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The snow is gone, and the grass is dry, and spring has finally arrived.

Xu Jingfeng had long been preparing for a big battle, after all, the Heavenly Eagle Khan had already urged him several times.

He has been in Liangzhou for a long time, and he is very familiar with the weather and terrain here, and knows that when the snow melts away in spring, the people will come out to plow the fields and graze, and they will definitely gain something by taking this opportunity to fight and plunder.

On this day, as soon as Zhong Ye arrived at the camp, a scout who had gone out to patrol rode horses to report that a large group of Turkic troops was coming from the southwest, and it was roughly estimated that there were 5,000 people.

Before this report was finished, someone came to report that there were also Turkic soldiers in the north, and there were quite a few of them.

Within a quarter of an hour, there were reports from everywhere.

Zhong Ye didn't panic and said, "Xu Jingfeng, this dog thief, is finally out of the hole!" A few days later than I expected! Just ask the 20,000 people who learned the Turkic soldiers before to rush over in four directions, and then add 2,000 cavalry and 1,000 infantry later! The rest of the men, in addition to guarding the camp and the city gates, were divided into eight teams, each of which had a thousand men patrolling in all directions, in case of emergencies and to meet each other. ”

After assigning all of these, Zhong Ye shouted again, "Where is the Ironclad Army?" Come out with a thousand people and follow me around to outflank! So that they have a life to come and not to go back! ”

The people sent by Xu Jingfeng are also elite soldiers, and they can rest assured that they want to boost the morale of the army.

Since Zhong Ye arrived in Liangzhou, he has not fought a large-scale battle with the Turkic soldiers. The Turkic soldiers have always been sneak raids and plunderers, coming and going like the wind, and often when the Han army arrived, they had already run away.

Of course, Zhong Ye knew this, so he deliberately brought the ironclad army to outflank him from the periphery.

The Ironclad Army, although small in number, was well armed. Both men and horses are clothed in armor. The soldiers are carefully selected, and the bow horses are skilled and good at hand-to-hand combat.

The thousand people followed Zhong Ye around from the north at an extremely fast speed.

The 20,000 cavalry, which had been divided into four routes, had already arrived on the battlefield and quickly engaged the Turkic soldiers.

The two sides were evenly matched, but the Turkic soldiers did not like to fight, and probably knew that the Han army still had backup.

They began to retreat with few casualties, but this time the Han army did not follow the principle of poor and unchased, as in the past.

So the Turks had no choice but to fight and retreat.

And the 1,000 ironclad army led by Zhong Ye had already killed from the north.

This group of centaurs was like a sharp dagger, directly inserted into the ranks of the Turks.

In an instant, flesh and blood flew sideways.

In the end, the Turkic soldiers did not change their fierce nature, and in the face of such a strong enemy, they knew that they could not run away, so they fought back like wolves that had been cornered.

The battle did not last long, and the cavalry and infantry supporting them also arrived.

Zhong Ye then shouted to the ironclad army: "Follow me to the next battlefield!" ”

Although the Turkic forces were divided into several parts, Zhong Ye concluded that they would eventually retreat from the northwest. So he led the ironclad army from Beijing to the south, like wearing a sugar gourd, breaking these forces of the vultures from the middle, so that they could not withdraw if they wanted to.

The battle lasted from midnight to mid-afternoon, killing 8,000 men and taking 5,000 prisoners, with less than a quarter of the Turks fleeing.

Of course, there were also casualties among the Han army.

After Wei Yining heard the news in Liangzhou City, when he arrived at the camp, Zhong Ye had already returned with the sergeants.

Seeing this scene, Wei Yining didn't bother to ask more, and hurriedly took a few maids to help the sergeants with him to wrap up their wounds.

In this way, it was busy until the time of the lantern.

Zhong Ye was finally busy with his own business at this time, and rushed over to ask Wei Yining to go into the big tent to rest.

At this time, it is still cold outside, especially after the sun has set.

A fire was lit in the tent, and a basin of warm water had just been fetched and placed there.

Wei Yining washed her hands, Xiao She'er went out to pour water, and Aunt Xi took a towel to wipe her hands.

Zhong Ye said: "Let's rest here and go back to the city!" I'll go back with you. ”

Wei Yining said: "Isn't Grandpa staying in the camp tonight?" ”

"The Tartars have suffered defeat and will not return so soon." Zhong Ye said: "There is nothing to prevent, besides, today is a victory, everyone is happy, I have ordered the Huotou army to kill sheep and reward the three armies, each person has a pound of mutton and a big bowl of wine, eat and drink enough to rest for a night." ”

"That's not right!" Wei Yining said: "In case ......"

"What if! Madam, don't worry, the so-called soldiers are not tired of deceit, the real are false, and the virtual are real. What do those Tartars know, they are barbarians! Zhong Ye laughed heartily and said, "Then Xu Jingfeng is a straw bale!" Where did he know how to march and soldier. ”

"But I still think we should be careful, and we should reward the sergeants, but we must also be vigilant at night." Wei Yining argued.

"Okay, well, then it's up to Madame. Leave some people to guard at night," Zhong Ye said: "This place is backed by the Black Mountain Cliff, and you only need to defend the other three sides, and it is enough to leave 10,000 people on guard." ”

After Zhong Ye and Wei Yining returned to the General's Mansion, the cooks in the mansion began to prepare dinner. By the time they finished eating, it was late.

After that, they went to bed as usual, and the maids all withdrew. When Zhong Ye was at home, he never let the girl go out at night, which has become a common practice.

And the camp outside the city was much quieter than usual.

In the middle of the night, only a few bits of fire remained, which should have been the bonfires used by the night watchmen to keep warm.

In the silence, there were many black shadows moving slowly on the black mountain cliff against which the camp was back, but because they were hidden in the darkness, they could not be seen from a distance.

There are more and more human figures, and they are getting denser and denser, like wolves lying in ambush, silently approaching the sheepfold that has been watching for a long time.

Finally, there was a shout, and the black shadow poured into the camp of the Han army like a tide, and for a while, the flames were everywhere, and the sound of killing shook the sky. The knife is like chopping melons and vegetables.

It didn't surprise them too much that the people in the tent didn't resist.

Because they got the news that the Han army got carried away after the victory, they ate and drank heavily, and naturally they would sleep deeply.

But after a while, they felt that something was wrong. Because these people are so honest that they don't resist at all.

Finally, someone lit the torch, and when the sneak attacker saw it, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

It turned out that these people lying in the tent were the Turks who had been captured during the day, and they were all bound hand and foot and gagged, so they would not resist at all.

Where did the Han army go? Have their plans been exposed?

Before these people could withdraw from the camp, there was the sound of horses' hooves outside, and someone shouted: "All are tightly surrounded, don't run away!" ”

It was the voice of the Han army.

"Oops! We are in ambush! The Turks gritted their teeth and scolded: "The Han people have been prepared for a long time! Don't think about getting out alive, let's kill desperately! It's a loss to die! ”