In late autumn, the wind rose from the beginning, and the cold air whistled along the heavenly veins from the extreme north to the south, all the way through the northern desert, and the Beihai Great Lake, which stretched for many miles, came to the north of Cangzhou. Cangzhou is located at the north end of Nanqing, is the nearest pond city from the Northern Qi Dynasty, if purely from the geographical environment, it should be in the southeast of Shangjing, but because the cold wind goes south every year, so this place is colder than Shangjing.

The autumn trees around have long since lost their leaves, and the fields under the city, which rushed to harvest the only harvest at the end of summer, have now become a stubble of stubble, covered with a layer of frost, and look pitiful.

Several snowfalls had already fallen, and it looked lonely and clear as it crossed the Nanqing Tuntian, and the hills in the distance around it were still covered with snow. Just above those snowfields, you can faintly see many black spots and the Northern Qi military flag swaggering in the snow wind.

A general in Cangzhou City squinted his eyes and looked over there, the scout had already reported the news, this time the army from the south of the Northern Qi side came from the sky, and the number was densely packed, but I was afraid that it had gathered all the strength of the southern army of the Northern Qi.

The defenders of Cangzhou City are not so afraid, although the enemy is strong, they still do not feel the slightest fear, because in the past 20 years, the two sides have fought countless battles, and the Northern Qi people have never taken the slightest advantage, even if these years, the famous general of the Northern Qi generation, Shangshan Hu, was transferred by the Northern Qi Emperor from the North Gate Tianguan and came to the south, there is no way to take a step forward in the strict defense of the Nanqing army.

The only thing that worries the Cangzhou generals is the man called Uesugi Tiger, since twenty years ago, after Emperor Qing no longer personally led the troops, the whole world can really be called the god of the army, probably only this Uesugi Tiger general, this is the glory of this person in the north and the barbarians in the bloody battle for many years.

In recent years, the morale and equipment of the Northern Qi army are far inferior to Nanqing, but they can still maintain a balanced situation in the Cangzhou area, all because of this person named Shangshan Tiger, this person uses soldiers like a god, and makes good use of the technique of division and intersperse, and does not really exhaust all his strength, but he has consumed the border troops of Nanqing on both sides of the road.

In the eyes of Nanqing, they were just making preparations, accumulating grain, grass and ordnance, and waiting for His Majesty's final will to send troops. His Majesty the Emperor was still cleaning up the government, and these vanguard troops of Qingguo were also waiting, but they never thought that they had not fought over, but the Northern Qi people came first.

According to the practice of previous years, as soon as the autumn begins, the two parties will stop disturbing and testing each other, and General Uesugi Tiger will be recalled to Shangjing for an annual vacation, why did he suddenly come back from Shangjing this year?

The earth shook slowly, the sound of the shaking was not loud, and the momentum was not so amazing, the black lines on the snow hills in the distance gradually moved closer to the direction of Cangzhou, as the distance got closer and closer, in the eyes of the officers and soldiers in Cangzhou City, these countless dense black lines, such as the military formation like dark clouds, were gradually decomposed into a part of the military camp combination, decomposed into a specific person, wearing armor, holding knives and guns, the faces were full of solemn Northern Qi soldiers, the officers and soldiers on Cangzhou City even felt that they could see clearly the frost flowers on the eyebrows of those Northern Qi people, as well as their pale hands holding spears。

A tense and depressing atmosphere quickly spread over Cangzhou City, followed by the low shouts of the school officials, and the heralds holding the flag order hurriedly went back and forth in the dozen corner towers of the city wall.

The Cangzhou guard put down the monocular made by Neiku in his eyes, frowned deeply, and said to himself: "What do these Northern Qi people want to do?"

The temperature above the city was extremely low, and the words he said were immediately turned into mist, shrouded in his face, just like those dense Northern Qi military horses in the distance outside Cangzhou City, covering the truth and making countless people wonder.

