In this vast land of the Western Regions, in addition to the Xianbei people, there are also nomadic tribes such as Qiang, Murowei, Turkic, and Tiele. Like the Xiongnu in the Han Dynasty and the Mongols in later generations, almost all of these nomadic tribes were soldiers, and as long as they could draw their bows, they were qualified warriors. Nomadic cavalry not only possessed great mobility, but also adapted far more to the environment than farming peoples. On the contrary, the Great Sui army fought in such a place, not to mention the adaptation to the environment, and the logistics supply alone was a big burden.

Yang Guang deliberately slowed down the pace of the march and spread the news in order to attract the Tuyuhun people to concentrate their forces. On the one hand, Yang Guang himself likes such a big scene very much, and on the other hand, it is indeed possible to finish the battle. Now Murong Fuyun really hit the plan, and almost all the troops of the whole country were concentrated in Fuyuan Chuan.

Of course, Liu Ziqiu, who had crossed over, saw through Yang Guang's intentions at a glance, and couldn't help but be impressed by him. But Liu Yu was full of sadness and said: "We are not only among the selections, but also entrusted by General Yuwenlang to take the lead." ”

Liu Ziqiu said with a smile: "That's okay, although the Tuyuhun people are good at riding and shooting, but our department is stubborn in danger, what can he do to me?" ”

Liu Yu shook his head and said, "Our department is assigned to the subordinates of Zhang Shou, the general of Zuo Houwei, and the task is to garrison Niling. Did you know about Mud Ridge? It is on the west side of the Fuyuan River. ”

Only then did Liu Ziqiu understand how important this combat mission was.

Fuyuan River is a large river that originates in Che I Zhen Mountain, and Murong Fuyun's army is stationed at the source of Fu Yuan River. From here to the northeast is the Snow Mountain, the southeast is the Pipa Gorge, to the west is the mud ridge, all the way to the north is Zhangye County under the rule of the Great Sui, Yang Guang's base camp is located in the south of the Jinshan.

The main battle was naturally completed by the Beijing army and the guards, but whether they could completely annihilate Tuguhun's soldiers and horses depended on whether Liu Ziqiu and their Sui army, which was composed of local government soldiers, could hold the mud ridge, so as to cut off Murong Fuyun's retreat.

These were highly classified in the army, and only officers above the rank of general could grasp them. It's a pity that Yuwen Jing climbed to the position of General Hu Benlang because of the relationship between Yuwen and his family, and he really didn't know about military affairs, so he called all the captains and brigade commanders together to discuss, and it was impossible to keep such an important secret.

Liu Ziqiu frowned and asked, "Then what countermeasures will Yuwenlang have?" ”

Liu Yu smiled bitterly: "Yuwen Lang will have no idea at all, just order Liu to lead his troops to be the lead, and Liu will invite you to come over and discuss the regulations of the march." ”

Now Liu Ziqiu is not only gaining prestige among the soldiers, but even Liu Yu has great trust in him. Liu Ziqiu pondered for a moment and asked, "Is there a map here?" ”

Liu Yu nodded and took out a map from under several cases. This map was originally given to Yuwenjing by Zhang Shou, but now Yuwenjing sent Liu Yu's regiment as the leader, and the map naturally went to Liu Yu's hands. The map is very simple, with only some place names and general directions, and the topography of the mountains and rivers and the distances between the points are not clear.

Liu Ziqiu stared at the map for a long time and said: "If our army wants to reach the mud ridge, the most important thing is to avoid the ears and eyes of the Tuyuhun people. The meaning of the mark is that the emperor's army is going to Jinshan, and we can use this as a cover to first reach Linqiang City from the south, and then reach the West Sea, move along the shore of the West Sea to the southwest, go around in a big circle, cross the Buha River, and appear on the mud ridge unconsciously! ”

The West Sea is the Qinghai Lake of the later generations, just going around the lake, there are three or four hundred miles of road out of thin air, Liu Yu couldn't help but hesitate: "Choosing this route can certainly avoid the eyes and ears of the enemy, but take these roads more, Yuwen Lang will only be afraid that it will be difficult to pass, in case of further delay of time, miss the military plane, its crime is not small." ”

Liu Ziqiu said with a smile: "Since General Yuwenlang let us take the lead, then he has no choice but to follow us." As for the tight time, the only way to do it is to race against time! ”

"Race against time?"

"That's right! Race against time, day and night, let's go now! ”

Liu Yu gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll go to General Yuwen Lang and ask him to allocate ten days of dry food." ”

"Wait!" Liu Ziqiu called him and said, "I want two hundred more flags." ”

Liu Yuqi said: "What do you want so many flags for?" ”

Liu Ziqiu pointed to the outside of the tent and said, "The farther west you go, the colder it gets, and each person gets a flag to wrap around his body, which can withstand the wind and snow." ”

Using the flag to keep out the cold, only Liu Ziqiu can think of it. Liu Yu was not a man, and he knew that he must have a good intention in doing this, so he didn't ask any more questions, and turned around and walked out of the camp.

Yu Wenjing heard that Liu Yu was ready to set off now, and of course he was happy to see it happen. The reason why Zhang Shou gave him the task of the pioneer officer was the result of Yu culture and operation. Yuwen Jing was beaten, lost his prestige in front of the soldiers, and urgently needed to save face through a battle exploit, so he immediately offered to ask Zhang Shou for one hundred and ninety-nine war horses. Because there were no new recruits after Hua Yun left, there were less than two hundred people in the group.

