In Luntai City, Chutian learned from Xueyue that Tuoba Xianbei was haunted by Bingzhou, and he had the idea of trying to annex Bingzhou when his troops were empty, so he hurriedly mobilized troops and horses.

Chutian's forces did not lack Wenchen and military generals, so even if Chutian was not in the pass, he still had enough manpower and material resources to suppress the tribes that appeared in the sphere of influence.

Chutian's annexation of Prefecture, Hetao, Monan and other places is equivalent to Mingguan's annexation of Fuyu State and Heilongjiang Valley.

But with the state, Hetao, and Monan, Chutian can't do without, and it is impossible to sit back and watch Tuoba Xianbei establish a dynasty or a Wei state in the state, and it must be suppressed before establishing a kingdom!

Xueyue had already mobilized the three major legions of Yue Fei's Bingzhou army, Invincible, and Mighty to suppress Tuoba Xianbei.

With Yue Fei's ability, coupled with Yang Ye and Zhang Liao, two cavalry generals who are good at cavalry raids, it is enough to give Tuoba Xianbei a headache.

According to the agreement of the five civilizations, when the ice and snow melt next year, they will send troops to attack Temujin's forces at the same time, and Temujin seems to want to take the lead before the alliance of the five civilizations begins to act.

Huo An of the Western Regions Protectorate is actively looking for opportunities and taking the initiative to break the situation.

Huo An planned to quickly sweep north of the Tianshan Mountains in the cold winter by means of cavalry raids, forcing the tribes under the jurisdiction of Subutai to withdraw from the Western Regions.

Chu Tian lent Wei Qing's Feather Forest Legion to Huo An to participate in this surprise attack.

Wei Qing's Yulin Legion had about 50,000 cavalry.

Huo An took advantage of the fact that Temujin and the two khanates invaded the Western Regions and some nobles of the 36 countries of the Western Regions betrayed the Protectorate, purged the nobles who were dissatisfied with him in the Protectorate of the Western Regions, and sent officials to replace the nobles of the 36 countries of the Western Regions to collect taxes and recruit troops.

As long as they have the right to collect taxes and military power, then the nobles of the thirty-six countries are equivalent to being stripped of most of their power by the officials of the Metropolitan Protectorate.

The relationship between the nobles of the current Thirty-six Kingdoms and Huo An is similar to the relationship between the family and the state pastor who controls the military in the Central Plains.

Huo An recruited soldiers from the Tuntian District, which was directly controlled by the Western Regions Protectorate, as well as various vassal states, to make up for the losses of the Western Regions Protectorate in the great war with Temujin and the two major khanates, so that the Western Regions Protectorate quickly recovered its strength.

At present, the Protectorate of the Western Regions forcibly recruits 200,000 soldiers, most of whom are recruits and servants.

Huo An selected 50,000 relatively elite troops from these cavalry and handed them over to Huo Qubing to recover the Wusun Kingdom north of the Tianshan Mountains.

The rest of the recruits and servants defended the cities, mainly defending.

The Wusun Kingdom had a large population and a relatively strong military force, which should have been an important source of troops for Huo'an, but now that the king of Wusun was controlled by Ogedei, the Wusun Kingdom became a vassal state of the Mongol Empire, providing a servant army for the Mongol Empire.

Recovering the Usun Kingdom and putting it back under the control of the Western Regions Protectorate is equivalent to allowing the Metropolitan Protectorate to regain this important tax and military service vassal state.

The increase and decrease of the subject states of both sides had a clear impact on the situation of the war.

"Huo Quai's 50,000 and Wei Qing's 50,000 are enough to defeat Subutai. Although Subutai has the title of the king of the field, it is difficult to beat four hands with two fists, not to mention that Subutai has a fatal weakness......"

Huo An received the help of Wei Qing's troops, and his confidence soared.

This is the Han Empire's double wall, with 100,000 light cavalry on an expedition, which is equivalent to the dream lineup of the Battle of Mobei!

Moreover, this lineup is more luxurious than the Battle of Mobei, in a sense.

The Guardian Youth Corps also has the fierce general Xue Wanche to help.

Huo Quai's legion, in addition to Zhao Ponu, Huo An asked Chen Tang to help.

Chen Tang is a ruthless person.

Those who offend my big man, although they are far away, will be punished, from the mouth of this person.

Although the Xiongnu in the Chen Tang period were no longer as strong as Huo Qubing and Wei Qing, Chen Tang and Gan Yanshou used 40,000 soldiers to protect the government in the Western Regions to kill the Northern Xiongnu Zhi Zhi, and their ability is beyond doubt.

"Lu Bu and Zhang Xiu, the two of you lead 10,000 cavalry to help the two generals."

Although Lao Qin had little interest in the Western Regions Protectorate, he still sent 10,000 cavalry and the fierce general Lu Bu to help.

Lu Bu should be good at light cavalry raids, and his own force is enough to protect the safety of Wei Qing and Huo Quai.

"Whoa."

Although Lu Bu was a little reluctant, he still had to follow Wei Qing and Huo Qubing on the expedition, and it seemed that his status was under Wei Qing and Huo Quai.

In terms of pure force, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing will also be killed by Lu Bu if they join forces.

However, if it comes to conducting large cavalry operations and thousands of miles of raids in the Western Regions, then Wei Qing and Huo Qubing will throw Lu Bu eighteen streets.

Three people, different types.