The guard slowly grasped the hilt of the sword at his waist, squinting his eyes at the amazing Northern Qi people under the snow hills in the distance, as if he wanted to see through the other party's true intentions. The guard general did not believe this, because he believed that the famous general of the first generation of Uesugi Tiger would definitely not be confused to such a point, and no matter how the famous generals of the Northern Qi used their troops like gods, it was impossible for them to move the people and stab Nanqing in the severe cold weather of late autumn, which was a way to find death.

The soldiers of Nanqing did not believe it, because although the Northern Qi army that appeared outside Cangzhou City was amazing, estimated to have reached 40,000 people, but with these field armies, they did not have sufficient siege equipment, so what did they use to defeat Cangzhou City?

There are 20,000 jīng soldiers in Cangzhou City who have been waiting for them!

............ "General, the Northern Qi people have penetrated deep into the border. A school officer reminded beside the Cangzhou guard, his brows twitched twice, obviously a little angry at the inaction of Cangzhou, watching the Northern Qi army invade the border, but the Beida camp did not react in the slightest, this kind of humiliation, Nanqing has not endured for many years.

The Cangzhou guard general did not react in the slightest, he knew that the conservative response in the past two days had made many proud Nanqing generals feel angry, but he knew that he was facing the Uesugi Tiger, especially such a big action of the Northern Qi military that came without warning and suddenly like snowflakes, which really made him very jǐngti, and he couldn't guess what the other party wanted to do.

The Southern Army of the Northern Qi Dynasty was divided into three routes, and with extremely fast speed, it broke through the border between the two countries and invaded the military control range of the Northern Qi camp in Nanqingbei, which was a major operation that the Northern Qi people had not carried out for 20 years.

The 100,000 strong troops of the Northern Qi Dynasty forcibly entered the country, which seemed to be huge, but it was impossible to break through to the south, and any military operation always had its purpose, so ...... What is the purpose of Uesugi Tiger's earth-shattering move?

There are 20,000 defenders in Cangzhou City, and the strong strength of the Beida Battalion is scattered in the four military camps with Cangzhou as the core, and the 40,000 Northern Qi Southern Army in the distance in front of the city is violent, but the troops are divided into the country and go deep into the Nanqing border, isn't the other party worried that his Beida Battalion will be surrounded by troops everywhere?

It was late autumn, the cold was deep and the dew was heavy, the Northern Qi side was lone and far away, and there would be great problems in logistics, as long as Cangzhou City was closed and not out, attracting the Shangshan Tiger to attack, and the military camps in Beidaying were quietly encircled, the 40,000 Northern Qi Southern Army, in addition to retreating first, what other choices could they have?

You can't get any benefits, but you have to mobilize so much military power, consume so much grain and grass and jīng gods, Uesugi Tiger...... What exactly does he want to do?

The Cangzhou guard's brows were furrowed extremely tightly, and he looked at the Northern Qi people who had begun to prepare to camp in the distance under the city, and fell into deep thought, ignoring the angry expressions of the generals under him.................. It is already the fifth, the largest military operation in the twenty years of the Northern Qi Dynasty, but it was unexpectedly encountered the most forbearant response of the Nanqing army, the Cangzhou guards could not come out of the city, and the military camps in Beidaying were just waiting for the battle, watching these Northern Qi people set foot on their own land, but they did not make any strong reaction.

This is too inconsistent with the pride and iron blood of the Nanqing soldiers, and even the Northern Qi troops who are silently carrying out the Nanqing border and are always waiting for a bloody battle with the Nanqing army on the battlefield feel a little surprised and strange.

In a small city sixty miles away from the border between the two sides, the base camp of the Northern Qi military operation was located here, and in a requisitioned house in the city, the snow charcoal in the brazier was burning, and the red inside seeped out with the silver ash outside, making the whole room full of warm chūn meaning.

