On the Mobei grassland, the Yanbei army swept all the way away, clearing out the Zhantu tribes in the past. The Zhantu tribe followed suit, but not many people were actually caught by the Yanbei army. Asa led tens of thousands of cavalry to rely on flexible mobility to wait for an opportunity to attack the Yanbei army and create trouble for the Yanbei army.

But with the advance of the Yanbei army, the Zhantu people had no way to retreat after all. The desert Gobi in the west is a land of death, with no water source and fodder, and there is only one way for the Zhantu people to run to death.

No one who had been to the bitter cold of the north wanted to go there again. The heavy snow in winter will cause herds of cattle and sheep to die, and the wolves wandering in Mobei will attack anything they can eat when there is a shortage of food in winter.

Wei Zeng is the enemy of the Zhan Tu people, but Wei Zeng can give the Zhan Tu people a chance to live. The desert and bitter cold are indeed the nightmare that accompanies death, and no one wants to survive on the brink of death. As the war continued, some of the Taktuns wavered.

"This is our chance to defeat Wei Zeng, as long as we lead them into the desert, with our familiarity with the terrain, we will definitely be able to defeat them. Just like three years ago, we can give the enemy a taste of defeat. Asa boosted his morale and led 10,000 iron cavalry to kill the baggage team of the Yanbei army.

The Yanbei army went deep into Mobei, and the supply line was stretched very long, because the Zhan Tu people followed the wind, the Yanbei soldiers did not have too many cattle and sheep, and they could not take grain on the spot, so they could only rely on the grain escorted from Yanbei to eat.

Wei Zeng led the army to continue to advance north and west, and almost all the excellent pastures in Mobei fell into Wei Zeng's hands, but he could not eliminate the living force of the Zhan Tu people, and Wei Zeng became more and more worried.

Gu Chayi's cavalry team was arranged to protect the supply line, and only Gu Cha's horse team could keep the supply line stretching for hundreds of miles without problems.

"General Qiqi Wei, more than 10,000 people of the Turks attacked our baggage team. These 10,000 people are all ironclad and are the most elite troops of the Zhan Tu people, and the ancient commander has already led the troops to support. The Janturians retreated westward, and they were about to retreat into the desert, do we need to pursue them? A soldier sent the news.

"We have driven the Janturs here, but they have not surrendered because the army led by the man named Asa is still there. As long as you can destroy Asa. The Zhan Turks will naturally surrender without their backbone, and our future battles will be easier. Tell Cha Yi to follow them closely, and I will immediately lead my troops to support. Wei Zeng made a choice and decided to send troops to besiege Asa.

"General Wei should be careful, we do not have an advantage in the desert, in case we get lost in it, the lack of food and water will not be able to support even the iron man for a few days. Three years ago, the ancient commander was defeated by the Zhan Tu people in the desert because of his carelessness. Generals should also be cautious in pursuing the enemy. Be sure to probe for possible traps. Jiang Luqing reminded.

"I naturally understand that the Zhan Turks, with their horse advantage and familiarity with the terrain, have been going around in circles with us. But as long as we don't mess with ourselves, the Zhan Tu people have no chance. After Wei Zeng finished speaking, he led the troops away.

Gucha followed them all the way, and soon came to the edge of the desert. Three years ago, he was plotted by the Occupy Turks, so that he failed to return. This time, Gu Chayi was more cautious, bent on defeating the Zhan Tu people.

Into the desert. The Zhan Tu people were gone. The wind blows in the desert, and there are traces on the ground. The trail was soon buried. Gu Cha didn't dare to venture in, and led people to search carefully.

"I ask you, is there an oasis in the middle of this desert? I do not believe that tens of thousands of horses of the enemy will be able to survive in the desert without water. Gu Cha asked Nanhu beside him.

"There are several oases deep in the desert where the water is more abundant. The enemy should have run there. A Nanhu general replied.

"Very well, you lead the way, and we will advance to those oases, and if they find the enemy, they will not try to escape." Gu Chayi said.

"Shall we wait for General Wei's army to arrive? With the cooperation of General Wei's army, our chances of victory are greater. ”

"No need. Let's go first, and send someone to inform Wei Zeng of our movements. The Zhan Tu people are running fast, and if we are late, they may have to flee again. "Guchayi decided to move on.

After Asa and his cavalry led Gucha into the desert, he hid behind several large sand dunes. Hearing that Gu Chayi was leading the cavalry in the direction of the oasis, Asa smiled at the corner of his mouth, and quietly chased after Gu Chayi with the cavalry. The Zhantu people who were hiding in various places were also instructed to surround Gucha.

