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Unknowingly, the Western Liang army had been fighting against the Turkic soldiers for half a year. The confrontation in the past six months can only be described as cold, strong, and indomitable.

The attitude of the Turks towards the Western Liang army has quietly changed in the past six months. From the contempt at the beginning, to the gradual astonishment, from the gradual astonishment, to the subsequent incomprehension, mixed with unspeakable awe.

The weather was getting colder day by day, and the hearts of the Turkic soldiers were slowly cooling.

They didn't expect the Western Liang Army to hold out for so long, and what's even worse was that they could never think of how long the Western Liang Army could hold out!

The iron cavalry of the Turkic soldiers has leveled the territory of hundreds of miles west of Taiyuan City, until the Taihang Mountain, recaptured the town seized by the Western Liang army, and even approached the Jingcheng Pass, but they were unable to level the towering green mountains and break through the copper and iron village under the mountain of the Western Liang army.

The Turks professed their bravery, but they faced arguably the toughest soldiers in the world. These soldiers retreated a few times, and although the camp was scattered, the Western Liang army used everything at its disposal to maneuver with the opponent, resisted in the deep mountains, and attacked the opponent from time to time. Not to mention the huge damage of ballistas, repeaters, catapults, etc., even a rope, sharpened bamboo sticks, and bamboo arrows in the hands of the Western Liang army will become a sharp blade for killing.

Among the mountains, the strange rocks are craggy, the mountain roads are rugged, and no matter how good the Turkic soldiers are, there is no place for them. The mountains are continuous, the terrain is complex, and no matter how many Turkic soldiers there are, they cannot form an encirclement of the Western Liang army.

There are many trails into the mountains, but most of them are extremely difficult to walk, and they are hidden killing opportunities, although the Tang army is constantly infiltrating, but the Western Liang army relies on the terrain to kill the enemy, and the enemy is either killed or expelled. The Turks had given up on entering the mountains, because that would mean death for them.

The Turkic soldiers could only wander outside the mountains, waiting for the day when the Western Liang army ran out of food. How long it will take, no one knows!

* The rice grains in the pot are sparse, mixed with wild vegetables from the mountains, and a large pot is boiling. A soldier stirred the rice porridge in the pot vigorously, and then distributed it to the waiting Xiliang soldiers.

The vegetables are hard to swallow, the porridge is hard to drink, and the soldiers who took the gruel with wild vegetables are already black and thin, but there are no complaints on their faces. Because they know that the king of Xiliang has always been with them, the king of Xiliang has been fighting on the front line, and the king of Xiliang eats these things.

The soldiers do not suffer but suffer unevenly, and the dignified King of Xiliang has no complaints like them.

The porridge was buried in the porridge, and suddenly the atmosphere felt a little abnormal. A bowl was handed in front of him, it was not clean, no different from the bowl used by soldiers, but the hand holding the bowl was in control of life and death, and in control of the world.

The soldier who made porridge looked over and saw a face that was also slightly dark and thin, with iron and blue stubble, but his eyes were blazing, looking at you, which could bring you peace of mind.

"King of Xiliang." The soldier called. This is not the first time Xiao Buyi has come to receive porridge, in fact, since the shortage of food, Xiao Buyi has begun to share weal and woe with the soldiers. He wanted to make sure that the soldiers could eat better if they could. On the first day he came to drink porridge with the soldiers, he instructed the soldiers not to be polite during the extraordinary period. The soldiers were also accustomed to his arrival, and drank porridge quietly, but with a faint excitement in their hearts.

Xiao Buyi took the porridge bowl and frowned when he saw that the porridge was clear. asked: "How long can the military rations last now?" The quartermaster beside him said, "There is only seven days' surplus in the normal ration." But...... At present, the soldiers are single-minded, collecting wild animals and wild vegetables in the mountains to fill, which can support more than a month. ”

Xiao Buyi secretly calculated the time, if the heart was to have more than a month, the time should be feasible. In the past half a year, the Yellow Snake Ridge was only afraid of snakes, and most of them fell into the stomach of the Western Liang Army. Feeling nostalgic: "Thank you for your hard work...... Thank you very much. ”

He turned around and raised a bowl to the soldiers beside him and said: "The battle in the past six months has let the Turks know that the Central Plains people are not a bad race. You may not be able to leave a name in history, but the spirit of liver and gallbladder is enough to be admired by the world. ”

The soldiers silently raised their bowls and replaced wine with porridge. Someone said loudly: "King Xiliang, we will do our best to expel the Turks!" ”

Everyone shouted in unison: "We will do everything in our power to expel the Turks!" ”

Xiao Buyi was moved, drank the porridge slowly, and after drinking, a guard cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks. He walked along the hill to the soldiers in the distance. In the army, there was originally a fire of ten people, but in extraordinary times, changes are inevitable. The terrain was rugged, and the soldiers gathered together to eat porridge silently, and when they saw the king of Xiliang coming, they all came with respect.

