocheng muttered: "The imperial court has discovered the conspiracy between Shi Jingjiao and the Khitan and Tatar departments, and it is necessary to deal with it accordingly. ”

Speaking of this, Li Shaocheng abandoned distracting thoughts, and said with a firm gaze: "However, no matter what, a monstrous battle has begun, in terms of the scale of the battle and the wide range of battles involved, this battle is better than the imperial court to destroy Wu, it is more than that, the Shuofang army has the responsibility of defending the territory and resisting the enemy, the marshal is ordered by the king to sit in Shuofang, and he will definitely not be afraid of any thief, whether this battle is fierce or tragic, the marshal and the Shuofang army, there is no retreat!" ”

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Acute enteritis aggravated the cold, tossed for three days, life is better than death, fortunately, the infusion is also finished, almost recovered, and the update amount of the two chapters will be resumed from tomorrow, and the time is still in the evening.