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"Yelu Shuogu attacked Lingzhou at night, and Lingzhou City has fallen!"

Zhang Mai was taken aback! A spine jerked!

"Lingzhou has fallen? What the hell is going on? ”

All along, the Khitan army has shown the intention of advancing head-on, and everyone's focus is focused on Xiazhou, but who could have expected that it would be Lingzhou who would have an accident first!

At this time, Zhang Mai was beside him, Lu Jialing said: "Although Yang Zezhong is not a general, he is not an incompetent person, how could Lingzhou be lost so quickly?" ”

But the first messenger did not know the details, and it was not until dusk that the second messenger arrived, and he explained what had happened.

It turned out that although Yelu Deguang led the army to oppress Xiazhou City, he let Yelu Shuogu lead another 100,000 troops to operate secretly, which was the first layer of Yelu Deguang's strategy.

Yelushuo was well versed in the art of war, and he was very familiar with the terrain in this area. He gradually approached Lingzhou City with an army of 50,000 in the front, making the Shuofang army take it for granted that the threat was mainly ahead, which was the second layer of the plan.

The 50,000 Khitan troops burned, killed, plundered along the way, and drove the people westward -- driving the people from the wilderness into the city could not only disturb the security in the city, but also consume the city's grain reserves, and at the same time ambush spies among the refugees -- this was one of the usual tactics of the Hu people in attacking the city, from the Huns to Genghis Khan.

Yang Zezhong has been in the northwest for a long time, so he naturally knows this, but after all, he is a Confucian scribe, and the Tiance regime takes loving the people as the supreme national policy, so although he knows this, he still includes half of the refugees in the city, and half guides them to the west.

Unexpectedly, Yelushuo's ancient plan was not only this, but three batches of spies he sent - the first batch, it was Hu Er as a spy, after Yang Zezhong caught it, he found out all this group of people, and since then he has been at ease, but he doesn't know that there is still a second batch of spies - this batch of spies is Hu Di Han people, the face of the Han family, and the first batch of spies did not know about it, and this group of people was able to continue to lurk after the first batch of spies were found out.

And the third batch, that is, a chess piece farther away, is the people who stayed behind before the last defeat of Yelu Shuogu, as a refugee from the last war, they have already infiltrated into the cities of Lingzhou and Xiazhou, where could Yang Zezhong think that the people who had settled in the city before the war turned out to be spies? This third group of intermittent ambushes has been in ambush for a long time, so they are just waiting for the action order from the Khitan side, and it is the second group of spies who bring the action order, and as soon as these two groups of spies meet, they will lay a bane for Lingzhou City - this is the plan of the third layer, and this layer of plan is executed by a Hanchen under Han Yanhui.

At the same time, Yelu Shuogu sent a group of cavalry who were good at relying on the floating sac to swim in the north and south of the desert, not attacking the east gate of Lingzhou, not attacking the north gate of Lingzhou, but far away from the north bank of the Yellow River hundreds of miles away, not crossing the Yellow River into the inner part of the loop, but turning down, sneaking all the way from the west bank of the Yellow River, along the path under Helan Mountain, until the southwest of Lingzhou, and then taking advantage of the night to put the floating bag into the water and go down with the waves.

Although the Khitan cavalry invaded the city of Lingzhou several times in the past few days, they all directly attacked the north gate and the east gate, and the southwest corner was the most neglected. Because in the hearts of the defenders of Lingzhou, the Khitan must go around a big circle to the southwest corner, which will inevitably be discovered by the defenders in the city, and the defenders in the city will have enough time to strengthen their vigilance at that time.

But where did they expect that the Khitan would attack from upstream? When they were discovered, the spies lurking in the city had already put down the soft ladder and sent some people up, and as soon as these people reached the head of the city, the army in ambush in the east and north of the city responded immediately, and the army of 100,000 came out to besiege!

This is the fourth layer of the Khitan army's plan!

After the embankment was thousands of miles away, collapsed in the anthill, and Lingzhou City was attacked and broke a corner, how could it withstand the onslaught of Yelu Shuogu's 100,000 troops? Finally, Yang Zezhong died in battle, and Lingzhou City also fell.

When Zhang Mai received the news, it was already two days later, and in Qinzhou City, the senior generals were all shocked and anxious! Lingzhou Xiazhou is the two gateways that block the Khitan army from entering Liangzhou, and now after one of the portals is opened, Liangzhou will be open in front of the Khitan army!