Xiao Buyi looked around and saw a soldier drinking porridge. A tear fell and went into the porridge bowl, Xiao Buyi walked over slowly, and the soldier suddenly woke up, looked up at Xiao Buyi, and was a little flustered.

Xiao Buyi asked in a deep voice, "Why are you crying?" ”

The soldier was anxious and said in a low voice: "King Xiliang...... Homesick. I knew I was wrong, and I didn't dare in the future. ”

Xiao Buyi stretched out his hand and put it on his shoulder, and said loudly: "You're right, why don't you dare to be homesick?" I'm homesick too! His voice was loud, and the soldiers around him all looked over, and Xiao Buyi said, "My family misses you too!" ”

All the soldiers nodded one after another, and a sense of nostalgia arose.

"But it's because we're homesick that we have to beat it hard." Xiao Buyi said solemnly.

The weeping soldier saw that Xiao Buyi was not to blame, he had temporarily put aside his hometown, straightened his waist and replied: "What King Xiliang said is right, it's one thing to think about it, but because I want to, I can fight better and strive to go home early." ”

Xiao Buyi was relieved: "Where are you?" Whose subordinate was it? ”

The soldier said: "The people of Qi County used to be General Zhang's subordinates!" When he said General Zhang, Siye was silent for a moment. Although there are many leaders surnamed Zhang in Da Sui, even if Zhang Zhenzhou is called Lord Zhang many times! There is only one General Zhang, and that is Zhang Xutuo, who is famous in all directions and worries about the country and the people!

Xiao Buyi patted the soldier's shoulder, "General Zhang's subordinates, there is no one who is a bad seed!" ”

The guard Zhang Ji said on the side: "The subordinates of the King of Xiliang are even more iron-blooded warriors!" ”

The two simple sentences of the two have already stirred up the feelings of the soldiers. The wind is still cold, but the blood is hot.

Xiao Buyi suddenly sighed, "I had a relationship with General Zhang at the beginning, but unfortunately the sky has no eyes, and I can't fight side by side with General Zhang, and it is really a pity in my life to unify the world." ”

The generals saw Xiao Buyi's thoughts, and they couldn't help but admire Zhang Xutuo. The weeping soldier said: "When General Zhang was here, although we had enough to eat in battle, we were always worried about the safety of our families. It's a big difference from today! ”

"What's the difference?" Xiao Buyi asked in a condensed voice.

The soldier said: "We used to eat enough, but our family endured hunger, and now we can't eat enough, but our family is full!" ”

When the soldiers saw that Xiao Buyi was here, they had quietly gathered, and when they heard the soldiers speak their hearts, they couldn't help but applaud. The weather is cold and hot, stirring in the mountains. Xiao Buyi also applauded: "That's good! It is a blessing for this king to have a soldier like you, and the people have a family like you, which is the pride of the people, and there are soldiers like you in the east, which is the pride of the eastern capital! We can't eat enough for the sake of the people of the world, and we suffer for a while, for the happiness of the people of the world. With you in this battle, this king will win! ”

He drank in a deep voice, the end was majestic mountains and rivers, and all the soldiers shouted in unison, "This battle will be won, and the king of Xiliang will win!" The shout went out far and wide, and it resounded through the mountains and through the streams, and was heard even outside the mountains. The Turks rode outside, and when they heard the shouting in the mountains, it was like thunder in the sky and fire erupting from the ground. I was afraid that Xiao Buyi would send troops and avoid it from afar.

After Xiao Buyi encouraged the army, he returned to the Chinese military tent.

It is said that it is the Chinese military tent, but it is also very simple, Wei Chi Gong sat on the ground, saw Xiao Buyi walk in, and said: "Boosting morale is only for a while, now the grain and grass are going to be exhausted, I don't know if the king of Xiliang will come out?" ”

Xiao Buyi sat casually on a wooden board and said with a smile: "We are running out of grain and grass, and the Turks don't know it. As far as I know, they are even more short of food and grass than we are. ”

"There is Taiyuan behind them. Behind us were Turkic soldiers. Wei Chigong reminded.