Liu Yu arched his hand and said: "Thank you for the general's kindness, you don't need a war horse, just a snow plough pulled by an ox." ”

This is also what Liu Ziqiu meant. In early spring and February, the grass in the south of the Yangtze River is already growing, and the northwest land is still a land of ice and snow. On the march in such a place, the war horse was not much faster than the snow plow. And Liu Yu's group of people is a foot soldier, and there are few people with superb riding skills, even if they are equipped with horses, they can't be as fast as cavalry, and it's better to use oxen to pull snow and climb plows, after all, they can rely on it to transport grain and grass along the way.

Yu Wenjing no longer insisted, and went directly to Zhang Shou to ask for a banner.

Zhang Shoujiu was in the army, knew some art of war, and probably understood Liu Yu's intentions, nodded secretly, but commanded: "General Yuwenlang, your follow-up people must follow as soon as possible!" Be sure to hold the mud ridge firmly and wait for the arrival of the commander's army. ”

Oxen pulling snow and climbing plows are all ready-made, but in the past, they used to pull grain and forage, but now they are replaced by people. As soon as the dry food and banners allocated by Zhang Shou arrived overnight, Liu Yu set off overnight with one hundred and ninety-eight warriors, really racing against time.

It was the middle of the night, and the sky was overcast, obscuring the full moon. The procession of forty snow plows quickly disappeared into the darkness, leaving only a faint glow from the torches in the distance.

Yu Wenjing tossed until now, he was already sleepy, couldn't help yawning, waved his hand to the onlookers, and said: "Go back to sleep, go back to sleep, after dawn, chase down the hoof prints." ”

He slept very deeply and dreamed a lot. But as soon as the day dawned, one of the soldiers walked to the couch in a panic and said, "General Lang, there was a sudden heavy snowfall at night, covering all the hoof prints!" ”

Yuwen Jing was dumbfounded, Zhang Shou gave him only one map, which had been taken away by Liu Yu, and he didn't dare to ask Zhang Shou for it again, so he had to grit his teeth and say, "What are you doing in a daze!" Gather the team, you can't go wrong heading west anyway! ”

……

Jiangnan not only comes early in spring, but also dawns early. When Yuwen Jing was overwhelmed by the heavy snow at night, the suspension bridge at the entrance of Changshan Village, bathed in the morning light, had been lowered, and a team of people and horses came out of the village.

Although Huayun's Yuhang Ying Yang Fulang General was personally appointed by Yang Guang, it was clearly written in the document that he must arrive before February 15, and today is February 14. It is understandable that the deadline for appointment is set on the appointment letter, but the deadline for Huayun's document is too tight.

This document was issued by Duan Wenzhen, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Duan Wenzhen and the Yang family have always been good friends, and they inevitably accepted Yang Xuangan's request to do something about the deadline of the document. It's just that Duan Wenzhen doesn't want to go too far, although the time is a little tight, but under normal circumstances, it is completely in time.

But Hua Yun came all the way, first in order to avoid the pursuit of the Yang family, took a long detour, and then delayed for several days in Changshan Village to recuperate, and it was delayed until today.

Along with Hua Yun, Li Jing and twelve sturdy young men from Changshan Village took office. These twelve teenagers are not the sharp knives led by the bolt, but from the thirty-six people who were not selected, they will serve as Hua Yun's personal soldiers. As for Li Jing, he became a lieutenant in Yuhang Yingyang Mansion.

After Li Jing came to Changshan Village, he and Wei Zheng got along very happily. Wei Zheng knew that he was Liu Ziqiu's sworn brother, and now he had come thousands of miles to settle down in Changshan Village, so he naturally had no reservations about him.

After learning of Liu Ziqiu's conspiracy with Wei Zheng, Li Jing fell into deep thought.

From the bottom of his heart, Li Jing still hopes that he can be a loyal minister, but he is not stupid and loyal, otherwise he would have reported the conspiracy of Yang Xuangan and Han Shige to the imperial court a long time ago. Now that he is unofficial and light, he no longer needs to have this psychological burden.

Rebellion and fighting for the world is a big thing, and the most important thing is that you must follow the right people. Han Shige's choice of Yang Xuangan was obviously a mistake, he had just resigned from his position as a general, lost his military power, and was given a cold reception by the Yang family in a blink of an eye.

Li Jing is a smart person, he will not wade into the troubled waters of Yang Xuangan. However, it is different for Liu Ziqiu. Putting aside Liu Ziqiu's friendship with him, Liu Ziqiu attaches great importance to righteousness and does not hesitate to risk his life for his friends, which alone is worth his try.

Rebellion also needs to have capital, that is, money, food, soldiers and horses. Now, with the support of the Xie family in Jiangnan behind Liu Ziqiu, money and food are not a problem, but all that is lacking is soldiers and horses. Hua Yun is also Liu Ziqiu's sworn brother, and he is in charge of the only Yingyang Mansion in the south of the Yangtze River, and he is in charge of two thousand military mansions, such an important force must naturally be firmly controlled. Li Jing and Wei Zheng thought of this almost unanimously.

Judging from the pursuit and killing encountered by Huayun all the way, Yang Xuangan has always refused to give up Yuhang Yingyang Mansion. Yang Xuangan, who had a meager number of troops, didn't care, he was more interested in protecting the Yang family's interests in the Changshan Salt Works and Jiangnan. But this force is too important to Li Jing and Wei Zheng, they will not make the slightest concession, and must ensure that Hua Yun takes office smoothly.

Li Jing personally went out and deigned to be a captain, just because he and Wei Zheng could see that Hua Yun took office this time, and the scenery was beautiful on the surface, but it was extremely dangerous on the inside.

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