Chu Tian was curious about what Huo An hadn't finished saying just now: "The cavalry of Subutai is almost invulnerable, what fatal shortcomings does he have?" ”

"Temujin's Mobei can't support so many people at all, so you should know what it means to let Subutai migrate two million tribes to the Altai Mountains and the Tianshan Mountains. Subutai, he needs to protect these tribes. ”

"After the Great War, the population of the Western Regions Protectorate has lost hundreds of thousands, if Wei Qing and Huo Qubing can capture the population guarded by Subutai, then they can make up for the population loss of the Western Regions Protectorate. Subutai would be quite uncomfortable facing such a light cavalry and protecting the population of the tribe. ”

Hoan explained why.

In short, this time in the face of Wei Qing and Huo Quai's attack, Subutai was a passive party.

The Han Empire was in the ascendancy and entered the counteroffensive stage, so the Han Empire naturally held the initiative, while Temujin and his subordinates were passive everywhere.

That's why Temujin wanted to open up the situation in Central or West Asia and regain the initiative.

However, Huo An and the others would not let Temujin gain the initiative so easily.

Temujin actively put himself on the offensive, and the princes of the Han Empire were also planning to take the initiative.

"I see."

Chu Tian thought that if the Western Regions Protectorate could annex the two million people brought by Subutai to the Western Regions, and among this group of tribes, there were many herdsmen who were good at riding and archery, then the Western Regions Protectorate could completely make up for the lost population.

Huo An estimated that he had long been interested in the population of Subutai.

In the era of cold weapons, population is a resource. Not to mention, the population of Subutai is a qualified source of cavalry.

"This expedition must be cautious."

When Chu Tian saw the snow, he sent Wei Qing, Gongsun Ao, Xue Wanche and others on the expedition, and couldn't help but worry about the safety of Wei Qing and the others.

Carrying out a thousand-mile raid in the cold of winter is quite risky.

"Don't worry about the lord, Wei Qing will definitely return victorious."

Wei Qing put on a white robe and blended with the snow.

In the cold winter of war, the white robe is easier to hide people's eyes and ears.

"Zilong, you follow General Wei Qing."

Chu Tian was still relieved, and dispatched Zhao Yun, who was relatively calm, to protect Wei Qing.

Wei Qing, as the commander of the cavalry under Chu Tian, is different from Huo Quai, his strength is not high, in case Wei Qing is damaged, then Chu Tian probably wants to cry without tears.

Xue Wanche, as a fierce general in the early Tang Dynasty, had a force of 95, and he should have been able to protect Wei Qing.

But Wei Qing's Yulin Legion needs a vanguard general, and Tang Taizong Li Shimin's evaluation of Xue Wanche is very classic, and if it is not a big victory, it will be a big defeat.

In other words, Xue Wanche, as a fierce general, played very unstable.

It was precisely because of this that Chu Tian sent a calm Zhao Yun just in case.

Bai Ma Yicong followed Zhao Yun and acted together, serving as Wei Qing's escort and cavalry reserve.

The strength and combat power of the Guardian Youth Corps were strengthened.

In this way, the lineup of the expedition north of the Tianshan Mountains is more luxurious.

Wei Qing, Zhao Yun, Gongsun Ao, Xue Wanche, Huo Quzhi, Zhao Ponu, Chen Tang, Lu Bu, Zhang Xiu, almost all of them are cavalry heroes.

Cavalry is a class of troops that work miracles.

"Huo Quai, you must be careful, come back alive to see me, it's best to come back with the head of Subutai."

Huo An admonished Huo Qu before he left.

Huo Quzhi said heartily: "The last general doesn't dare to guarantee that he can win the head of Subutai, but he can promise the lord that he will defeat Subutai and take its population, cattle and sheep!" ”

"Okay, this time, Wei Qing will be the main commander, and everything will be under Wei Qing's command."

Before Huo An set off, he determined that Wei Qing sent by Chutian was the commander, while Huo Qubing served as the deputy commander and Lu Bu served as the vanguard.

Relatively speaking, Wei Qing's character is calm, while Huo Qubing is still more risky, so with the more calm Wei Qing as the coach, the probability of failure of the expedition will be relatively reduced.

"Ladies and gentlemen, take your leave."

Wei Qing, Huo Quzhi and others bid farewell to a group of bigwigs of the Han Empire, turned on their horses, and embarked on an expedition to the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains.

"In the Qin period, the bright moon and the Han period, the Long March has not been returned."

Chu Tian saw the 110,000 army, marching on the snow, gradually moving away, only to see the military flag, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Although the Han Empire joined forces to attack, for Wei Qing and Huo Quai, this was also their most difficult battle.

Subutai can choose herdsmen from the tribe of two million people to turn into cavalry, and at the same time, Subutai must be the commander of the royal cavalry, on a par with Wei Qing and Huo Quai.

Subutai also has a 25% system bonus, and the Mongolian cavalry is not afraid to fight in the cold winter, because they are adapted to the cold winter climate of the Mongolian Plateau, and the cold winter of the Tianshan Mountains is nothing more than that.

Wei Qing and Huo Qubing also had to bypass the ice-covered Tianshan Mountains, march from the southern foot to the northern foothills, and fight all the way to the Altai Mountains.

Therefore, for Wei Qing and Huo Quzhi, this is a bitter battle, not inferior to the battle of Mobei.

Their opponents were much stronger than the Xiongnu's Yizhi Xiandan.

"Wei Qing, Huo Quai, and Lu Bu are on the march, and we can't relax on our side. The assembly of kings held by Temujin is not a small threat to us. ”

After the 110,000 expeditionary forces of Wei Qing, Huo Quai, and Lu Bu left, the old Qin did not relax because of this.

Wei Qing and Huo Qubing went on an expedition and had their mission - they once again defeated a powerful enemy for the Han Empire.

Chu Tian, Lao Qin, Huo An, Xu Fengnian, Mu Ke and others also had a bigger plan and attacked Alimari, the capital of the Chagatai Khanate.