However, several high-ranking Northern Qi generals in the room were not cooking the fire, they stood at a table, looking worriedly at the flattened military map of the south on the table, occasionally glancing at the man sitting on the Taishi's chair.

Uesugi Hu sat on the Taishi chair, his eyes slightly closed, as if he was contemplative and seemed to be sleeping, and suddenly he slowly opened his eyes and asked, "There have been five crossings into the three-way market, is there any movement over there in Cangzhou?"

The voice of the No. 1 general of the Northern Qi Dynasty is not loud, but it is extremely rich.

"Great handsome, Cangzhou City is still locked out. A general replied respectfully: "According to the order of the commander, the three-way army did not dare to go deeper, except for ...... Cangzhou all the way away. ”

"I can't imagine that these peers in the south are more tolerant than in previous years. Uesugi Tiger stood up expressionlessly, walked to the long table, pointed to a certain point on the map, and said: "However, the Qing people are so arrogant and arrogant, and this is a battle of positive momentum, there is no way to use fraud, the Cangzhou defenders will hold out for two more days at most, and it is impossible to wait until their will in Kyoto arrives, so they must fight...... Otherwise, he would not be able to explain to the Nanqing court. ”

"What if they still close the city?" said the general of Uesugi Tiger's cronies worriedly: "This time we have done our best, if the other party stays up for two more days, the four military camps of the North Battalion will see through the reality of the other two roads, and directly surround us, and we will not be able to respond to one of them...... I'm afraid of heavy losses. ”

The Northern Qi military's sudden move this time, not only the generals of the southern Qingbei battalion could not guess the truth, but even these Northern Qi people themselves did not know why they suddenly sent troops, and braved the severe cold and risked so much to go deep into the border of Qingguo. Although this is indeed very relieving, as a soldier, what you want is the actual results of the battle, not to pay thousands or even tens of thousands of lives, and go to the other party's city to show off your might.

The only people who really know the inside story of this dispatch may be the emperor in the Shangjing Imperial Palace of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and the silent Uesugi Tiger General at the moment, but who in this world dares to ask them?

"Although we have been on the defensive all these years, you should not think of Qingjun as too terrible. Uesugi Tiger's palm landed firmly on the map, and said: "The Nanqingbei camp is centered on Cangzhou, but five days have passed, and the other four armies of the Beida camp have not come to help, on the one hand, it can be said that they are frozen by our two armies, and on the other hand, it also shows that the Beida camp is missing a backbone at the moment. ”

A hint of a smile appeared on Uesugi Tiger's face, "Nanqing's equipment and military strength are far above ours, if you ...... Yan Xiaoyi is still alive, five years ago, he will order to give up the other two gaps, encircle Cangzhou, and swallow my 40,000 army alive, but at the moment in the Beida Battalion, who would dare to give such a risky military order?"

"Yan Xiaoyi is dead, there is a Shi Fei, although General Shi is not as good as the governor of Yan, but he is also a powerful horn, and Emperor Nanqing is not worried about his side, so he was transferred to the Kyoto garrison. Uesugi Tiger sneered: "When the Beida Battalion participated in the rebellion, Emperor Qing was so jealous, now these generals of the Beida Battalion, where is the ferocious arrogance under Yan Xiaoyi?"

"Over the years, Nanqing seems to be accumulating national strength and preparing to invade our Daqi, but in fact, it is hurting its own national strength, especially in Beidaying...... Emperor Qing is a great character, but these amazing characters under his hands are dying one after another. Uesugi Tiger sighed, as if feeling a little bored, and said, "In that case, if my army of 100,000 goes in and walks, who can stop me?"

