The large and small military cantonments outside Shule City were already empty, and the Han people ran to Shule City to escape the war. Outside the walls of Shule, there were large felt tents, and groups of Turkic warriors patrolled back and forth with swords and horses, and the camp was full of herds of horses, cattle and sheep.

Seeing the appearance of a large number of Han troops wearing Mingguang armor, the Turkic warriors cheered loudly and greeted them, looking extremely happy.

Ma Lu called over a group of Turkic knights and asked, knowing that these were all herdsmen from the Wuqijin tribe who were fleeing the war.

They came to Shule City for refuge, but Bai Xiaode, the guard of Shule Town, only allowed the Han people to enter the city, but only allowed them to live outside the city. Driven out of their homes by the big cannibals, these people were terrified, and now they were extremely excited to see the elite of the Han army who had come to reinforce them.

Ma Lan waved his hand to order these people to leave, and looked at the large number of Turkic tents around him, and couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth.

After staying under the wing of the Tang Dynasty for too long, the Turks of the Wuqijin tribe are no longer as strong as their ancestors. The Turkic herdsmen who took refuge outside Shule Town are afraid that there are not more than 100,000 people, and Ding Zhuang has tens of thousands, and tens of thousands of Turkic men were driven here by Persian peasants who came over the mountains, which would have been unimaginable a hundred years ago.

The traditional nomadic area of the Wuqijin tribe is the grassland of the foothills of the Green Mountains from the southern mountains of Khotan to the north of Shule. These Turkic tribes have been subjugated to the Tang Dynasty for the longest time, and the originally fierce steppe hungry wolves have lived comfortably under the protection of the Tang Dynasty for too long, and they have really become docile sheep. These shepherds can still follow the Tang army to fight a tailwind battle, but they no longer have the courage to face a strong enemy alone.

This is the so-called fusion, and if there is no chaos in Anxi, these Turkic herdsmen will soon be completely integrated into the Chinese cultural circle, as many barbarians have done in history.

Bai Xiaode is also very hard these days, although he is shrinking in Shule Town and does not go out, the detective is also released out of Shule Town for nearly 100 miles, and he continues to inquire about the news. Knowing that Ma Lan led a large army to help, Bai Xiaode hurriedly opened the city gate and personally took his guards out of the city to greet Ma Lan and Feng Changqing.

"Old Bai, where is the black-clothed soldier now?" Ma Lan didn't talk to Bai Xiaode and asked directly.

Bai Xiaode scratched his head and said with a look of shame: "My lord, this is not easy to say. Three days ago, the black-clothed soldier had been to a hundred miles outside the city, and then disappeared again. The subordinates must ensure the safety of tens of thousands of Han people in Shule Town, so they can only defend this place. What is the situation from a hundred miles away, I really don't know. ”

Feng Changqing snorted: "It's really hard for you." ”

Feng Changqing is feared by everyone in Anxi, how can Bai Xiaode be outside, he can only bow his head and dare not speak.

"How many soldiers are there in Shule Town?" Ma Lan asked.

"Back to my lord, the Han army within a hundred miles has returned to help, with a total of more than 3,500 people, and there are also 2,000 Turkic war slaves temporarily gathered from the Hu merchants in the city. The Turks outside the city did not listen to the punishment, but they could resist it for a while if necessary. All the black-clothed merchants in the city have been sent to guard them, and they are forbidden to leave their homes for half a step. Bai Xiaode said respectfully.

Feng Changqing nodded, his face slightly gentle. The 3,500 Han soldiers and soldiers are almost the entire Han army strength in Shule Town, and it seems that the Han army in Shule Town has not suffered much damage. After all, Bai Xiaode is an Anxi general, although he is a Hu man, this response is still good.

"My lord, since the black-clothed thieves pressed the border, my subordinates have been restless day and night, and I just hope that Anxi's rescue will come. Now that the doctor and the general are here, there is no danger of Shule! Bai Xiaode said continuously.

