Although he named Liu Wuzhou as the Khan of Dingyang, he still called him a general, apparently not really treating him as a khan. But Liu Wuzhou saw the military might of the Turks, and he was already frightened, where did he dare to care about a title? Hearing Du Jishi ask him, Liu Wuzhou replied: "Back to the Great Khan, there is a plan to wait for the rabbit!" ”

"Oh, I want to hear about it!" The attitude of the master is clearly that the master treats the slave.

Liu Wuzhou was unaware, and said respectfully: "Great Khan, Chen Xiaoyi and Wang Zhibi of Yanmen are planning to attack my Mayi, and the villain's intention is to expose the flaws and lead them in." The Great Khan led a surprise attack with heavy troops, which could save the victory. As soon as Chen Xiaoyi and Wang Zhibian's men and horses are destroyed, Yanmen is empty, and it is within reach! ”

Du Jishi only wanted to come up with a trick of "Ming Xiu Plank Road and Secretly Crossing Chen Cang", but he didn't expect Liu Wuzhou's methods to be more clever, so he couldn't help but nod again and again, and exclaimed: "Okay!" Just as you say. When the great work is done, Ben Khan only takes the women's gold silk, and the two counties of Mayi and Yanmen belong to you. ”

Liu Wuzhou shook his head and said with a smile: "Those vulgar women in Yanmen County, how can the Great Khan look at them? The villain also has a generous gift for the Great Khan. ”

Ji Shi was surprised: "Please speak!" ”

Liu Wuzhou smiled and pointed to the south, and said: "After conquering Yanmen, the Great Khan has no worries, and he can wave his army to the south and take the two counties of Loufu and Taiyuan." Lou Fu has Fenyang Palace, Taiyuan has Jinyang Palace. There are six or seven hundred concubines and maids in each of these two palaces, and there are countless gold treasures. When the time comes, it will be all owned by the Great Khan! ”

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However, it is said that Liu Ziqiu integrated the 20,000 nomadic cavalry of the Xihai tribe, and recruited 10,000 young men from the Tuoba and Xiangli tribes in the Xihai region, and set up camp on the ruins of Gaoyue County, waiting for the arrival of the Turkic army. This was a month's wait, and as a result, the Turks did not move at all. Seeing that he had entered the wax moon, Liu Ziqiu couldn't help but hesitate, suspecting that his judgment was wrong.

An army of 30,000 troops was stationed on the border of Wuwei, and every day people ate horses and chewed horses, and the consumption was huge. Liu Ziqiu did not bring his own cattle and sheep as the nomadic tribes were used to, and all the supplies were provided by Wuwei and Zhangye counties. Because of the long-term raids of the nomadic tribes in the north, the people of the border counties were not wealthy, and feeding an army of 30,000 brought a heavy burden to them. However, after learning that these horses were used against the Turks in the north, the people preferred to starve themselves rather than feed the soldiers. Although these 30,000 soldiers were of different races, they were recognized by the local Han people, which made them feel proud and their morale was greatly increased. However, Liu Ziqiu did not want the people to suffer, and had already begun to consider whether to withdraw to the West Sea.

At this moment, news suddenly came back from the Guanlong area that 200,000 Turkic troops appeared in Mayi, completely annihilating the 60,000 horses of Yanmen Chen Xiaoyi and Wang Zhibian. Wang Zhiwen was defeated and killed, and Chen Xiaoyi fled back to Yanmen with only a dozen horsemen risking death. With the support of the major families, the trade routes to the West continued to be unimpeded, and news from all sides continued to come. The battle that took place in Ma Yi had only ended five days before Liu Ziqiu knew about it. He stood in front of the huge map, looked at it carefully for a long time, suddenly nodded, and said: "Liu Wuzhou colluded with the Turks, and the next step will definitely be to attack Yanmen." I don't know how Li Yuan and Yang Xuangan reacted? ”

The map was drawn by Yu Wenkai from memory, and although it was a little rough, it was barely usable. Yu Wenkai was appointed by Yang Guang to be a master craftsman, and he followed Yang Guangxi's expedition to Tuguhun, and was separated from Yang Guang in Dadou Pull Valley, and later transferred to Yu Wenhua and his subordinates. Liu Ziqiu broke through Longxi Palace, beheaded Yu Wenhua and his brothers, and Yu Wenkai and other civil and military officials were also taken prisoner by Liu Ziqiu to Weiding City. Later, Zhao Ling screened these captured officials and found Yu Wenkai. After Liu Ziqiu learned that the two cities of Chang'an and Luoyang were built under the auspices of Yu Wenkai, he immediately entrusted him with an important task and made him a new master craftsman. The first thing Yu Wenkai did after taking office was to draw this complete map of the Great Sui.

Looking at this map, Liu Ziqiu knew how far away he was from Mayi, even if he wanted to rescue, there was Chang'an and Luoyang in between. The Great Sui openly had two emperors, one in Chang'an and one in Luoyang. Of course, these two emperors were puppets, and it was Li Yuan and Yang Xuangan who really held the power, so Liu Ziqiu directly asked the reaction of these two people.

The person who reported the news came from Wang Jun, a son of the Taiyuan Wang family, one of the seven great families. Taiyuan is the foundation of the Wang family, and there is only one Loufu County between it and Mayi. If the Turks continue to move south, they will be able to reach Taiyuan within ten years. No matter how the regime of the Central Plains changes, the seven great families can remain standing. But the Turks in the north are all uncivilized barbarians in their eyes, and if these people invade Taiyuan, they will probably be the first to suffer. Therefore, the Taiyuan Wang clan tried to use various connections to try to seek support from all sides to prevent the Turkic army from moving south.

