Shuozhou City in late September has already had some autumn scenery in northern China. The sky was extraordinarily blue, like a crystal mirror, without a single blemish, and the sun hanging high was less of the terrifying scorching heat of summer, and more kind and gentle.

"Brothers, cheer up, since Lord Assassin Shi has improved our treatment, we must not be careless, we must do our best to protect the safety of Shuozhou, and we must not embarrass Lord Assassin Shi!" Fu Fu stood at the head of Shuozhou City, looked around at the soldiers standing at the head of the city, and said loudly: "We are the heroes of Shuozhou City, we must have the spirit and heroism of heroes!" Come on, hold your heads high! ”

Hearing this, all the soldiers gathered their stomachs and chests, their faces were serious, they stood as straight as javelins, and there was a faint aura of slaughter on their bodies.

After a few months of training, the soldiers of Shuozhou City can be described as reborn and renewed. The army is neat and disciplined, and the combat effectiveness may still be lacking, but it is better than when Lu Hong was in power.

In fact, it is no wonder that when Lu Hong was in power, all he thought about was how to loot the people's fat and ointment, embezzle and corrupt, and act as a prestige, and would only treat these soldiers as slaves and servants, where would he respect them and care about their life and death.

However, the happiness was completely different, not only greatly improved their treatment, but also paid a generous military salary on time. In troubled times, there is no shortage of soldiers, all they want is the food, clothing and stability of their families, as long as these two things are guaranteed, they are willing to give their lives to you. Such an act may seem stupid, but it is sincere, and it is the embodiment of the most real and touching aspects of life.

Shuozhou is adjacent to the Turks, the environment is difficult, the situation is bad, it is the people's fierce style, the body is strong, the Shuozhou army is just loose discipline, ideological numbness, as long as these two points are changed, their condensed combat effectiveness is still considerable.

Fu Fu has been fighting horses all his life and has an unusually deep affection for the military, although he only took over the military affairs of Shuozhou for two days, but he got along with the soldiers and established his own prestige. The army is a complex place, but it is also a simple place, as long as you are strong enough and sincere enough, it will definitely be truly accepted by it.

Fu Fu nodded with satisfaction, looking at the empty grassland on the horizon, the slightly yellowed withered grass, feeling the coolness of the autumn breeze blowing on his cheeks, and his heart was heavy, with both happy earnest entrustment and confusion and worry about the future of Northern Qi.

"Bang bang!"

Suddenly, a small black shadow appeared in the sky, and gradually magnified, and at the same time, the sound of horses' hooves became more and more distinct.

Fu Fu retracted his thoughts, his eyes staring at the approaching black shadow tightly, his face serious.

"Newspaper—"

The black shadow was still far away, so he raised the signal flag of Shuozhou City, and shouted loudly at the same time. Fu Fu waved his hand, and the noose on the city gate "creaked", and the heavy city gate slowly opened.

The black shadow is the scout of Shuozhou, he rushed all the way into Shuozhou City, did not wait for the war horse under his crotch to be stable, turned down, climbed to the head of the city briskly, came to Fu Fu and said: "Report to the general, the seventh prince of the Turks, Ashina Kuhezhen, led 50,000 iron horsemen to come, and he will be able to reach Shuozhou City in the afternoon!" ”

Fu Fu's heart sank, but the expression on his face did not change in the slightest, and he was still calm and serious. He just waved his hand lightly and said in a deep voice: "Explore!" After saying that, Fu Fu asked the defenders at the head of the city to be vigilant, and then went downstairs alone to find Zhang Yanjun.

Ashina Kuhezhen led 50,000 iron horsemen, obviously not to visit relatives and friends, sightseeing. A month ago, he was happy to capture him in front of the battle, and he was cited as a great shame in his life, and he was as irritable and proud as him, how could he bear this bad breath.

In particular, Ashina Kuhezhen had heard that his fiancée, Princess Dayi, and the granddaughter of Zhao Yanshen, the king of Yiyang, had an ambiguous relationship with Gao. Although Zhao Jing was robbed, and finally did not know what to do, and he married another woman, but he never forgot Zhao Jing, maybe this is the best thing that cannot be obtained.

New hatred and old hatred, Ashina Kuhezhen hated Happy. It's just that he is in prison, and Ashina Kuhezhen can only swallow his anger. No, as soon as he returned to the Turks from Shuozhou twenty days ago, he began to gather soldiers and horses, and now he is coming for revenge.

As soon as Fu Fu arrived at the gate of the Assassin's Mansion, Zhang Yanjun came out from inside. Zhang Yanjun looked at Fu Fu with a smile and said, "General Fu, I heard the news of the Turkic invasion, let's discuss the countermeasures together, shall we?" ”

"Lord Zhang, please!" Zhang Yanjun's unprocrastinating style made Fu Fu very satisfied, so he nodded and said.

