The breakthrough of Ganzhou was one of Yang Hao's expectations. In his expectation, he hoped that Ganzhou would return to the city and break through. Because the siege of Ganzhou City either took too long, or it required a heavy price, and the enemy abandoned the city, although the enemy army had a little more life, for Yang Hao, the pressure was greatly reduced.

When he discussed the war with the generals, it was estimated that the Hui people were most likely to break through to the north and flee to the desert, so he personally garrisoned the troops in the northwest, blocking the only way to the desert in the north, but he never thought that the Hui people chose to break through to the south and go south, and they must flee to Longyou through the Qilian Mountains.

Yang Hao unexpectedly couldn't help but admire Ye Luo's forbearance and scheming, the male of the desert Temujin had several ups and downs, and there were only a few people left around him at the worst time, and in the end, it was not a comeback? On the grassland, prestige and bloodline are the best signs to recruit people, although the defeat of Longyou is softer than the tragic yīn who fled to the desert. But sensibly, it is indeed a wise choice. Only by escaping to Longyou can temporarily avoid Yang Hao's pursuit, and take advantage of the many Hui tribes near Qinghai Lake and his honorable status as a king to recruit troops and make a comeback.

Yang Hao's troops were in the north, at first he wanted to observe the enemy's situation before taking action, and he didn't want to return to the desperate breakthrough speed of the Su people's desperate breakthrough, and the defensive position on the southern front was lost one after another, such a fierce offensive, such a dense charge, the last trace of hesitation in Yang Hao's heart was also dispelled, he was trying to send people to help strengthen the defense of the southern front, and Tang Yanyan, who was closer to the southern line, had already gone to help.

Immediately afterwards, the warriors of the heart and abdomen clan of the night Luo Su personally highlighted the strange soldiers, and hit the Eastern Front Army by surprise, Yang Hao was shocked and hurriedly led the army to meet the East Route Army. There were about 15,000 men and horses who fled with him, and the rest were either killed on the battlefield or besieged by Yang Hao's army.

At this time, Aguli and Suerman and Hu Laowen came. Aguli is the young patriarch of the Baye Bone Tribe, his father has no son, after she became the Khan's princess, the Baye Bone Department is equivalent to being merged into the Yeluosu main clan, but the department still has considerable autonomy, and Yeluosu is also able to command and transfer this tribe whose original status is not weaker than him through Aguli. It also belongs to the tribe with the surname Wang.

The department has a high degree of sinicization, basically has given up nomadism, and is engaged in agriculture and industry and commerce with Ganzhou as the center, and her tribe has the largest population in the city of Ganzhou, and Suerman is the head of the Luoge tribe, Hu Laowen is the head of the Guhun tribe, and also has a very high appeal in the Hui tribe, at the same time, the three tribes are desperate to fight for the survival of the Hui tribe, but they obviously did the experience of the Great Khan's abandoned son, these eastward soldiers know it, they can't help but feel ashamed, so when these three important people with great appeal appeared at the same time to surrender, the desperate and stubborn resistance of the Hui soldiers gave up resistance.

Yang Hao had just arrived in the army at this time, and as soon as he saw Yang Hao's handsome banner approaching, Aguli and the three of them had already dismounted and waited, and when Yang Hao appeared, Aguli disregarded the blood on his legs, struggled forward, and knelt on the ground. He raised the scimitar with both hands and said loudly: "Agul of the Wild Bone Department led the Luo Ge Department and the Estimated Gu Hun Department to beg to surrender to the Taiwei. But I beg the Taiwei to be merciful and forgive me for the capital crime of the Ganzhou people, Aguli surrendered to the front, and did not dare to ask for forgiveness, so I asked the Taiwei to behead me to pay respect. ”

Hearing this, Su Erman and Hu Lao Wen rushed forward at the same time, also knelt on the ground, raised the blades in their hands with both hands, and said loudly: "Captain Yang, above the battle array, each is his master, so that he can use tricks and deceit, use ambushes, and do everything." We are willing to abandon our weapons and surrender, and pledge allegiance to the captain, please forgive Princess Agul for not dying! ”

The Ganzhou soldiers who were besieged by the Xiazhou Corps held their blades tightly and stared at Yang Hao tightly, only to see Yang Hao riding forward, walking in front of the three of them, before they could speak, Tang Yanyan and He Bining, who were in charge of the defense of the Eastern Front, also rushed over with a blue face, both of them were dressed in military uniforms, covered in blood, and knelt down without saying a word in front of Yang Hao. Immediately afterwards, Mu Kui, who was fooled in the southern line, also hurried over.