Hearing Liu Ziqiu's inquiry, Wang Jun sighed and arched his hand and said, "Lord Hui, Yang Xuangan and Li Yuan are both watching from the wall!" ”

Chen Xiaoyi and Wang Zhibi accepted Li Yuan's reward, Yang Xuangan naturally couldn't help them, and like Liu Ziqiu, Yang Xuangan and Ma Yi were still separated from Luoyang, so he couldn't help even if he wanted to. On the other hand, Chen Xiaoyi and Wang Zhibi only nominally accepted Li Yuan's dispatch, and Li Yuan could not really control them, and he was also worried about losing his strength and fighting a decisive battle with the Turks. These two people watched from the wall, which was expected by Liu Ziqiu.

Wang Jun arched his hand again and said: "My old lady said, Lord Liu is resourceful, if you can solve the crisis of Taiyuan, my Wang family is willing to take the head of the adult!" ”

Liu Ziqiu smiled and said, "Li Yuan and Yang Xuangan watched from the wall, but I, Liu Ziqiu, would never sit idly by. Please ask Wang Gongzi to go back and tell your head of the family that Liu has a plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao, which can solve the difficulty of Taiyuan! ”

Wang Jun was taken aback: "Lord Liu wants to send troops to the grassland?" ”

In their eyes, the Mobei grassland is a desolate and barren land, a flood beast, and a trap abyss. But how did he know that Liu Ziqiu had just returned from a period of slaughter on the grassland. Seeing Wang Jun's frightened face, Liu Ziqiu laughed and said, "Yes, Liu is just going to sweep Mobei!" ”

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It had just snowed heavily, and the grassland was white, and Liu Ziqiu led an army of 30,000 and embarked on the journey again. Although he did not drive cattle and sheep, Liu Ziqiu also made full preparations, mainly horses and dry food. One man and three horses are the most basic configuration, most of them are mares, and the soldiers take turns to change horses to save horsepower, and the horse nǎi can also be used as food to satisfy hunger. Dry food includes cured jerky and fried noodles. For nomads, jerky is their most common dry food. Unlike the Mobei grassland, the West Sea has sufficient salt, and cured jerky can replenish both energy and salt. Fried noodles are Liu Ziqiu's invention, which mixes wheat and various beans together and grinds them into powder, and then stir-fried, which is convenient and nutritious, and can supplement all kinds of vitamins that are lacking in the grassland.

Mu Duoli was also dressed in military uniform, carrying a bow and arrows, and followed closely by Liu Ziqiu's side. Originally, Liu Ziqiu asked her to go to Weiding City with other women and children, but Mu Duoli insisted on following Liu Ziqiu on the expedition. Considering that Mu Duoli was familiar with the situation in the Mobei grassland, and he lacked a guide, Liu Ziqiu agreed. Liu Ziqiu is not worried that Mu Duoli will temporarily rebel, not to mention that Mu Duoli and Liu Ziqiu are like glue now, just because her baby-like children stay in Weiding City, it is impossible for her to risk the killing of her children and make a rebellious move.

Marching on the snow was a very difficult task, and the speed of the horses could not be raised, not to mention the biting cold. At the same time, the forage of the war horses is also a problem, and the snow must be cut to gnaw the dead grass and grass roots below. But Liu Ziqiu knew that there was no turning back from this battle, and he turned around and shouted: "Brothers, if you want to return to the West Sea alive, try to find the camp of the Turks and take possession of their cattle, sheep, forage and women!" ”

Along the way, you can occasionally see some tents, which are the camps of small tribes. For these small tribes, Liu Ziqiu directly abandoned them. The small tribes will also accumulate some cattle, sheep and forage, but they are far from enough to meet the needs of an army of 30,000.

It was already the third day of entering the Mobei grassland, and the soldiers were getting tired, and the 20,000 people of the Xihai tribe could still maintain their high morale, but the morale of the 10,000 young men recruited from the Tuoba and Xiangli tribes had already begun to decline. The sun was slowly sinking in the west, and it was almost dusk, Mu Duoli suddenly pointed ahead and said, "Master, if I remember correctly, crossing this mountain should be a campsite of the Dumi tribe." ”

Small tribes generally have only one campsite, but large tribes have to choose several different campsites, and they will accumulate some forage at each camp. Over the past three days, Mu Duoli and his army have visited the camps of the two larger tribes, but both have regretted to find that the tribes in the camps have migrated and the forage has been depleted. This was the third camp they had found, and if it remained an empty camp, the army would have had another difficult night.

In any case, where there is hope, there is motivation, and the two campsites that Mu Duoli led everyone to find before are not fake, there are still traces of the life of the nomadic tribes, but they are unlucky and have been a few days late. This time, it's up to them to see if they're lucky.

With the target, even those young men recruited from other tribes seemed to be beaten with chicken blood, and they all looked excited, screaming and rushing towards the hillside. The sound of horses' hooves and the splashing of snowflakes. Although the speed of the war horse cannot reach the peak, the momentum of the galloping horse is amazing enough. Climbing to the top of the mountain, the soldiers cheered in unison. At the foot of the mountain, a large area of tents stretches endlessly, and everyone can see that this is a camp of a large tribe.