Before coming to an oasis, I saw a blue glowing in the sunlight from afar. The blue of this article and the deep blue of the sky almost merge into one, tempting the soldiers who have traveled long distances to come forward and drink happily. If it weren't for autumn and the trees were all yellow, the scenery would be even more enticing.

"Stop advancing, don't move forward, there is no sign of the Turks here. Where did all those enemies go? A few of you come forward to check, and you must not fall into the ambush of the Zhan Tu people. "Gu Chayi has also learned to be careful, but how did he know that the Zhantu people had an ambush, but the ambush people were not in this oasis.

Gu Chayi watched the movement in the oasis, and suddenly saw the desert dust rising on the left, and a group of Zhantu cavalry appeared.

As soon as he bent his bow and arrow, he hit the vital point of the first man, and the man immediately fell off his horse. Gu Chayi's horse team also shot arrows to meet the enemy.

Just as Gu Chayi was about to lead the cavalry to rush up, there were traces of the Zhan Tu people in all directions. Gucha immediately sensed that something was wrong, and ran back with the horse team.

"Since you're here, stay here. I thought you suffered a loss three years ago, but this time you can remember it for a long time. But since you cooperate with me like this, how can I not appreciate it. I will kill you with my own hands, and then defeat Wei Zeng. What you have taken from me, I will take back at all. Asa shouted, and led men to surround him.

Once again, he was besieged by the Zhan Tu people and resentful, but this time was different from three years ago. Although Gu Chayi was inferior in numbers, it was no problem to break through the encirclement of the Zhan Tu people.

Except for Asa's 10,000 cavalry, who wore heavy armor, the rest of the Zhantu were light cavalry, and the casualties in the frontal confrontation with Guchayi's horse team were too great; With a guerrilla attack with a bow and arrow, he couldn't stop Gu Chayi from escaping. Asa had no choice but to follow closely behind Guchai, trying to inflict maximum damage.

After a chase, the sun is about to set, Asa glances at the sun that is about to set in the sky. looked at Gu Chayi, who was still fleeing, and decided to give up the pursuit in his heart.

Just as Asa was about to give the order to retreat, a large number of infantry appeared in the dunes in the rear.

"Mobei Flying Eagle! Mobei Flying Eagle has been killed! The Zhantu people recognized Wei Zeng's banner, and there was panic in the camp.

"What are you afraid of, they are all infantry, and the Mobei Flying Eagle can't catch up with us." Asa saw Wei Zeng appear with a large number of infantry. was also surprised in his heart, but he was calm and gave the order to retreat.

It turned out that Wei Zeng came with troops, and after hearing the news of Gu Chayi's attack, he did not immediately lead troops to support, but ambushed a large army, and waited until the Zhan Tu people crossed before sending troops to stop it.

As soon as Gu Cha saw Wei Zeng appear, he was excited, and immediately returned with 10,000 cavalry.

It was getting dark. The white moonlight shone across the desert, the sky was cloudless, and the earth was flat. It's just the sound of swords and soldiers everywhere, shouting and killing, and the atmosphere here is more solemn.

The northern army of Yanbei formed a formation, and when they saw the cavalry, they stepped forward to fight, and when they saw the infantry, they cooperated with each other and defeated the Zhan Turen.

Occupy the Turks between the night. Unable to receive Asa's orders, the accuracy of archery under the moonlight was greatly reduced. Under the siege of the elite infantry led by Wei Zeng, there was only one way to escape.

When the moon rose to mid-heaven, the shouting of killing was much quieter, and under Wei Zeng's order, the army began to regroup in the sound of horns.

"Wei Zeng, you did a good job this time, it's really good to let the Zhantu people also taste the taste of being surrounded by people. I haven't seen your men. I thought you had a problem, but it turned out that you were preparing for an ambush, and I still can't compare to you when it comes to using my brain. Gu Cha said as soon as he came to Wei Zengjun.

"I have heard that you are being chased by the Chaturists, and I see that the sand dunes here are very tall and suitable for the Tibetans. And so came this scheme. It's also the right time, the combat effectiveness of the Zhan Tu people in the dark night has been weakened, and melee combat is what we are good at, so we can defeat them in one fell swoop. If it is during the day, so that the Occupants can clearly see the deployment of our army, I am afraid that if they want to escape, I will not be able to stop them. Wei Zeng said with a smile.

"Don't worry about it so much, anyway, I defeated the enemy, and chased them for more than a month, and it was not all fruitless." Gu Cha laughed.