"Conservative is their best choice, but also their worst choice, and their last resort...... It's just that the smart Cangzhou guard, I'm afraid that he won't be able to suppress the hope of the counterattack of the Beida camp for too long. ”

"So just two days later. ”

After saying this, Uesugi Tiger left the house, leaving behind the generals who looked at each other. The wind and snow outside the house have risen, the snowflakes are not big, and some of them are annoying, Uesugi Tiger squinted his eyes slightly, looking at the busy sergeants and logistics officials in the city, a trace of complicated feelings appeared on his face, he thought of the emperor in the capital, and thought of the last time His Majesty hurriedly announced that he had entered the palace, and ordered himself to send troops at any cost, but also to help Dongyi City stabilize.

Feng pointed to the northern camp, but it was to attract the roadside army of Yanjing City to come to help Dongyi City relieve the pressure. A chill flashed in Uesugi Tiger's eyes, and he thought to himself that even if the powerful man in the south really wanted to turn against Emperor Qing, would it really be cost-effective for him to pay such a big price in Northern Qi?

............ Regardless of whether it is cost-effective or not, the military operation of the Northern Qi Dynasty will pay a price after all, as analyzed by the Uesugi Tiger, to the sixth rì of the beginning of the war, the Nanqing military finally made an extremely strong response, the two jīng soldiers of the Northern Qi camp were in the shape of crab claws, rushing towards the city of Cangzhou, while the other two military camps were all out together, braving the light snow falling from the sky, and rushed towards the other two armies that the Northern Qi had just entered the country.

In just one rì, three beacon fires were ignited, and the wasteland in the north-central part of the continent suddenly became a killing field, the cavalry was charging, the bowstring was flicking, the arrows were flying horizontally in the sky, the iron spear pierced the field, the blood was bursting, the flames were everywhere, the corpses were in the dirty blood, and the sound of killing went straight to the dark clouds in the sky.

This land, which had been silent for several years, finally became lively because of the brazen attack of the Northern Qi army, and the battlefield that had entangled more than 100,000 lives in total opened at this moment and was vigorously killed in one place.

However, the curtain was soon re-closed by Uesugi Tora.

............ The Cangzhou guard, who did not have a trace of blood on his body, walked out of the city under the escort of the pro-soldier brigade, coldly watching his subordinates cleaning the battlefield, looking at the arrows that were deeply embedded in the dead trees, and listening to the screams of the wounded from time to time, his face was not moved in the slightest. As a soldier, it is a matter of course to fight for His Majesty, but there is always a chill in his heart, and that chill cannot linger anywhere, even the joy after this disastrous victory cannot be diluted.

After a night of forced marching, the two reinforcements of the Qing army's Beida camp finally formed an encirclement with the defenders outside Cangzhou City, but before they had time to rest for a while, they found that the army of Northern Qi seemed to be showing signs of leaving.

The Qing army is mighty, how can it be possible to let the enemy come to the border and leave like this, an inadequately prepared charge began like this, and fortunately, the border soldiers of the Beida Battalion have been fighting for many years, and the Qing ** force is extremely strong, so such a hasty attack has also maintained an extremely strong impact.

After a big battle, after throwing down more than 1,000 corpses, the Northern Qi military still kept the formation extremely intact, and at an unimaginable speed, it broke away from the frontal battlefield and left a few battalions of abandoned sons extremely strongly, without giving the Nanqing border army any chance to pursue.

This battle, no, it should be said that the inexplicable battle is over, Nanqing has the geographical advantage and the advantage it already has, and naturally won the victory, but this victory did not achieve the expected results.

The Northern Qi people ran too fast.

Looking at the baggage and grain and grass that were captured, the Cangzhou guard's eyes narrowed, and he felt a trace of coldness, he finally understood why he didn't see the siege equipment of the Northern Qi people at the beginning, even if it was a trap, the other party would not carry a cloud ladder.

It turned out that from the very beginning, the other party was just ready to fight and run, they didn't bring any baggage that was difficult to bear, and the whole army went into battle lightly.

Why did they run? The top general of Cangzhou fell into contemplation again, he knew that he was not the opponent of the Uesugi Tiger, but if he could really understand the thoughts of the Uesugi Tiger, then he would have a clear target, and he would not have won the battle like he was in front of him, but he was still afraid.

