At the same time, Zhang Yue led 10,000 troops, carrying baggage to make a detour to the south, along the way to clear and recruit the small tribes of the Fu people, after a four-day march to the eastern suburbs of Longxi County, arrived in the afternoon Shenshi, met Zhang Jianxiong sent dozens of cavalry scouts to inspect the city. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Zhang Yue asked them to send someone back to report, and a scout team was leading the way to the Weishui outside the East City Gate.

The county city wall is about two zhang high, located at the bend of the river on the west bank of Weishui, and the river with a width of about three zhang goes around the city, forming a natural moat. It's just that the river is in disrepair, and there is a lot of silt on both sides of the river.

The city gate was soon opened, and Zhang Jianxiong personally led a group of officers to greet him, and there were familiar faces such as Zan Jurun in the accompanying crowd, and several people looked at each other and laughed heartily, and after a few words to each other, they led the soldiers under Zhang Yue into the city.

Officers at all levels led the troops into the camp, and Zhang Yue, accompanied by Zhang Jianxiong, led a group of officers to the west city wall to watch the enemy. Entering the city is Weishui Street, Zhang Yue turned his head and glanced a few times before passing the county office, and found that it was similar to what he saw when he captured Huining, with a dilapidated appearance.

Under the west city wall, I went up the steps of the Yongdao to the head of the city, and saw that the defense facilities such as the city tower and the corner tower were also destroyed, many house beams were broken, there were clumps of dead grass among the broken rubble on the ground, and there were ravines washed by rain on the bare wall.

"It's like this, it's even more dilapidated than the Huining City back then! That's right...... What about Liang Zhong Jiaye? Zhang Yue stood at the entrance of the Yongdao, looked at the dilapidated city tower with his hands, and asked with a frown.

"The little people are! I've seen Zhang Dashuai! A middle-aged man in his forties and fifties, short and stout, with a pair of mung bean eyes on his fat round face and a pair of mung bean eyes, flashed out from behind the crowd and respectfully bowed to his chest.

"Hah! I heard you fought well! How many people are there in the Qiangqiang tribes? Now...... Are you willing to return to the Great Zhou? Zhang Yue sneered disdainfully, looking at the strong man in front of him with a smile, seeing that this person had short feet and short hands, and his every move revealed a sense of strength, he should be a person with some courage.

Liang Zhongjiaye was startled, quickly glanced up at Zhang Yue, and replied with some apprehension in his heart: "Back to Zhang Dashuai!" The sixteen tribes of Tangchang Qiang have their own patriarchs, they respect and love, and elect the small people as the big leader, and now the sixteen departments have about 200,000 people, if the big handsome Zhang is willing to take in, the small people are willing to persuade the chiefs of the tribes to serve the Great Zhou court together. ”

There are still so many people in Changqiang, which is not conducive to the restoration of governance after the war, and there are not many people who can understand Chinese, so I am afraid it will be difficult to adapt to the management system of protecting armor in the county's countryside.

"How many young men do you have? Can some more be recruited? Zhang Yue pondered for a while, and then asked.

"Only the remnants of the army were defeated less than 10,000 points, Minzhou and Danzhou were lost one after another, and many tribal leaders surrendered to Caohanqiang in order to keep the cattle and sheep in the clan, and there was no way to recruit again."

Zhang Yue nodded, and suddenly had little interest in this person, and went up the stairs to the wall, only to feel that the vision in the distance was wide, and the cold wind blew all over the body. He tugged at his collar and stepped to the opposite wall to look out from the battlement. The camp set up by Zhuo Luo was too far away to be seen clearly, but the cavalry of the Tibetan people who came back and forth from outside Xicheng was only three or four miles away, and they could still be seen.

"Where is the enemy camp? What is the geometry of the rest of the steps? Zhang Yue stared at the Fan Rider in the distance without looking back, and asked loudly, the wind was whistling, and it was not clear if it was not loud.