Xiao Buyi said: "The longer we take, the more favorable the situation will be for us. General Wei Chi, don't worry......" Before his words fell, the soldiers had already announced: "There is a letter in the east." ”

Xiao Buyi took it and looked at it, and smiled slightly, "General Wei Chi, look." ”

Wei Chigong took a look and raised his eyebrows, "Really?" ”

"Of course it's true." Xiao Buyi said: "At present, the Turkic soldiers are depleted and worried about the grassland, which is the best opportunity for us to send troops. ”

"Then the king of Xiliang has a way to fight the Turks?" Wei Chigong asked.

Xiao Buyi smiled and said: "The Turkic soldiers are sloppy, and we must grasp the weaknesses in this." But I'm still wondering ...... exactly."

Wei Chi Gong said: "The Turkic soldiers are dominated by horsepower and despise our infantry, so it would not be bad if they made some fuss here." ”

While the two were discussing, someone else said: "Lu Laosan asks to see the king of Xiliang." ”

Xiao Buyi put aside the affairs of the Turkic soldiers for the time being, stood up and said, "Let him come in." ”

Lu Laosan was full of dust, wearing Turkic clothes, and frowned tightly after entering the tent, Xiao Buyi's heart sank when he saw it. It turned out that the Turkic soldiers went south, Zu Junyan was dead, and it was almost a fool's dream to arrest Pei Mingcui and others with the Turkic soldiers who stayed behind. Originally, the Turkic soldiers had done a perfunctory thing, but in order to see Yu Wenzhi, the eldest grandson Shunde and Pei Mingcui, they actually asked their subordinates to leave and go to see Yu Wenzhi alone, resulting in their whereabouts unknown. Xiao Buyi was worried about Pei Mingcui's safety, and ordered Lu Laosan and Bat to wait in the grassland. At present, Lu Laosan turned around, worried, but he knew that things on the grassland were not going well.

Lu Laosan said: "King Xiliang, Yu Wenzhi's secret room is extremely hidden, although Wen Yuzhou knows the general direction, but he can't enter it. More than half a month ago, Wen Yuzhou talked to Yu Wenzhi in the secret room through the pipe, and learned that the eldest grandson Shunde and Pei Mingcui were there, and he didn't know why they stayed for so long, but then there was no news. Wen Yuzhou said that he also heard that the secret room was the last level of the secret passage made by Yu Wenfang, and there was a device that would end up together. ”

Xiao Buyi knew that the situation was urgent, and asked, "Haven't Liao Qiaoshou and Yu Wenpo arrived yet?" ”

Lu Laosan said: "They arrived when I turned around. On the day I left, I heard Liao Qiaoshou say that the organ was cut off, and he could only do his best. Yuwen Po is scrambling to explore the terrain and seek weak points to attack. ”

Liao Kai, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, is now in the eastern capital, summoning Kyoto craftsmen to manufacture siege equipment in order to fight in the east of the river. Although Liao Kai couldn't go, he listened to Xiao Buyi's order and sent his son Liao Qiaoshou and Yu Wenpo, the apprentice of Yu Wenkai, the first master craftsman in Kyoto that year, to the grassland.

Liao Qiaoshou is good at the art of mechanism, but Yu Wenpo is a master of blasting. Of course, this kind of blasting is very different from Xiao Buyi's ** at that time, and it is similar to the method used by Luoshui to attack Taiping Road.

Seeing that Xiao Buyi was quite worried, Lu Laosan said: "But King Xiliang doesn't need to be too anxious, when I left, there was a crack in the belly of the mountain with blood-colored smoke. The shadow said that it was a special smoke made by the Shadow League, and it should be that Miss Pei knew that she was trapped, so she let out the smoke for help. In this way, Miss Pei is fine for the time being. ”

Xiao Buyi said worriedly: "But the secret room is in the belly of the mountain, Yu Wenpo wants to enter, how easy is it to say, you can command, rescue Pei Mingcui at all costs?" ”

Lu Laosan patted his chest and said, "They will definitely go all out." ”

"Miss Pei is not a stupid person, what are you doing when you are in a desperate situation?" Xiao Buyi muttered to himself. He didn't know that Pei Mingcui went to the grassland, firstly, to save Yu Shinan, and also to find the truth about Yuwenqing, and he already knew that Li Xuanba was Yuwenqing's son, and he still had a lot to do with him.