Yang Hao looked at the three people who were kneeling down in front of him again, and couldn't help asking, "What are you doing here?" ”

Tang Yanyan said sullenly: "I will wait for the plan to let Ye Luosu escape from the encirclement, and I will ask the captain for his guilt." ”

Yang Hao said lightly: "If you are a teacher, you will be profitable." Since ancient times, why have you used soldiers? One loss in a lifetime is the common situation of a soldier, how can you use this to move the ministers who are in charge? Yang uses generals, only to see the courage of the generals, the strength of the soldiers, and how to deal with them, how can they judge heroes because of success or failure, get up! ”

The three of them glanced at each other, gave a military salute to Yang Hao, and then stood up at the same time.

Yang Hao said again: "The night fell and fled to the east, even Ben Shuai never expected it. He wanted to rush to that messy stall to fish in troubled waters, hum...... Good! Mu Kui, why Bining! ”

The two of them were stunned, and at the same time took a step forward, and subconsciously responded: "The end will be." ”

Yang Hao shouted: "You immediately gather the headquarters and pursue the remnants of the Night Falling Sect with all your might, and don't allow him to have a moment of respite!" ”

As soon as the two of them saw that Yang Hao wanted them to redeem their merits and personally pursue Ye Luosu, they couldn't help but feel a great boost, and immediately responded loudly: "Get an order!" The two immediately turned on their horses, shouted loudly to gather the soldiers of the headquarters, and quickly pursued Ye Luosu.

Tang Yanyan looked around blankly, and said sneeringly: "Taiwei, I'...... What about me? ”

Yang Hao looked at her scattered hair, blood-stained robe, sweaty face, and softened her voice: "These rìzi." It's really hard for you. Now that the official is back, of course I will pick this burden! ”

Tang Yanyan's eyes were wet, all the grievances, worries, and the nervousness and anxiety of these rìzi were all swept away in Yang Hao's tender words, if it weren't for the fact that she was in the midst of thousands of troops at this time, in front of everyone's eyes, she really wanted to throw herself into Yang Hao's arms and cry happily.

Seeing the affectionate appearance of Yang Hao and Tang Yanyan, Aguli touched the scene, her nose was sour, and tears suddenly blurred her eyes. She quickly bowed down a little more, not wanting to be seen as weak.

Yang Hao turned his horse to look at the three Hui chieftains, groaned slightly, suddenly took off his sword, and threw it in front of Princess Aguli who was prostrate on the ground with a "sonorous" sound.

Aguli was stunned at first, and then suddenly realized, she abandoned the knife in her hand, grabbed the purple electric sword, and said loudly: "Please keep your promise and treat my people in Ganzhou well!" With that, as soon as Aguli pressed the sword spring, the sword was unsheathed, and he resolutely cut his throat.

"Princess!"

Sulman and Hu Lao Wen were so shocked that they rushed forward to snatch the knife from her hand, and the Hui soldiers who were besieged and were quietly watching the changes also moved, raising their swords again. Yang Hao watched coldly, swept it in a hurry, and saw everyone's reactions in his eyes. Aguli raised his sword and slashed at his throat, but Yang Hao's movements were faster, as soon as he stretched out his hand, the horsewhip in his hand was inserted, firmly against the sword.

Aguli had already raised her head, her eyes closed, and because of this action, Huo Ran opened her eyes and looked at him in surprise.