Although Lu Jialing had never led troops to fight, he was engaged in diplomatic work, and he was familiar with military geography, so he was shocked when he heard the news: "Yelu Deguang ...... He's planning to attack the west! On the surface, he is attacking Xiazhou, both military and diplomatic, but in fact, his purpose is Shuofang and Lingzhou! ”

"His purpose is not Lingzhou!" Zhang Mai snorted and said.

"This ......" Lu Jialing was even more shocked, and shouted: "He...... His goal...... It's Liangzhou! Liangzhou City! ”

The generals on the left and right were all shocked when they heard this, and Zhang Mai also lowered his head and said, "Yes, he knows very well what he wants to do, that is, to pull out our roots!" It seems that Yerod Guang had been planning this battle for an unknown amount of time long before the start of the battle...... I did underestimate him a little! Haha, Jerod light, Yerod light...... The two of us, but the heroes see the same thing! ”

Yerod's light attack on Xiazhou was not for Xiazhou, but for the purpose of setting off smoke bombs to attack Lingzhou, and attacking Lingzhou was not for Lingzhou, but to pave the way for entering Liangzhou - this is his fifth plan!

In the conversation between Zhang Mai and Lu Jialing, all the generals in the tent also understood, and shouted in unison: "Marshal, what should I do!" ”

"What to do?"

Lu Jialing hurriedly said: "Are we going back to Liangzhou?" ”

"Back to Liangzhou? Are you kidding! Zhang Mai said: "The army is out, there is no advance or retreat!" ”

Lu Jialing said: "However, Liangzhou is our foundation!" ”

He is doing staff work, and he is closer to strategy than the people who have been fighting on the battlefield all year round, and at this time he has already understood the strategic purpose of Yelu Deguang's battle: that is, to attack Liangzhou in one fell swoop!

Lu Jialing said: "Since Yelu Deguang is in Lingzhou and then in Xiazhou, he will definitely not just defeat us, but destroy us!" Liangzhou is where we are fundamental, and there is no room for error! Although more than ten states in western Qin are rare, after retreating, we still have the opportunity to advance eastward, but once Liangzhou is lost...... That...... Then we will be surrounded by the enemy! But if we retreat to Liangzhou and defend the city, it is enough to resist the Khitan iron hooves, and then use the Modao Battle Axe Formation, the Khan Blood Cavalry Regiment to fight against the Khitan field, at that time, even if it is the Khitan, Shi Jingjiao, and even Meng Shu join forces, they may not be able to help us! As long as we hold the front line of Lianglan, we can still wait for the opportunity to move in the future! ”

He still didn't say a word, that is, more than ten states in western Qin are newly acquired land, and the newly attached army cannot be trusted, and will even rebel at any time, and there may not be a home advantage in fighting here.

Zhang Mai's face was calm, and the rapid change in the battle situation in front of him was somewhat unexpected, but at this juncture, he refused to agree immediately.

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The news of the loss of Lingzhou swept through the entire Qinlong region like a fire, and it completely offset the Tiance military power brought by the appearance of the Eagle Yang Army overnight, and replaced it with another kind of shock.

Meng Chang was overjoyed and said, "It seems that the Khitan is really powerful!" The foundation of Tiance Zhang is a little shallower. Then he turned worried: "But the Khitan is so powerful, in case he breaks through Liangzhou and annexes Zhang Mai, then ...... So will you have Longwangshu next? ”

Wang Chu replied: "Please rest assured at this point, although the Khitan is strong, it will take time to digest after annexing Tiance, besides, the Khitan is going south, and Shi Jingjiao is in front." Since ancient times, Hu'er invaded the south in the north of the desert, even if they can mess up the Central Plains, Jiangnan and Bashu are not places they can touch! ”

What he said was the common sense from the Qin and Han dynasties to the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Hu people from the north had never been able to unify Bashu in one fell swoop after occupying the Central Plains, but Wang Chuhui did not know that history was about to turn a corner in him.

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In Xiazhou City, Zhu Li's attitude changed, Li Rengui and Li Zhuangheng were secretly frightened, but Li Yiyin breathed a sigh of relief, Li Yixiu didn't understand, and asked: "Everyone else is afraid, why is my brother relaxed?" ”

Li Yiyin said: "I'm relaxed, because since Yelu Deguang has attacked Xiazhou and Liangzhou, then his goal is not in the party, but in Lianglan!" As expected, the second surrender of Yerod Light will soon arrive. ”

Li Yixiu said: "Then what should we do?" ”

Li Yiyin was silent.