"But in order not to give the Zhantu people a chance to fight back here, we have to hunt them down again. I'm full of infantry here, and it's not easy to run around in the desert for a long time. You take all the water from here, and if you see the Zhantu people, you will fight them, and you must not let them gather together again. After two major defeats and the loss of large tracts of land, I think the morale of the Tun people is already extremely low. I plan to send someone to preach the benevolence and righteousness of my Yanbei army, promising that as long as they belong to us, they will survive, and I think someone will come and submit to us. Wei Zeng said.

"Okay, take this opportunity to beat the water dogs, so that the Zhantu people will never have a chance to challenge us again. Leave everything to me. As for the surrender, I don't know about it, you're smarter than me, and you can't go wrong if you think about it. Gu Cha said with a smile.

"Be careful all the way, I'll wait for news of your triumphant return." Wei Zeng laughed and punched Gu Chayi in the shoulder.

Gu Cha laughed loudly, did not rest, and led the cavalry to chase and kill the fleeing Zhantu.

After two defeats, the Chamuns were very worried about the future of the war, and although most of the Chamuns escaped the Yanbei army, the threat of famine gradually approached.

Without fodder, cattle, sheep and horses become emaciated, and cattle, sheep and horses become emaciated, which means that when winter comes, there will be no sufficient food. And now it's late autumn, and the cold winds of winter are not far away.

In fact, the supplies of the Zhan Turks have always been insufficient, and in order to save up supplies for the winter, they either carry out large-scale hunting or go south to plunder. Now that Wei Zeng's Yanbei army is overwhelmed, the Zhantu people have lost a lot of pasture, and there is no way to collect enough food in the desert and the bitter cold land in the north. In order to compete for the limited pasture, the Zhantu people began infighting. In the face of Wei Zeng's promise, some Zhantu people chose to submit.

"We are willing to submit to Lord Mobei Feiying, and we will treat you the same way we treated the Central Plains Imperial Court before. From now on, you will be our master, and we will give you our cattle, sheep and horses every year, hoping that you will forgive us for our sins and let us continue to graze cattle and sheep on the grassland. Some people from the Zhantu tribe found Wei Zeng and said.

"It's okay to forgive you, but it's not okay to let you stay on the grassland. I can give you land, and I can let you continue to graze your cattle and sheep, but you have to make me feel safe. Take your people with us to the border between Yanbei and Guanbei, and follow our arrangement, and you will be able to survive well. I don't want to kill innocents, but my mercy is not unconditional. Wei Zeng replied.

"Then it's not like we can't go back to the prairie again. The people of the Central Plains have a saying that it is difficult to leave their homeland, although we Zhantu people live on nomadic herding, but they also have feelings for the grassland. Adults let us never go back to the grassland, can it really be called merciful? The leader of the Zhantu tribe said with tears in his eyes.

"I'm going to fight with the others, but you, the Zhan Turks, have been harassing the rear of Yanbei when I sent my troops, and I haven't made any progress for three years to guard against you. If you want to survive, you must convince me that you will never be a threat to me again. Why would I leave your life behind? However, after I unify the Central Plains, I no longer have to worry about you occupying the Turks, and you can naturally return to the grassland. No one will stop you. But for now, you're at my disposal. Wei Zeng replied, his words full of sternness.

Seeing that there was no room for maneuver in Wei Zeng's words, the Zhantu people agreed to follow Wei Zeng away from the grassland in order to survive.

"Lord Mobei Feiying is full of words, and what he says is naturally credible. We are willing to follow you out of the grassland now, and after you unify the Central Plains in the future, we must let us come back. ”

"Naturally, there is no problem, and the promise I made will never be broken." Wei Zeng replied.

For the next month, Gu Chayi and his cavalry pursued the remnants of the Zhantu rangers, and Wei Zeng and Yu Chaogui led the army to gather the Zhantu people who were willing to submit.

In the depths of autumn, the sky is high, and the clear blue sky is lined with the withered yellow grass, which looks so peaceful. But the grasslands are blowing southerly winds, which are rare in autumn. As the south wind blew, a little flame grew larger, engulfing the withered yellow pasture, and thick black smoke rushed straight into the blue sky, obscuring everything clean.

Wei Zeng led the army to retreat, leaving the ground covered with ashes and charred carcasses of animals.

"Wei Zeng, do you think this is the end? Warriors, the enemy has destroyed our pastures and cut us off. You come with me to find Wei Zeng for revenge, we have no food, so we will use the flesh and blood of the Central Plains to satisfy our hunger. Kill me! "When Asa saw that the steppe had been burned, he was furious and pursued the retreating Weida army with the troops that had been following him. (To be continued.) )