"They set up camp on the bank of the Weishui River in the northwest, fifteen miles from here, and if the Ma army leaves the camp, they will be there in a moment." Zhang Jianxiong said on the side, thought for a while and said: "After the arrival of our Xiongwu army, the horse army went out of the city to fight with them a few times, if the ordinary cavalry is only equipped with leather armor scimitar, our army has an overwhelming advantage, but they have two or three thousand horsemen are equipped with ring lock armor, and the five hundred heavy cavalry with men and horses wearing full body armor is difficult to deal with. ”

"It doesn't matter! If the news is smooth, Zhuo Luo Zunli should receive the information that the back road of Dalai Valley has been cut off, and it is very likely that he will retreat to Yanxian within a few days, because then he can be supplied from Minzhou and Taozhou, which have not yet been lost. Therefore, we can no longer defend the city, and tomorrow we must send troops to capture Yanxian. By the way, what happened to Liu Xinfa's Chengzhou Army? Did Jiezhou Sun Yanshou send troops? Zhang Yue said categorically, remembering the situation in the south and asking again.

"Three days ago, Liu Xinfa, the assassin of Chengzhou, pretended to lose his position, gave up Luomenzhai, lured the enemy to the west valley of Yongning County, ambushed the enemy and beheaded more than 2,000 levels, and then captured Huimenzhai, and took advantage of the victory to recover Wushan County, which is currently stationed there. An army of the Yanshou Department of the Assassin of Jiezhou Assassin Shisun entered the Danzhou and defeated several Tibetan tribes, and is currently stationed in Jiaogong Town. Now, if you send troops like this according to the regulations, then Zhuo Luo Zunli will definitely go south with the whole army, is this going to a decisive battle? Zhang Jianxiong asked in surprise.

"It's almost the end of winter, and it's about to be the season of heavy snow and road closures, and we can't afford to delay it!" Zhang Yue has calculated the time, no matter whether he wins or loses, things after the war are more cumbersome. If it succeeds, this large piece of land will be won, and how to demarcate the defense area in the future will also need to be planned in advance.

"That's ...... But I don't know how to govern this land after the war? Zhang Jianxiong asked with a frown.

Just as he was about to mention this topic, he didn't want Zhang Jianxiong to ask it first, so Zhang Yue smiled and said: "Then Zhang Envoy will tell me what the opinions of the guilds in the DPRK and China are." ”

"According to the usual practice, it may be to divide the town, for us, it is also a burden to rule more states and counties. What's more, the festival town on this side of Hehuang may have to hand over the war horses every year, which is thankless! ”

Zhang Yue nodded, not wanting to discuss this sensitive topic anymore, so he went down the city wall and returned to the county government in the city, and summoned a group of officers to come to discuss and arrange the arrangement of the various armies on the battlefield tomorrow. The two festival towns, plus the people and horses of Jiaye in Liangzhong, not only have different establishments, but also have chaotic numbers, so they must first set a budget.

Half an hour later, after the military discussion was completed, more than 100 horseback teams came out of the east gate of Longxi County with a gust of wind, and when they rushed all the way south to Wushan County, it was already the beginning of the night. Liu Xinfa, who was stationed in the city, received a report and ordered the soldiers to hang the heralds under the city to the city for questioning.

As a result, the herald showed the military order, Liu Xinfa took it and looked at it, his face was a little unsightly, and he jumped to his feet in annoyance and scolded: "Let me rush to Longma Mountain at the junction of the southwest of Yanxian County and Minzhou to ambush before noon tomorrow, but his mother only sent the military order now, how can this be in time." ”

"The military order is like a mountain! I hope General Liu will follow the execution! My marshal will only arrive this afternoon, and he will fight tomorrow! The herald was a soldier of the Changyi Army, and when he heard Liu Xin's complaints, he woke up very unceremoniously.

"I know, I know......" Liu Xin waved his hand angrily, turned around and walked down the city quickly, and went back to gather the officers to prepare.

On the 17th, just after the fifth watch arrived at midnight, Liangzhong Jiaye led 6,000 cavalry from his headquarters to drive out of Longxi County according to the military order, and marched to Yanxian County, 80 miles to the southwest. Zhang Yue and Zhang Jianxiong's troops, with a total of 15,000 troops, were already in the camp and were waiting for them to pay close attention to the movements of Zhuo Luozun's troops.

In the middle of the hour, as Zhang Yue expected, Zhuo Li Zunli finally made a camp and set up the village, sending 5,000 horsemen south to intercept Liangzhong Jiaye, and sending another 3,000 horsemen to the west gate of Longxi to go on guard, and about 20,000 horsemen from the headquarters went south.

Zhang Yue received a report from Tanma, and left Jurun to coordinate and supervise the 3,000 Changqiang soldiers to defend the city, and Zhang Jianxiong led 15,000 cavalry out of the West City Gate to assemble and line, marched in battle formation, and also marched to the southwest of Yan County. (To be continued.) )