Sure enough, as he expected, on the day the news came to Xiazhou City, Yelu Deguang sent an envoy to Xiazhou again, the last time Yelu Deguang's envoy was extremely arrogant, but this time he seemed very easy-going, and his speech was much softer, but the Khitans softened their tone after the big victory, but they were more sincere. The messenger said: "General Li, the one who knows the times is Junjie, now that Lingzhou has been broken, Lianglan will be peaceful just around the corner!" There is no future with Zhang Mai! If the general makes a decision immediately and attaches himself to my Great Khitan, the vanguard of the westward expedition is the party clan! I said: As long as the general is willing to attach himself and make this military feat, he will belong to the party in Xiliang in the future. ”

As soon as this condition was opened, Li Rengui, Li Zhuangheng and others were all excited!

If this condition was issued by Yelu Li Hu last time, Li Yiyin was afraid that he would not dare to believe it, but now it is Yelu Deguang who promised it personally, and Lingzhou is broken, if Xiazhou is also attached, plus Shi Jingjiao, the three-way army will go west, I am afraid that Tiance will be destroyed soon!

Li Rengui still didn't dare to believe that there was such a good thing in the world, and said, "This ...... Lianglan is the land of gold cars and silk rotten warehouses, and His Majesty the Khitan Emperor will give people such a country? This one...... It's hard to believe! ”

Although his words were questioning, he was already shaken in his words! Li Yiyin frowned slightly, and the Khitan envoy smiled: "Although Hexi is good, it is too far away from my Khitan root land, and it is not easy to govern. ”

He paused, and then said: "My Emperor Majesty now has a daughter under the knee of Chenghuan, if the general can make a great contribution to Pinglong, His Majesty is willing to recruit the general as a son-in-law, so that the two families will always be the good of Weng's son-in-law, and the general will be my Khitan southwest vassal and the country of Weng's son-in-law forever!" ”

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In Chang'an City, Shi Jingjiao was overjoyed when he heard the news of the loss of Lingzhou, and laughed.

Long live Sang Wei Han Shan and said, "Congratulations to my lord, congratulations to my lord!" ”

At this time, Liu Zhiyuan happened to walk in from the outside, and when he heard this, he showed disdain for Sang Weihan's flattery.

Shi Jingjiao greeted Liu Zhiyuan and said, "Zhiyuan, have you heard of it?" Shuofang wins! ”

Liu Zhiyuan said: "The minister already knows about this matter. And in terms of Fengxiang, Yang Xin and Zhi Congshi have also converged a lot, and the ministers know that the morale of the Tiance army must have been hit hard because of this! ”

Liu Zhiyuan said lightly: "That's the victory of the Khitan, what does it have to do with me?" ”

Shi Jingjiao frowned slightly, and Sang Weihan smiled: "The victory of the allies is the victory of our army!" ”

Liu Zhiyuan said: "Oh? I would like to hear about it. ”

Sang Weihan said: "If the Khitan attacks Xiazhou first, the next thing is to advance to the south, and fight Zhang Mai head-on between Qinxi and Chang'an, at that time, Guanzhong is afraid of erosion!" However, since he first went down to Lingzhou, the road to Liangzhou became a thoroughfare, and then he must enter Liangzhou - that is the fundamental place of Zhang Mai, and he will definitely return to defend when he hears the news! At that time, our army will beat the drum and go west, and the land of more than ten states in western Qin can be collected without a fight! ”

Liu Zhiyuan laughed and said, "It sounds like so, but what if Zhang Mai doesn't maneuver?" ”

Sang Weihan was stunned and said, "Don't go back?" Liangzhou is his fundamental place, does he dare to go back? ”

Liu Zhiyuan said: "If you are replaced, you will definitely have to go back, but Zhang Mai, he may not go back!" ”

Shi Jingjiao was silent, Liu Zhiyuan turned to him and said: "Your Majesty, if Zhang Mai doesn't return, we will beat the drum and go west, and then it will be our strong army against Zhang Mai, and the Khitan will smash its weak belly!" Our army withstood Zhang Mai's strongest resistance, but the Khitan occupied its territory lightly, our army was weak because of the war, but the Khitan was strong because of the war, what is the situation for us? Although the Khitan is an ally, this ally is only in this battle, and after this battle, the ally becomes an enemy! ”

Sang Weihan said: "If you follow General Liu, what should you do?" ”

Liu Zhiyuan said: "For the time being, let's hold the troops and watch Zhang Mai's actions!" ”

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The news of Lingzhou was too shocking, and the Khitan was deliberately propagandizing, so they couldn't hide it at all, and the soldiers and civilians of the western states of Qinxi were all shocked when they heard it, and they flew into Qinzhou on a horse--that was Xue Fu's messenger, who came to ask Zhang Mai for instructions on what to do next!