After a slight groan, his eyes suddenly lit up, "Third child, are you wearing Turkic attire?" ”

Lu Laosan smiled and said: "Yes, this trick is the best at using the King of Western Liang, and General Wei Chi also used this trick when he turned around with Yu Shangshu." Now Shanxi is not very peaceful, there are Turkic soldiers everywhere, there are brigades, there are guys, there are stragglers, and so on. I know Turkic, and when I put it on again, there were a lot of Turkic soldiers along the way who pulled me to fight the autumn wind. If I hadn't been in a hurry to get back, I would have slaughtered some Turkic soldiers on the way. Seeing Xiao Buyi's eyes shining, and Wei Chigong was also in good spirits, Lu Laosan asked puzzledly: "King Xiliang, did I say something wrong?" ”

Xiao Buyi laughed, "You are not wrong, on the contrary...... You're right! Seeing Wei Chi Gong coming over, the two were originally close friends, but now they have been fighting side by side for a long time, and they understand each other's intentions better.

"If you want to counterattack, you might as well use it again!" Wei Chigong said: "This strategy may not work on the Tang army, but it is very suitable for the Turkic soldiers." ”

Xiao Buyi said with a smile: "Lu Laosan, you have made a great contribution. The monk Lu Lao Sanzhang couldn't figure it out, but Xiao Buyi had already shouted: "Where is Zhang Ji!" ”

"The subordinates are here." Zhang Ji appeared like a ghost, as if he had never left the tent, Xiao Buyi smiled and said, "General Zhang Lang, now it's time for you to make a move." ”

Zhang Ji's spirits perked up, "King Xiliang, please command." ”

Xiao Buyi said: "I ordered you to take three hundred personal guards and lurk out of the valley tonight to attack the Turkic scattered horses." Remember, you have to grab horses and clothes...... Then disguise yourself as a Turkic soldier and act ......" said all the thoughts in his heart, Xiao Buyi said with a smile: "Whether we can launch a large-scale counterattack depends on how many Turkic soldiers you can rob." ”

Zhang Ji was still cold and expressionless, and clasped his fists and saluted: "The last general will do his best." He got the order, turned around and went out of the account immediately, Lu Laosan smiled bitterly and said to Xiao Buyi: "This Zhang Ji is brave and promising, and he is not bad at doing things, but he is born with a cold face, why have I never seen him smile?" ”

Xiao Buyi said: "Don't talk about you, he has been with me for so long, and I haven't seen him!" ”

The three of them looked at each other and smiled, but Zhang Ji had already ordered Zhan Qingtian to take the guards to protect Xiao Buyi's safety. Although we all know that Xiao Buyi's martial arts are unfathomable at the moment, far superior to others, it is best not to let Xiao Buyi make a move.

When the night covered the sky, Zhang Ji quietly walked out of the Yellow Snake Ridge with his subordinates.

Although the Yellow Snake Ridge is a vast area, after the past six months of guarding, Zhang Ji has a good understanding of the Yellow Snake Ridge. Three hundred people were fully armed, taking advantage of the night to take a shortcut out of the mountain, murderous, cold night wind.

In the dark night, the moon was faint and the stars were hidden, Zhang Ji went out of the Yellow Snake Ridge, saw the vast four fields, listened to it for a long time, and then fell to the ground to listen.

Now the Turkic soldiers are raging, and the Western Liang army has not been out of the mountain, so some Turkic soldiers are close to the mountain. Zhang Ji listened for a long time, then waved his hand and led everyone to the west quietly.

Everyone was like ghosts, all dressed in black and pants, covered with black scarves, and only shining eyes.

After walking for a few miles, Zhang Ji listened again, and his eyes lit up. With a wave of his hand, someone had already moved stones and blocked the road, and everyone dispersed according to the terrain. After the tea, I only heard the horse's hooves rushing forward, and dozens of Turkic soldiers rushing in this direction like a storm. After arriving at the ambush circle of everyone, he suddenly reined in the horse.

On the road in front of them, the pile of dead branches and large stones was extremely skillful, although there were not many, but it made it impossible for the Turkic soldiers to jump over. The Turkic soldiers scolded and cursed, the weather was cold, and it was not easy to collect some belongings and come back, only thinking about returning to the resting place to sleep well, and they did not want to go down to move stones.

While cursing, Zhang Ji had already covered the back road, soared into the air, and landed on the horse of the last Turkic soldier. The Turkic soldiers only felt a cold wind coming, and before they wanted to turn back, Zhang Ji had already made a mistake with both hands and twisted the man's neck. He took off the man's longbow and shot an arrow, and another man screamed and fell from his horse.