Yang Hao slowly retracted the horsewhip and said loudly: "This commander is the commander of Hexi, under the jurisdiction of all state capitals and counties, under the command of all generals and soldiers, but to the local people of all ethnic groups, without discrimination, impartiality, Ganzhou is sincere to the marshal, how can the marshal not be kind?" You can rest assured of that. From now on, this commander will appoint you as the assassin envoy of Ganzhou, temporarily responsible for all military and political affairs in Ganzhou. ”

Aguli was a little incredulous, and said dumbly: "Taiwei is saying...... I? ”

"Not bad. The situation in Xiazhou, you must also know very well, the seal letter official is too late to issue now, the personal sword of the commander is your seal letter officer, you hold this sword to open the government to build a mansion, hold this sword for the commander to take care of Ganzhou, Ganzhou has been eroded by repeated wars, if you can't clean it up as soon as possible, it will be difficult to survive this winter. Now that autumn is high, if you don't get the warriors to return to the tribe as soon as possible and gather grass for the winter, it will be difficult for people and animals to survive this winter, and you must prepare for this matter quickly. If it is really cold this winter and cannot support it, you can also hold this sword to ask for some surplus grain from Liang and Su Prefectures to maintain the lives of the people of Ganzhou. ”

Aguli was full of surprise at first, and as Yang Hao commanded, she was gradually moved and convinced, she returned the sword into the sheath with a bang, held the sword in her left hand and pushed it to the sand, and pressed her right hand into her left chest with a fist, and said in a deep voice: "Aguli obeys the orders of the commander!" ”

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Aguli, Sulman and Hu Laowen's initiative to surrender and come forward to recruit the trapped Ganzhou soldiers bought Yang Hao precious time, if he waited for him to solve these Hui soldiers who were caught in a heavy siege and fought to the death, and then sent troops to chase after him, it would have to be delayed for at least half a year, but now he can chase Ye Luoxu non-stop.

Mu Kui and He Bining were in front, Li Huating was in the center, Yang Hao was behind, the three-way army was in a hurry to the east, Tang Yanyan told Yang Hao the latest battle situation on the front line of Hengshan that she had mastered, and then asked worriedly: "Official, that Aguli surrendered before and almost injured my life, do you think she will sincerely surrender this time?" ”

Yang Hao said: "What we are about to face is the behemoth of the Song Kingdom, so we must concentrate all our forces as much as possible to cope with the changes, and at the same time we must deal with the possible internal stability, even if it is temporary stability." Ganzhou is the most powerful force on the Hexi Road, even if it is a series of setbacks, the remaining strength should not be underestimated, if they are coerced to the east, it is a very unstable factor, if they are left behind, we will rule immediately, then we have to leave a more powerful force than them to clamp them down, this is not possible, extraordinary times and extraordinary things, I can only use restraint measures. ”

Yang Hao paused, and then said: "With Aguli's xìngzi, it is unlikely that she will surrender this time, if she is really still a fraud, her burden is greater than ours now, and the only choice is to take the old and weak women and children to abandon Ganzhou and escape, which will not cause us much trouble." What's more, they won't be able to survive this winter, I think even if it's just for the sake of the clansmen, she can't help but surrender now, if I can successfully block the Song army to the east of Hengshan, then Aguli will not dare to have dissent. ”

"Oh......" Tang Yanyan glanced at Yang Hao, pursed his lips and said: "I'll just say it, the same is the surrender of the battle, and the Dragon King of Suzhou has to be pitifully taken to Xiazhou for house arrest, and Aguli surrendered first, and the bloody battle was later, and he actually received this favor, Sulman and Hu Laowen were taken to the army, saying that they wanted to use their identities to recruit the rest of the Yeluosu as much as possible, but in fact they were used as hostages, but Aguli was able to stay in Ganzhou, and also became an assassin in Ganzhou, this treatment ...... But it's a little different. ”

Yang Hao glanced at her and said with a smile: "Do you think that when your family officials saw that Aguli was young and beautiful, they had the intention of taking pity on the fragrance and cherishing the jade?" ”

Tang Yanyan pouted and said: "People are not so careful, you are the marshal of the three armies, and you are still joking at this time!" The army of the Song Kingdom has come to the city, do you know, if you still have the mind to look for flowers and ask willows at this time, hehe, I will really serve you. ”

"Hehe, the enemy is now, why can't you joke? Talking and laughing with soldiers, that's called demeanor. ”