But Xue Fu's envoy had just arrived, but he suddenly found that there was an extra general in the big tent - it turned out to be Guo Wei, who was supposed to be guarding in Fengxiang Mansion!

Guo Wei also had a look of wind and dust on his face, and it seemed that he had just arrived.

Zhang Mai met with Xue Fu's envoy and asked, "What happened to Yizhou?" ”

Xue Fu's envoy hurriedly said: "There is nothing to do in Yizhou, it is Xue Dudu who sent a lowly post to ask the marshal for advice." ”

Zhang Mai shouted: "Since there is nothing to do, what do you ask!" Retire! ”

After the envoy retreated, Lu Jialing said: "There is nothing wrong with Xue Dudu sending people here. Lingzhou fell, this matter came too suddenly! We should consider western aid, and we can't wait until the Khitan soldiers come to the city of Liangzhou, when the ...... At that time, Hexi was shaken, and the return route of our army was cut off, staying in this strange place in Qinxi, as soon as it was surrounded, it would be dangerous! ”

"Homecoming...... ...... way back" Zhang Mai asked violently: "What way back!" Where do you go? ”

Lu Jialing shook his head and said, "Of course, it is to return to Liangzhou, which is our fundamental place!" ”

Zhang Mai looked up to the sky and smiled, "Fundamental land? Monk Lu, are you from Xiliang? ”

Lu Jialing was stunned again, and he didn't understand, but he was born in Shule, his birthplace was in Anxi, and he was not Liangzhou in terms of the more distant resistance, so he really can't be regarded as a "Xiliang person". But what does Zhang Mai mean by this?

Zhang Mai looked at his reaction and said, "It seems that you are about to think of yourself as a Xiliang person...... Even you are like this, and the other generals in the army, I am afraid that it is even more so, but are we from Xiliang? ”

"This ...... This ......"

Zhang Mai asked Ma Xiaochun: "Xiaochun, where are you from?" ”

Ma Xiaochun said: "I ...... I do not know...... It's a Tibetan stele valley person. ”

Zhang Mai turned to Wei Renpu, the secretary of the army: "Daoji, where are you from?" ”

Wei Renpu said: "The minister is from Weizhou. ”

Zhang Mai asked Guo Wei again: "What about you?" Where are you from? ”

Guo Wei said: "The minister is from Xingzhou. ”

Zhang Mai said: "Then do you know where I am from?" ”

Wei Renpu said: "The minister heard Lord Zhang Yi say that the marshal is the queen of Duke Zhang Zhi of Dunhuang. ”

Zhang Mai laughed: "Nonsense! I'm a Tang man! ”

Wei Renpu said: "Tang people? Tangzhou people's clan? ”

Zhang Mai said: "What Tangzhou! It's Datang! I am a member of the Tang Dynasty! Also called Chinese, also called Han Chinese! Also called Chinese! ”

The generals in the tent were shocked when they heard this, and Zhang Mai said: "What go home!" Where to go home! This Qinzhou is the place of the Tang Dynasty, isn't it? ”

The generals replied: "Yes! ”

Zhang Mai said: "Since it is, then, this is my home!" ”

"But ......," Lu Jialing said, "this is the ...... after all It's a new home! And Liangzhou is my hometown! ”

"What a new home! Wherever the iron hooves of the Tang Dynasty are tread, they are all land that cannot be touched by others! Zhang Mai said: "Monk Lu, your current reaction is more dangerous than Yelu Deguang's cavalry!" Because in your hearts, you are about to think of yourself as Xiliang people! If you limit yourself in this way, then you will be separated from your brothers and elders in the Central Plains, and once there is a separation, how can you become one? If we are not one, then our march into the Central Plains will not become an invasion? Or do you all regard this eastward advance as an invasion in your hearts? ”

Lu Jialing shouted, "This ...... This...... But now Liangzhou is in danger! ”

"I know Liangzhou is dangerous!" Zhang Mai said in a low voice: "Yelu Deguang's thinking is similar to mine, he is using the positive pressure realm this time to march with surprise, his purpose is to attack our roots!" ”

Lu Jialing said: "Yes, yes! ”

Zhang Mai said: "It's a pity that he made a mistake!" ”

"Which point?"

