The Wangu chieftain, who had gone to negotiate with the Naiman Khanate, soon returned, and with an ear missing, he cried to the high favor about what had happened. The Nai barbarians thought that they had betrayed the Khitans and surrendered to the Jurchens, and now had taken refuge with the Han Chinese to attack the Uighurs in Gaochang, indicating that they were no longer friends with the Uighurs, but their enemies, and that they had no choice but to go to war unless they surrendered all their weapons and belongings.

"Brother Li, the barbarians are so rude, it seems that we only have one battle, otherwise it will be a big trouble for them to merge with Gaochang!" After hearing this, Gao Pet hurriedly found a doctor to treat him, and sent him back to the camp to recuperate, and said to Zhao Li with a calm face.

"Favorite brother, in my opinion, the barbarians are not necessarily embarrassed for us for the sake of the same sect as Gaochang!" Zhao Li saw that Gao Pet was pressing the fire, held his breath, and said with a smile. Although Gao Zhong cannot be regarded as a member of the original palace, he and the emperor were taught and He Qufei's disciples, and later participated in the formation of the Xiangyi Army, and he was very bold and sincere, so he was very good with them, and he was called a brother in private.

"Oh, what's that for? We've never dealt with the barbarians before, and there's no chance of conflict, because it's because we don't like it! Gao Pet said angrily.

"Hehe, if the burden is heavy, there will always be thieves!" Zhao Li patted his waist bag and said with a smile.

"You mean the barbarians have taken a fancy to our belongings?!" Gao Chong turned his face to look at Zhao Li and said suspiciously.

"Well, the barbarians have been in the wilderness for a long time, and there are no rich people around, and when they suddenly see so many of our people, horses, and baggage, they will of course think that a fat sheep has sent them to the door. Although they have never been to the Central Plains, they must have heard about the wealth of our Great Song Dynasty from the mouths of the merchants who came and went. Naturally, I want to extort a sum of money to buy the road! Zhao Li nodded and analyzed.

"Hehe, if they eat us, we have to look at our teeth. I'm not afraid of choking to death with a broken tooth! Gao Pet also smiled, these people are too ignorant of the high sky. They couldn't even defeat the Khitan, so they had to let it rule for more than 200 years, if it weren't for the Jurchens who destroyed the Khitan and liberated them, I'm afraid they would still pay tribute every year. Now he actually dares to provoke the Song army who even fled when the Jurchens saw it, isn't that tired!

"Of course, he doesn't know how hard the road is if he hasn't bitten it, and he is used to being the king and hegemon in this place, and he thinks he is invincible in the world, of course, he won't put us in his eyes, I'm afraid that in their opinion, only the Jurchens can compete with them!" Zhao Li said.

"What do you think about it? Do you want us to give them money to buy the road? Gao Pet said helplessly, there is really nothing to do about these lonely guys, but now they are in a hurry and really don't want to fight with them.

"It doesn't matter if they open their mouths to ask for some money at first, but they shouldn't have cut off the ears of the messengers, this is not only a humiliation to the ancient people, but a contempt for our Great Song Dynasty. If we talk to them about money again, it will not only make the barbarians more rampant, but it will also greatly damage the morale of our army. It will especially chill the Tatar tribes who follow us! Zhao Li said.

"Brother Li'er means to be determined to fight, so that the barbarians know who is the boss!" Gao Chong Zhidao Zhao Li has always been rigorous in his work, and he never fights easily, but this time he took the initiative to use force against the barbarians. Again, he asked.

"Yes, it is enough for the barbarians to insult my messenger. And the barbarians controlled the mountain pass leading to Gaochang. If we compromise this time, giving them some possessions will only provoke them to be even more greedy. In the future, I am afraid that this road will become their financial road from now on! Zhao Li nodded.

"Well, if you want to fight, it's better to fight early. Brother Li thought it was better to fight! Gao Zhong said.

"We can't stay here for long, so let's fight quickly, decide the winner in one battle, and defeat them with dignity!" Zhao Li thought for a while and said.

"Okay, then tomorrow we will set up the battlefield to share the victory and defeat with them, so that they can understand the truth that there is a heaven outside the sky!" Gao Chongyan said that the two commanders were determined to fight......

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The next morning, after a full meal, the Song army began to move towards the Altay mountain pass, in order to prevent the attack of the barbarians, the brigade marched in formation, the Chinese army and the baggage were guarded in the center, and the chasseurs roamed around the left and right flanks of the brigade. After walking less than twenty miles, a scout came to report that a brigade of barbarian cavalry appeared in front of him, numbering no less than 30,000.

Immediately after that, the hunters on both flanks also issued a warning, and many groups of enemy squads appeared on the left and right, making contact with them, as if looking for a flaw in the Song army. The dragoons of the rear army have entered a state of combat readiness, and the enemy troops following have tried to storm the marching army several times, but they found that the Song army was heavily guarded and had little to take advantage of, and they retreated, but the number was increasing, and the harassment was becoming more and more frequent.