The Turkic soldiers had woken up, but when Zhang Ji flew up, the guards had already received a signal and had already chosen a target to rush over. The duty of these people is to protect Xiao Buyi, and they are all highly skilled, far superior to the soldiers of Xiliang. Suddenly attacked, where can the Turkic soldiers resist? I only heard screams and screams, and the sound of 'coo-dong' was endless, and in just a moment's effort, most of the dozens of Turkic cavalry had been killed or wounded. A few people didn't know why, and they were frightened, but the guards were merciless, slashing and shooting crossbows, and the means were extremely cold. In the blink of an eye, there are less than ten people still alive. The remaining Turkic soldiers finally came to their senses, whistled, reversed their horses, and were about to rush out of the way they came. Zhang Ji passed diagonally, and actually penetrated the belly of a horse, and with a close arm, he had already borrowed the strength of the war horse, and the sword in his hand flashed, and he had cut the Turkic soldier on the horse into two pieces. The long knife did not stop, and the lightning flew out, slashing at the back of the other person who was flying away. The man fell off his horse and rolled a few times, and Zhang Ji rode over, and the horse's hooves stepped on the man's neck, cutting off his screams.

After a fight, two people finally came out, seeing that Zhang Ji and the others could not catch up. Zhang Ji looked indifferently and from afar, with cruelty.

The Turkic soldiers were riding their horses and galloping, when suddenly the horses neighed and fell to their knees, and the two fell out in unison. Two knives flew out of the darkness and slashed at the necks of the two men.

The sword shone brightly, and a big head flew up.

A few guards jumped out of the darkness, pulling several ropes. It turned out that when Zhang Ji took people out to kill people, some guards had already set up stumbling horses under the four sides. Killing is not the goal, killing all is the goal!

The war started suddenly, and ended sharply.

Zhang Ji ordered the guards to strip off the clothes of the Turkic soldiers, select dozens of people to put them on, and then mounted their horses and headed north to find the next prey. By the time the east turned white, Zhang Ji had already returned to the mountain, and the three hundred guards who walked on their legs when they traveled brought back more than four hundred horses and the same amount of Turkic clothes! And of the 300 guards, only a dozen or so were injured!

Xiao Buyi saw it and praised it, Zhang Ji said: "King Xiliang, the Turkic soldiers who robbed and killed this night are all scattered horses, and his subordinates found that there were two thousand Turkic soldiers stationed there thirty miles southwest from here. ”

Xiao Buyi immediately said: "Okay, let's take them!" General Wei Chi, I led my troops to slaughter these two thousand people, and you will dispatch to meet the battle. ”

Wei Chigong had already thought of a strategy and said: "According to the report of the spies, more than 10,000 main forces of Turkic soldiers are gathered in the northwest, which is thirty miles away from the Zhaonu Department, and tens of thousands of Turkic soldiers are gathered in Yuci City in the northeast. The remaining Turkic soldiers were distributed from west to east along Yanyan and Mengshan. We have avoided fighting for half a year, and they must have known that we are no more than 10,000 soldiers, and the attack on the plains is quite unfavorable, so they really think that we dare not fight back, so they think that these 50,000 or so soldiers and horses are enough to deal with us. He gestured to the map and said, "It is not difficult to destroy the forces of the Zhaonu tribe, but the difficult thing is to retreat with all their bodies." The king of Xiliang should seek a quick victory, Yuci's Turkic soldiers are too far away, and the distant water can't save the near fire, don't think about it for the time being, now I will immediately send troops to feint to attack the Turkic soldiers in the northwest, contain their troops, and then you come to attack the Zhaonu Department, remember, one hour is limited, if it doesn't work, turn around quickly, we don't have to fight with them! Avoid being trapped by them, too! ”

Xiao Buyi signaled that he understood, passed the order, and the three armies prepared to fight.

The morale of the Western Liang army was greatly boosted, and they secretly wanted to hold on for a long time, and finally it was time to attack. Xiao Buyi ordered more than 1,000 ironclad cavalry and gave instructions to Zhang Ji. Zhang Ji nodded, regardless of the sleepless night, and got on the horse again, but this time he changed into the costume of a Turkic soldier.

Four hundred guards disguised themselves as Turkic soldiers and rode out of the mountains from the southwest.

Xiao Buyi smiled slightly, followed behind with an iron horse, and kept a certain distance from Zhang Ji and the others.

Wei Chi Gong personally ordered the troops and horses, beat the golden drum, and the Western Liang army quickly coalesced and slaughtered from the northwest mountains.

The sound of drums resounded through the heavens and the earth, shattering the silence for a long time, when the sun was still struggling in the clouds, but the Western Liang army finally began the first blow of the all-out counteroffensive against the Turkic army!

(To be continued)