Zhang Mai said: "Our roots are not in Liangzhou!" ”

Lu Jialing was puzzled and said, "Not in Liangzhou?" ”

"Not bad!" Zhang Mai said: "Not in Liangzhou!" ”

"It's not in Liangzhou, so where is it?"

Zhang Mai didn't answer, but asked rhetorically: "Part of the reason why Yang Zezhong lost Lingzhou this time is because he took in refugees and there were spies among them. Do you think he did it right or not? ”

All the generals said: "Naturally, it is wrong!" ”

Zhang Mai said: "Wrong? What's wrong? ”

The generals said: "At the moment of the war, what kind of benevolence and righteousness does he still talk about. ”

Zhang Mai said: "Yang Zezhong failed to find out the spies hidden in his father and brothers, this is his mistake, but if I am in Lingzhou, I must not watch the alien race slaughter the people in front of me, and I can't sit back and watch the father and brother outside the city under the iron hooves of the Hu people ignore it!" So, if it's me, I'll open the city and accept the people whenever possible! Because I can't bear it! ”

Lu Jialing was silent, in fact, he has studied Buddhism since he was a child, and sometimes he thinks that if he is Yang Zezhong, he is afraid that he will not bear it.

But seeing Zhang Mai paused, he said: "The Hu people drove people into the city, consumed my food, and hid spies in it - this trick has been used for thousands of years, but it always works, do you know why?" Because my clan always has this unbearable, but is this unbearable really a bad thing? From the perspective of a war, it is indeed a bad thing, but have you thought about it? Without this, the unbearable Hu people have changed for an unknown number of times, but Huaxia with this flaw has lasted for thousands of years! Why is that? ”

Zhang Mai said: "If a country ignores the life and death of its people for the sake of the overall situation, then the country itself is bullshit!" No matter how strong the iron horse is, no matter how strong the Mo knife is, he can't defend him! Don't forget, we build this army, this regime, not for the sake of the regime itself, but for the sake of the people! What does it mean that the people are the second most important thing for your society? That's it! This is our Datang concept, our Han concept, and our Chinese concept! ”

"Since I entered Anxi and Hexi, I have been people-oriented in my governance! Therefore, I believe that in the hearts of everyone in Hexi, there is a Chang'an City - this Chang'an City is our foundation! Hu people can't destroy this, so why should they destroy me at all? ”

The generals said: "Then what should we do now?" ”

"The Khitan will not enter this area for the time being, send the generals and soldiers of the army, go deep into the people, and tell the elders of Qin Xi, no matter how dangerous the shape is, I will not give up on them! Please don't give up on us! Zhang Mai said: "I will take the lead in doing this!" We need to make our fathers understand that we are not here for the warlords of the feudal towns of Qinxi, but for them! One day with me, I will not allow the Hu people to ravage this land, nor will they fall back under another irresponsible regime! ”

Lu Jialing said: "What about Liangzhou?" ”

"The autumn harvest has already been completed, Lianglan Gansu and the four states are clear in the wild, and the grain has already entered the city!" Zhang Mai said: "Order: burn the Guzang grassland!" Lianglan Erzhou, stick to the help! Take Jiancheng as the Khitan army. Distribute the surplus weapons from the treasury to the people, villages, tribes, and ministries to fight for self-defense! Those who dare to lead the way for the Khitan will be wiped out by the Nine Clans! Order the people to kill the lone Hu: kill a Hu, and enjoy a hundred acres of land! If Jerod wants to come, let him come! Because of his chance, there is only one such time! After this battle, I want to make the Mobei tribes wither, I want to halve the Monan tribe, I want to call the Donghu open land for thousands of miles, I want to create a thousand-year-old legend, so that Hu'er will never dare to cross the Yin Mountain and drink horses from now on! ”

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The first half of December edition of "Legend of the Ancient World" will publish a short story of mine "The Last Strange Knife", which is a prequel to "Tang Cavalry", this is a short story written a long time ago, and interested friends pay attention to it.

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