Yang Hao smiled slightly: "Fighting Suzhou is different from fighting Ganzhou, this time and that time. At that time, it was the time to make an example of a hundred people, and Suzhou was almost completely sinicized, so it was easy for us to rule directly, and the punishment for those who dared to resist could not be less severe. Now, although Ganzhou has arrived, it is a hot potato, since the people have fallen, they cannot kill prisoners in battle, otherwise the notoriety will spread, and it will be harmful and useless. If they don't kill the prisoners, such a huge force composed of Uighurs will not be able to rule now, so they will have to use both grace and power to control their head. ”

He glanced at Tang Yanyan and said: "Your Tang family is rich in the world, with countless shops and workshops, and with a single move, you can set off a bloody storm in the business world, if the people of your Tang family disappear without a trace overnight, so many shops and workshops, wealth and manpower are still there, but can they still have such a big effect?" It's been a mess for a long time.

If someone wants to replace your Tang family, should you run all the shops and workshops of your Tang family into bankruptcy to be considered successful? There is no need, if he can replace the dominant position of your Tang family, and encircle the shopkeepers and stewards of those shops and workshops, he can change the name and command your Tang family's business empire, and the ones who really account for the majority and are really doing things are those guys of your Tang family, but no matter who is in charge of this family, they don't need to ask for their consent one by one to command orders, isn't it? ”

Tang Yanyan thought about it sideways, nodded, and said yes.

Yang Hao said: "That's it, human beings live in a group, and the group must have a core organization to coordinate and concentrate all the forces, it is this core that works, a shopkeeper, the core of a store, your Tang family master, is the core of all the shopkeepers and stewards, the general public, even if they gather 100,000 people, millions of people, are also a group of rabble, not only will the strength not increase, but will be more scattered."

Take the Song State as an example, he is now attacking my Lin Mansion and attacking Hengshan, behind him, is the vast and rich territory of the Central Plains and tens of millions of people, does it sound terrifying? But such a vast land, with a population of tens of millions, can only show that he has sufficient financial resources to support this war, and he can continue to recruit troops to supplement the losses of the war, and if he fights a protracted war, he has more capital than me, and that's it.

But when it comes to the Hengshan line, what is the difference between my 100,000 soldiers and his 100,000 soldiers? So since Hengshan is still in my hands, and since Yang Jiye has played remarkably on the front line of Hengshan, I don't need to worry too much for the time being. What I really have to think about is how to solve the Song State's continuous attack on me. Because...... He can afford it, I can't. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Hao's eyes became deeper: "Ganzhou has been defeated, but I don't have time to clean up this mess, I have to rush back to Xiazhou immediately and start to solve the problem of Song State...... Try to avoid what I fear most - protracted war.

Ganzhou is poor and white, I don't have time to take care of it for the time being, and I can't sit back and watch Ganzhou freeze and starve countless times this winter, so I have to use a person who can command these Hui people and ask him to solve the problem of winter storage as soon as possible. If I don't need Aguli, the Ganzhou Hui will lose the only person who can gather them and deploy them in a unified manner, and they will scatter and flee, becoming displaced people on the ancient road in Hexi, and even desperate to rise up.

I handed over these three tribes to Aguli and took the two patriarchs of Surman and Hu Laowen as hostages, so that I could mobilize the 100,000 people in Ganzhou City to be self-reliant, and not drag me back, and absorb those tribes scattered in the desert grassland of Ganzhou without blood. And next year...... They will then begin to provide me with food and warriors and become part of my foundation. ”

Tang Yanyan listened a little fascinated, and after a long time, he muttered: "Here, there are so many calculations and ......, I thought that being a businessman would be hard enough, but I didn't expect to be a general like you, although it looks majestic, it is also more difficult." ”

Yang Hao sighed and said, "Actually...... I really want to be a businessman, but the sky doesn't follow people's wishes......"