Gao Zhong understood that this was the most common way of warfare for nomads, just like their daily hunting, blocking the front, and then using cavalry to gallop back and forth to disturb the hiding beasts, so that they kept running to dodge, involuntarily hiding in the center, and they gradually closed the encirclement and drove the beasts to one place. The culmination was the slaughter of panicked beasts.

What the enemy was doing now was to make the Song army feel surrounded, and when they showed their flaws in fear of confusion, the Nabarians roaming around the army would launch attack again and again until the gap was opened. Then they will send elite troops to take the opportunity to break through and expand the breakthrough, and then the brigade will break in, dividing the brigade into several pieces with interspersed tactics, making it difficult for the opponent to support each other. When the besieged try to break out, they will then cover up and eat their opponents.

However, the barbarians did not know that the training that the Song army in front of them had received since the day of its establishment was carried out in response to the tactical characteristics of the northwestern nomads, and their tricks were difficult to shake the Song army's large array, and the tight defense also made it impossible to find flaws, just like a dog biting a hedgehog with nowhere to go. And the cunning Song army has been marching against the riverbank, so that they can not give full play to their advantages of coming and going like the wind, advancing and retreating freely, and can only follow like wolves, waiting for the moment when the Song army relaxes its vigilance, they do not believe that the Song army can continue without fatigue.

Sure enough, the patience of the barbarians was finally rewarded, and the road turned a corner and gradually moved away from the road, into the boundless steppe, the snow on the summit of the Altai Mountains was already vivid, and the open terrain could maximize the advantages of their cavalry. So the siege of the barbarians began, they formed a large group to surround from all directions, and the harassment also turned into an impact again and again, and the Song army also withdrew all the rangers on the periphery to their own team, shrinking the defensive circle.

"Stop moving forward and set up on the spot!" It was almost noon, and seeing that there were more and more enemy troops, the barbarian brigade had already assembled on the road ahead of them, and Gao Zhong ordered.

"The commander has an order, set up a formation on the spot!" As soon as the order was issued, the herald immediately flew to the various departments to deliver the order, and after receiving the order, the desert army of the front army immediately spread out to the two wings and formed two semi-arc defensive formations to hold the position; Subsequently, the 1st Infantry Brigade moved forward into four horizontal rows to form the first line of defense, during which machine gun positions were arranged; The infantry was followed by the artillery positions that were deployed; Then there was the Chinese army protected by dragoons; The baggage detachment also formed a cart formation surrounded by carts, and stocked livestock and grain and grass in the middle; The 2nd Infantry Brigade faced the rear in formation, arranged to resist horses, and defended externally; The Cavalry Brigade and the Cavalry Brigades were interspersed between the two flanks, roaming outside the large array to drive out approaching enemy forces......

The marching troops were at their most vulnerable when they switched formations, but the barbarians did not dare to make a move, and they had already seen that this force was extraordinary. The army of nearly 100,000 men spread out one after another under the command during the march, and quickly formed a huge phalanx, and there was no confusion in the action, as if it had been rehearsed countless times, and of course there were no loopholes for them to exploit.

"Great Khan, are we going to attack?" Seeing that the enemy's large array had been arranged, but the Great Khan did not make any moves, the barbarian army commander Ribir was a little anxious and asked for instructions again.

"Look and see, don't move blindly!" The Sun Khan of Naiban had heard from the merchants that the Great Song Dynasty was a wealthy country, and their army had a mysterious firearm that could take people's lives three or four hundred steps away, and the big killing weapon would make a thunderous noise when it was launched, and the people and horses within ten zhang of the explosion were either killed or injured when it exploded.

"Great Khan, the enemy army is now dismounted and rested, and it is time to kill them by surprise, and I am willing to lead the troops to capture their main general and sacrifice it in front of the Great Khan's horse!" Ribier asked, seeing that the enemy army had become a formation, he was even more anxious, and now the enemy was actually eating under their watch, this is really too bullying, I don't know if Lu Dao himself has led people to chase after him all morning and still hasn't eaten a grain of rice.

"Wait, the enemy will have something to rely on if he dares to eat calmly in front of our army, and he has already laid a trap waiting for us to come forward!" Sun Khan licked his lips and rejected Ribier's suggestion again.

"Dahan, in this case, should we also get off the horse to rest and eat something, the sons and daughters have also been running for a long time, people are sleepy and the horses are tired, and the people are hungry, and the horses should also drink water!" Ribier is angry, but he can't beat himself up when the enemy is full of food and drink, so let's take the opportunity to eat some.

"Well, that's fine!" Sun Khan thought about it and agreed, but just as the order was given, everyone had just sat down and had not yet drunk a sip of water, when suddenly the trumpet sounded from the enemy's side as if they were about to attack...... (To be continued......)