When Ma Lan and Feng Changqing heard this, they couldn't help but glance at each other, and the expressions on their faces were extremely strange.

Bian Lingcheng shook his head, couldn't help but lift his boots from his horse, kicked Bai Xiaode fiercely, and said, "Stupid! ”

"The last general is indeed dull, ask the angels for advice!" Bai Xiaode had a slight anger on his face and said loudly. He is also a member of the Qiuzi royal family, and he was kicked by a eunuch, so he was naturally unconvinced.

Bian Lingcheng sneered, pointed to the distance and said, "Let me ask you, the black-clothed thief is attacking this time, what is the strength of the army?" ”

"Although they have not been examined one by one, there are 20,000 people."

Bian Lingcheng sneered: "Are these 20,000 people all soldiers? ”

Bai Xiaode shook his head: "There are also many old and weak inside. ”

"That's less than 20,000 soldiers. Even if there are 20,000 soldiers, let me ask you again, how much is the infantry in black and how much is the cavalry? ”

Bai Xiaode said: "According to the observation of the scouts, the black-clothed soldiers are mainly foot soldiers, the number of cavalry is very small, and the cavalry is not very skilled. The black-clothed thief is not a steppe barbarian, and he is not good at riding and shooting. - The angel asked me this, what does it mean to be unknown? ”

Bian Lingcheng pointed to the dense tents around him and said, "What are these Turkic slaves outside Shule Town?" ”

Bai Xiaode sneered and said, "I'm afraid of no less than 100,000!" However, 100,000 people were driven out of their homes by more than 20,000 black-clothed soldiers, which is really a shame for the ancestors! These are useless, if they are useful, why should I defend this Shule city and dare not move! ”

Bian Lingcheng kicked Bai Xiaode unceremoniously and said, "Stupid! What a fool! The Wuqijin tribe is scattered in the foothills of the Green Mountain, and has been attached to my Tang Dynasty for a long time, and has not heard the sound of drums for decades, so it lacks the sharp spirit. At the same time, there are hundreds of Turkic slaves in each valley, but there are more than a thousand, how can they stop the 20,000 black-clothed thieves who are desperate to survive? It's not that they don't dare to fight, but in fact they can't fight, and their strength is too poor, so they can only abandon their homes and run away. ”

"However, the Wuqijin tribe is a Turkic tribe after all, and it has multiplied under the protection of my Datang for decades, and the Dingkou has grown extremely fast. These men were driven out of the valley one by one by the black-clothed soldiers, and they snowballed and grew bigger and bigger. ”

"If the black-clothed soldiers keep following the attack, 20,000 people will be enough to break the enemy! However, most of the black-clothed soldiers were Persian slaves, who were not good at horse kung fu, and walked on two legs, even if they tried their best, how could they catch up with the fleeing Turkic slaves? Although the Turkic slaves have lost their hearts, with the prestige of my Tang Dynasty Emperor, the Turkic slaves will not flee again when they flee to the city of Shulejian! ”

Bai Xiaode's face turned red and said, "What the angel said is not wrong, but these Turkic slaves don't do anything at all. If they were available, I wouldn't have to ask Anthy for help. ”

Bian Lingcheng sneered: "Let me ask you, if you are a black-clothed chieftain, leading 20,000 soldiers under your command to climb over the green mountains and natural dangers, and so far under the Shule Fortified City, with 20,000 tired soldiers facing hundreds of thousands of people, do you dare to fight?" ”

Bai Xiaode thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "Don't dare!" ”

"Why not?"