Tang Yanyan also sighed, since she married Yang Hao, a big businessman who deals with the world, she had no choice but to marry a dog and follow a dog, and work hard for her own territory, soldiers and horses, people, and life-and-death wars. Thinking of the night Luosu who fled to the east, she secretly felt sorry again: "If he flees to the east, will it make General Yang suffer from the enemy?" ”

Immediately, she comforted herself: "No, no, Mu Kui, Li Huating, and He Bining's three-way army is chasing after them, and there is a kind of adult in Xiazhou, how can he arrive in Hengshan safely?" Never! ”

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Ye Luofu all the way east, through Liangzhou without entering, first attacked Shatuo, seized the grain and grass supply, and then through Yingli, Mingsha, Yaode, Yanzhou ......, along the way, they bypassed all the fortified cities and Dafu, even if the defenders there were limited, they would never fight the idea there, only pick some small towns to raid, grab some grain and grass and continue to hurry, hungry and full of food and go straight to Xiazhou.

Later, Mu Kui, Li Huating and He Bining yīn were not separated, and they chased after him, which was also the reason why he had to rush in embarrassment, until he passed through Liuboling and found that the terrain here was dangerous, and there was only one road feasible, and it was easy to defend and difficult to attack, so he sent his second son Qu Li to lead 3,000 troops to guard there, and issued a death order, he must guard for a day and a night before waiting for the opportunity to retreat.

Qu Li's stubborn defense gave Ye Luosu a chance to get rid of the pursuers, and Ye Luosu led the main force to loot some villages along the way to replenish supplies, and then passed through Zuo Cunze and arrived at the three forks. He knew that the three forks were further ahead, which was an important military fortress in the west of Xiazhou during the Li Guangrui period, but now Yang Hao's power has rapidly expanded westward, and Lingzhou, Yanzhou, etc. have all been included in the mastery, this important military fortress has lost its role, and at the same time, Li Pishou (Li Jiyun) is attacking Xiazhou from Suizhou, and the Song ** team on the front line of Hengshan is also sharpening their knives, and Xiazhou has no reason to deploy a heavy army in the useless land of the western front in this case.

Despite this speculation, Ye Luosu still did not dare to be careless, first made the scout horse scout to explore the way, and then led the army to follow in a hurry, he did not know what state the current war situation on the eastern front had entered, if the Suizhou soldiers were fighting with Xiazhou, then he would join forces with the Suizhou soldiers to attack Xiazhou, if he had lost the opportunity to attack Xiazhou, he would continue to move closer to the east, get in touch with the Song army, and seek their assistance.

After all, he hadn't experienced such a hard march for more than 20 years, and coupled with his advanced age, Ye Luo's body was extremely tired, but as long as he thought that Xiazhou was in front of him, and he had successfully escaped from the pursuers, the god of jīng became excited, and in the eyes of the soldiers under his command, their khan was still jīng god Yiyi and ambitious.

The grassland has obviously been harvested by the shepherds who store winter grain for cattle, sheep and horses, and it looks like a leprosy head.

To the east was a wide road, to the north was an infinite wasteland, and two or three miles to the south was a low mountain forest, and the sun was about to set, and the autumn wind was blowing, and it was already a little chilly.

Suddenly, it was as if the autumn wind suddenly rose sharply, and the sound of the wind was loud, and the sound of rubbing the weeds suddenly increased tenfold.

As soon as he looked up, he saw that the wolf's tooth arrows that suddenly attacked from all directions had fallen like a sickle and a large number of people and horses, and the neighing of people and horses sounded in a hurry.

"Ambush, there is an ambush!"

Someone screamed violently, and the screaming stopped abruptly.

"Whoosh!"

"Puff puff!"

The bowstring trembled, the arrows broke through the air, and the sound of sharp arrows entering the flesh was accompanied by a scream before death, which made the whole team suddenly chaotic. The rain of arrows hit the remnants, and in an instant, a piece was put down.

The shè arrows stood on both sides of the road a place away from an arrow, and the grass dug a pit for people to hide, decorated with withered yellow weeds, and there were no flaws in sight, and the night probe horses did not all follow the road, but they did not probe beyond an arrow, at this time, those ambush soldiers came out like ghosts, unscrupulously opened their bows and arrows, and harvested human lives with a fierce rain of arrows.

"Ahh Some people were going to take off their shields, and some people were jumping off their horses, but in an instant, they were pierced by sharp arrows and fell down screaming.

"Spread out and fight back!"