When the Nanqing army outside Cangzhou City carried out a joint attack, the rest of the troops of the Northern Battalion also entered and exited at the same time, killing the enemy military camp at the border...... However, those two roads of Northern Qi jīng rui actually ran faster!

All the generals of the Northern Qi camp were wary, they didn't know what kind of calculations the famous general of the Northern Qi was making, so they forcibly restrained their subordinates, and did not let the iron cavalry of Nanqing take advantage of the momentum of the counterattack to enter the territory of the Northern Qi.

Thirdly, there was bad news that the 40,000 Northern Qi troops who had escaped from the siege under the city of Cangzhou, on the way back to the territory of the Northern Qi Dynasty, were unusually miraculously interspersed to the east, entered the territory of the Song State in the Dongyi City, and occupied a state city on the border of the Song State.

It is said that the troops on the city of Song did not put up the slightest resistance, and the Dongyi city also reacted in any way, so the 40,000 jīng soldiers entered the state city.

This state city seems to be inconspicuous, the traces are almost deserted, and no force has noticed it in the past, but now that the Uesugi Tiger is leading the troops to station, there is a big red dot on the map, and the Nanqing military opened their eyes and found that this state city happened to be in the middle of the range of Beidaying and Yanjing City, like a fish bone, and all the soldiers in Nanqing were extremely uncomfortable!

Could this be the true intention of the Uesugi Tigers?

The battle of Cangzhou, the defeat of Northern Qi, and the victory of Southern Qing, it seems to be so, but this inexplicable war, is this the end?

In this way, after a dozen more than a dozen years, the Supervision Yuan and the military intelligence system transmitted information to the generals of the Northern Qi camp at the same time, after the 100,000 troops of the Northern Qi withdrew into the country, they did not retreat and rest, but began to camp in the same place, and in the depths of the vast border of the Northern Qi Dynasty, they began to continuously send various supplies to the south.

The wind and rain came, this was obviously a precursor to a decisive battle, coupled with the inconspicuous state city captured by the Uesugi Tiger, the Nanqing military suddenly became vigilant, and it was too late to wait for the arrival of the will of the Kyoto side, and they had already begun to prepare for the real battle.

The Great War may be in Ming chūn?

The marshal Wang Zhikun in Yanjing City was also forced to withdraw his attention from the direction of Niutou Mountain, and bet on the 40,000 Northern Qi troops above his head, he frowned, and was extremely angry in his heart, he could never have imagined that the variable used by Fan Xian was actually colluding with the Northern Qi people!

............ Immediately after the will of Kyoto arrived, it was passed to the hands of the senior generals of Yanjing City and Beidaying, and no one knew what His Majesty the Emperor of Qingguo said in the will, but since that will, the military forces in the north of Qingguo began to rest, began to hibernate, and began to calm down.

Immediately afterwards, Yun Zhilan, the lord of Dongyi City, expressed the strongest protest and anger against the brazen invasion of the Northern Qi people, saying that Dongyi City would definitely stand by the side of His Majesty, the great emperor of Qingguo, and would give the most violent blow to the invaders.

The thirteen sons of the most terrifying sword house in Dongyi City suddenly disappeared, and they didn't know where they went, but when they got the news, the defense force of the Shangshan Tiger Shuai Battalion in that state city immediately stepped up a lot.

Just when the chaos in the north of the continent was gradually rising, the palace of Northern Qi was peaceful, and Concubine Li, who was favored by His Majesty, looked at the lazy emperor on the couch, bit her lip and said softly: "Dongyi City is considered to have saved Fan Xian, Your Majesty has paid so much price, I really don't know what he should take to thank you." ”

"Xie Zhen?" the Emperor of Northern Qi sneered, gently rubbed his belly, and said, "That shameless man who is full of bad water but always regards himself as a saint, I am afraid that he will scold me in the mansion and start a war." ”