"There is a huge disparity in strength...... Too big! ”

Bian Lingcheng nodded and sneered: "The black-clothed soldiers have just passed the Green Mountain, they are hungry and cold, and everyone is brave to survive. Now that the black-clothed soldiers have broken through the Wuqi Jin tribe and plundered sheep and horses, it is already a little respite, but the initial sharpness has been lost, and people have no strong armor and heavy armor, in the face of Shule Jiancheng, 100,000 people, how dare to fight? It is precisely that neither advance nor retreat, it is already a situation of inevitable defeat! At this time, you still said that Shule is safe, but you are not stupid? Even if Anxi reinforcements don't arrive, will the black-clothed soldiers still dare to attack the city? What a joke! ”

Ma Ling and Feng Changqing both nodded, what Bian Lingcheng said was exactly what they wanted to say. Even if the Wuqi Jin tribe is all pigs, it is more than 100,000 pigs, and the black-clothed soldiers are just a group of farmers, where do they dare to attack the city. I had known that the Wuqijin tribe had been driven to the city of Shule by the Persians, so this rescue was not absolutely necessary.

Bian Lingcheng is just a lieutenant official, and he actually has such knowledge, which makes Ma Ling extremely surprised. It seems that not all eunuchs are stupid.

Bai Xiaode finally understood what Bian Lingcheng meant, and for a while he couldn't help but be ashamed, bowed down and said: "What the angel taught is that the last general is stupid. Everyone, watch from the wall, I will immediately go back to the city to gather troops and horses to defeat the black-clothed thieves for the princes! ”

After saying that, Bai Xiaode was about to leave, and Feng Changqing couldn't stand it anymore, so he waved his horsewhip and whipped Bai Xiaode's back, scolding: "What a stupid talent!" Are you going to die now? ”

Bai Xiaode turned his head with a confused face.

Seeing that Bai Xiaode was embarrassed, Ma Lan smiled and said, "Lao Bai, you still don't understand what the angel means." These Turkic slaves of the Wuqijin tribe are unusable, so you can't fight. If you go into battle, and you are outnumbered, you will surely lose. However, you have Shule Jiancheng, the art of war is ten times more cloudy and surround it, there are more than 100,000 people inside and outside Shule City, and there are only 20,000 tired soldiers in black, how dare you come to attack the city? If you want to win, you only need to stand still in the city, and after ten days, the black-clothed thieves will be exhausted, and the army's spirit will naturally collapse, and you can win without a fight. ”

Bai Xiaode listened, scratched his head and smiled bitterly: "However, my response is not wrong, why does the angel call me stupid?" ”

Bian Lingcheng said with a smile: "A certain family scolded you, not because you made a mistake in dealing with it, but because you messed up." If you are in a certain family, you can lie high in Shule City, where will you be a little panicked! The situation of victory is still trembling, you are the main general of this town, you are so flustered, how can the athletes under your command deal with themselves? ”

Feng Changqing nodded and said with a smile: "The angel said yes." Filial piety, for the general must have courage and knowledge, even if it is a predicament, there can be no panic, not to mention that you have a winning situation! If you panic, it will be the hearts of the army. Even if it is a must-win game, it may be out of control. ”

Bai Xiaode looked ashamed and said: "The doctor's teachings are true, and the last general will know that he is wrong." ”

Feng Changqing said with a smile: "The black-clothed thief once entered within a hundred miles of Shule City, but then he no longer appeared, which is a clear proof of fear. As the angel said, the thief in black cannot enter or retreat now. There are Shule Jiancheng in the city, more than 100,000 people, there are green mountains and natural dangers, and there are ten tribes along the way. The tribe of ten surnames can let them come, but it is impossible to let them go back again. These 20,000 Persian slaves are destined to be buried in the land of Anxi. ”

"If it was before, the old man would have fought steadily, stuck to Shule, and when the black-clothed thief collapsed, he would have followed him with a light horse, and he would have easily won. But this time, we have to take a look at Renjie's methods, and see how Renjie's new army killed these 20,000 tired soldiers. ”

Ma Lan smiled and nodded, even if the five thousand iron horsemen did not have this change of clothes, it was enough to easily destroy 20,000 Persian farmers, let alone now. The Forces nouvelles have been training these days, and it's time to show their fangs.

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