Before Ye Luosu could give the order, the experienced generals had already shouted loudly, and only then did they have time to take off the round shields beside the saddles, and turned their horses to rush towards the ambushes on both sides, and the bright steel knives were high in their hands, and if they were given three breaths, they could rush in front of the crossbowmen.

However, as soon as the formation dispersed, five roads of men and horses suddenly appeared in the low mountains and dense forests two or three miles away on the south side, forming five wedge-shaped formations, stabbing at the Ganzhou soldiers with a long snake in sharp edges.

"Retreat! , retreat! ”

Prince Ali drew his sword in his hand, and hurriedly retreated back to protect Yeluosu, in this unobstructed grassland, suddenly encountered an enemy attack, and was killed by hundreds of people and horses in an instant, but the soldiers who can be brought here by Yeluosu, which is not a man who has experienced a hundred battles? With their horsemanship, agility, and resistance from human corpses and horse remains, round shields and leather armor, they finally survived this wave of fierce attacks, and quickly restored order, and fled in a hurry after the night fell.

"Woo~~Woo~~~~"

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

The trumpets and the drums of war sounded in unison, and another cavalry struck out of the sprints, swooping down from the southern slopes, and cutting them in front of them all over the mountains, like a tiger descending from the mountain. As soon as they came within sixty paces, they immediately drew their bows and swords, straightened their stirrups, and rushed up with a shout of hand-to-hand combat.

A Ganzhou soldier who hurriedly drove his horse to meet the enemy bore the brunt of the attack, and was split in half by the Xiazhou general who rushed to the front with a knife and a shield. Immediately he knocked the horse to lift the reins, the war horse rushed again, the knife flashed, and a human head rose to the sky, the man jumped on the horse and raised the knife, splashed with blood on his face, and looked extremely hideous, it was the Xiazhou guard Tuoba Haofeng.

Sharp arrows broke through the air, and the blades shone brightly, this short ambush battle lasted only a short time of a pillar of incense, but it was a remarkable result, and there were at least a thousand corpses left on the ground. If it weren't for the fact that the enemy was always behind along the way, and the rush forward had formed their habitual thinking, they would not have ended up so miserable. But how could they have imagined that they were marching at such a speed as a spark, and that someone in front of them had actually prepared an ambush early?

"Mingjin! Don't chase it! ”

Zhang Chongwei opened a corpse and looked at it carefully, slowly straightened up and commanded, the sound of gold immediately sounded, and the well-trained Xiazhou soldiers immediately stopped the pursuit.

"General Zhang, why don't you chase it?" Tuoba Haofeng galloped to Zhang Chongwei's side, jumped off the horse with a straight waist, and asked loudly.

Zhang Chongwei said in a deep voice: "These people we ambushed are not Suizhou soldiers, they are Hui people, hey!" I didn't expect Ye Luosu to escape so quickly, since he also came to troubled the water, this matter should be reported to the adults before making a decision, don't be reckless. ”

Seeing that the retreat was cut off, he had to panic and hurriedly go down the last road to the north along the three-way road, fleeing all the way, and seeing that he was about to reach a valley, he saw the soldiers and horses galloping all the way ahead.

When Ye Luosu saw it, he couldn't help but look like dirt, and said in despair: "There is still an ambush here? This...... This...... Well? Wait, they ...... Why are they so embarrassed? ”

On the opposite side came Li Jiyun's Suizhou soldiers, Li Jiyun was ambitious, and wanted to emulate Yang Hao to attack Xiazhou, but he didn't expect that the nerd who didn't know the soldiers didn't wait for him to attack the city in Xiazhou, and waited for him to use the Song State to incite the Tuoba nobles in Xiazhou City to rebel.

Li Jiyun was defeated, and then defeated or smeared, smeared and smeared, it became that he ran in front, and chased in the back, Li Jiyun was chased by the seed and put into the sky and had no way to enter the ground, and now he fled to the mouth of the second wolf just cleaned up the remnants of the defeated generals, and he didn't want to run into the people and horses of the night as soon as he got out of the valley, for a while, Li Jiyun was also stunned: "How did they chase ...... Well? And slowly, their shape sè...... How can you be more embarrassed than us? ”