The two walked into a quiet room together and sat down, and Zhang Yanjun spoke: "General Fu, I'm not good at marching and fighting, everything is up to you, I will do all the logistics for you!" ”

Fu Fu's eyes lit up, he stood up, and saluted respectfully: "Thank you, Lord Zhang, with you in Shuozhou, Fu will have no worries, even if the Turkic forces are doubled, I have the confidence to deal with them, not to mention that there is General Qin by the side!" ”

"What General Fu said is that as long as we work together, no matter how strong the enemy is, we don't have to be afraid!" After a pause, Zhang Yanjun said again: "Since the little prince has entrusted Shuozhou to us, we must do our best, and we must not be disappointed!" But General Fu should also pay attention to safety, if you are injured, I can't hold Shuozhou! ”

"Master Zhang is too modest, Fu Fu is just a reckless man, and I want you to appease him more!" Fu Fu said modestly, and after discussing with Zhang Yanjun for a while about defense scheduling and other issues, he hurriedly returned to the city and began to arrange.

Although he was not afraid of any enemy, he was not arrogant enough to see no one in his eyes. War is no child's play, and one of his wrong decisions and orders can cost thousands of lives. This heavy responsibility does not allow him to be careless.

When Ashina Kuhezhen led 50,000 iron cavalry to Shuozhou, where were Qin Qiong and his cavalry division of 10,000 elite cavalry now?

Although the border of the Northern Qi was bounded by Hengzhou in the northeast of Shuozhou, and there was still a large area of land outside the Great Wall, the Northern Qi became weaker and weaker in recent years, and the endless struggles with the Zhou State allowed the Turks to reap the benefits. The vast expanse of land beyond the Great Wall had long been a pasture for the Turks, and their iron hooves were left to rage, but the Qi State was powerless.

In the northwest of Shuozhou, near the border of Zhou, on the empty grassland, a cavalry of 2,000 people is slowly advancing towards the north. These knights were all wearing bright red armor, and the flags waving in the wind clearly had the mark of Qi Kingdom. Dressed like this, in the territory of the Turks, it is really a bit ostentatious, and a bad one will cause the two countries to fight each other.

At the front of the team was a young man with a height of nearly 1.90 meters, his dark face was like a knife and an axe, revealing a resolute and resolute atmosphere, and a pair of tiger eyes were shining, making people dare not force their eyes.

At this time, this young man was holding a sheepskin map in his hand, with mountains and rivers, marked in great detail, which was the north of the Great Wall of the Northern Qi Dynasty, west of Hengzhou, and the place where the Zhou State and the Turks wanted to connect.

"Newspaper—"

"Report to the division commander, all the departments of our division have been put in place, please instruct!"

Hearing the scout's report, the young general's eyes lit up, his whole body was full of momentum, and he asked with a little excitement, "Really?" ”

"It's true. Now that our division has completely included 50,000 Turkic cavalry in the encirclement, as long as the division commander gives an order, we can launch a full-scale attack at any time, and we will definitely defeat the unprepared Ashnaku Hezhen! ”

"Pass the order, keep your distance, and slowly compress the encirclement, but you must be cautious, and you must not reveal your whereabouts!" Qin Qiong nodded vigorously and commanded in a deep voice.

"Yes!" The scout agreed, and straddled away excitedly, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

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On September 20, Yuwen Yong of the Northern Zhou Dynasty arrived in Jinzhou (the state government is located in Pingyang, Linfen City, Shanxi Province), garrisoned Fenqu, and sent Qi Wang Yu Wenxian to lead an army of 20,000 to blockade the Bird Mouse Valley, Chen Wang Yuwenchun led 20,000 infantry cavalry to block the Qianli Path, Duke Zheng Da Xizhen led 10,000 infantry cavalry to block Tongjun Sichuan, General Han Ming led 5,000 infantry cavalry to block Qiziling, Duke Yi Sheng of Yan led 5,000 infantry cavalry to block Guzhong Town, Liangcheng Duke Xin Shao led infantry cavalry to block Pujin Pass, Zhao Wang Yuwen Zhao led 10,000 infantry cavalry, from Huagu to the north, Attacking the cities of Fenzhou in Qi State, Zhu Guoyu Wensheng led 10,000 infantry cavalry to block Fenshui Pass.

(Several checkpoints blocked by the Zhou army were on the banks of Fenshui, and as long as they were cut off, Jinju would lose reinforcements and become an isolated city, and an army of 300,000 would be able to annihilate it in an instant.) The strategic goal of the Zhou army was to take Jinju as quickly as possible, and then use Jinju as a breakthrough point to directly attack the city of Jinyang, which was not far from the north. In addition to Yecheng in the Northern Qi Empire, Jinyang was the largest city and the most influential city. Most importantly, Cushman & Wakefield left Yecheng in early August and is now merging states. As long as Gao Wei can be captured alive, other places in the Northern Qi Dynasty can naturally be transmitted and descended, which is the most time-saving and labor-saving method.

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"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

The dull and solemn sound of drums sounded, accompanied by the thunderous footsteps, rumbling and deafening.

Looking at the earth dragon covering the sky and the sun, feeling the more and more depressing and murderous aura coming to his face, Li San's face became more and more pale, and his legs couldn't help but swing. Although he had been in the army for three years, he had never been on the battlefield.

Originally, in order to have something to eat and not be starved to death, I joined the army with a hot head, but now I really regret it. Although people die and birds are facing the sky, and their heads are no bigger than a bowl scar, when they are really facing death, who can really be so free and indifferent.

"Zheng Xing, you, you say, what does war and struggle look like?" Li San looked at his comrades-in-arms who were standing straight and had a serious and calm face, and asked with a trembling voice. His voice was a little dry and distorted because of excessive nervousness.

"Bloodshed, sacrifice."