Chapter IX; Rebellion in the Northern Frontier
Don't mention the old man of Nanshan for the time being.
Let's say that several days have passed this time, and the two brothers Changgong Yao came out of Jinling, and it has been a full seven days.
All the way non-stop, and finally arrived at "Gu City".
"Gucheng" is the largest city in northern Xinjiang, with a wide area and many people, because it is located at the junction, frequent commercial and trade transactions, and the city is extremely prosperous.
And the headquarters of the border army led by Tonomiya Biannan was stationed in this city.
However, in recent days, the atmosphere in the city has become particularly tense. Just because recently, the Shatuo tribe and the Tiele tribe in the north of the Tianshan Mountains have united to fight grass valleys in several nearby cities, slaughter the cities and set them on fire, burn and kill, loot and hunt, which can be described as extremely cruel.
Therefore, people have been panicking for the past few days, and some people have even packed their packages and are ready to leave the country at any time to avoid the war.
As soon as the two Changgong Yao brothers arrived at the tent and sat down, they took a sip of tea and drank it, and a bell-like voice sounded outside the tent.
"Dashuai, you're finally back, Yunzhi City is a little irresistible, and I don't know what's going on this time? The Shatuo and Tiele tribes are like crazy diseases, and they don't want to attack us. ”
With the voice came a burly man in armor and blood-stained clothes,
This person is called Pei Chao, he is the right general of the border army, and the right-hand man of Changgong Biannan.
Chang Gong Yao looked at the general who came in, his brows furrowed slightly, and from the many wounds and blood stains on his body, it was not difficult to see how fierce and cruel the war on the front line was.
Seeing the person coming, Changgong Bian Nan hurriedly stood up from the handsome position and said; "Don't worry, you and Ben Shuai talk slowly, what's going on? Ben Shuai has only been away for a few days, how could such an accident happen? ”
Pei Randao; "The last general can't figure out what's going on? Strange to say, as soon as you left on your front foot, Shatuo and Tiele suddenly gathered a large army to attack the city. ”
Hearing this, Changgong Bian Nan slapped his palm on the handsome case and said angrily; "How can this be true, just a few remnants of the subordinates, who gave them the guts? Dare to come and invade my city. ”
However, although he was angry, Changgong Biannan did not lose his mind, and then asked; "How are the brethren feeling these days?"
Bing Shuyun: For the generals, attacking the city and plundering the land, the soldiers use the front, the soldiers use their lives, they must consider their circumstances, their feelings are forgivable, and use their strength to fight a hundred battles without being defeated.
He knew the gist of it, so he asked the soldiers about the situation first.
Pei replied; "There are military divisions, and the situation in the battalion is quite stable, but the casualties of the soldiers this time are a bit large, and we have lost more than 3,000 brothers in total."
Speaking of this, this iron-clad man also had tears in his eyes. made Changgong Haruka on the side also sigh,
"A person in the army is really a brotherhood, and he is really a good general."
After listening to Pei Chao's words, Changgong Bian Nan frowned and said in surprise; "What's going on here? It has been five or six years since Shatuo and Tiele were defeated by us, but they are not yet so strong. Even if they join forces, they shouldn't inflict such huge losses on our army, right? ”
Pei Randao; "In the past few days since we fought with them, the military advisors have discovered that there is a shadow of the Turks behind them."
"Turks?"
Hearing that there were Turkic people involved, Changgong Bian Nan seemed to understand something, looked up at the map on the wall, and then snorted coldly; "I see, I just said that Shatuo and Tiele, how dare they suddenly attack our army, it turns out that there is Turkic support behind it, it seems that the Turki Khan does not want to live."
The domineering words revealed a cold killing intent, and in an instant, the temperature in the tent seemed to drop a little.
"Do you have hard evidence?" Changgong Bian Nan asked again.
Pei replied; "Not yet, but the military division is searching for it with all his might."
"If we can't find evidence, we can't use troops against the Turks, so we will be much more passive."
Changgong Bian Nan sat back on the handsome chair, looking at the information collected in the army in the past two days, and his face was already faintly sad.
If the Turks really participated, then this war would be much more difficult than he thought.
Seeing Changgong Biannan frowning, Changgong Yao on the side couldn't help but speak; "In my opinion, why don't you withdraw the army of Yunzhi City first, and then we can think about the rest in the long run."
He has been silent since he came here, and when he suddenly spoke, Pei Lan noticed the slightly childish young man in the handsome tent. Immediately opened his mouth and scolded; "Where did you come from? Don't talk nonsense, how can you talk nonsense about things in the army. ”
Although Pei Chao's tone was not very good, Chang Gong Yao did not bother with him, and he admired him very much in his heart for such a person who defended his family and the country.
Ignoring Pei Chao's scolding, Changgong Haruki said; "The loss of Yunzhi City is a foregone conclusion, rather than leaving the army there to increase casualties, it is better to withdraw them to garrison Gucheng, I have carefully looked at the city defense when I came, the city wall is about six zhang high, three zhang thick, extremely strong, the city has enough food and grass, even if the enemy is strong, it is enough to protect a hundred days."
Listening to Chang Gong Yao's words, Pei Chao was a little surprised, he didn't expect this young man to be so insightful, but he still asked; "Even if you can keep it for 100 days, what should you do after 100 days?"
Unexpectedly, Chang Gong Yao said lightly; "If you can't break the enemy in a hundred days, then what's the use of your army?"
Hearing Chang Gong Yao's rude contempt words, Pei Chao suddenly became angry,
"You kid, you're so arrogant at a young age, you're talking nonsense here. How can the dignity of a soldier allow you to insult him, come to someone, fork it out, and beat it out of the barracks. ”
Seeing that Changgong Yao provoked Pei into a rage, and was about to drive him out of the big tent, Changgong Biannan on the side said; "Slow, General Pei should be angry, Ah Yao has just entered the barracks, he doesn't know military affairs, and the general doesn't have to worry about him. However, according to Ben Shuai, what he said is not unreasonable, so let's do what he says. ”
Hearing that his handsome man actually agreed with Chang Gong Yao's words, Pei Chao was even more anxious,
"Dashuai, this must not be, if we give up Yunzhi City, then Gu City will become a lonely city, exposed to the enemy's sword, if it can't be held in a hundred days, the entire northern Xinjiang will be reduced to the enemy's anvil on the meat, a meal on the plate, what should we do then?"
Seeing that Pei Chao was so anxious, Chang Gong Bian Nandao; "Your scruples, how can Ben Shuai not know, but Ben Shuai already has a strategy to break the enemy in his heart, and you can do it."
Since his own marshal has said so, Pei Chao no longer argues, and can only do what he is ordered.
"Since the marshal has a good plan, the last general will obey the order, but when will we withdraw the army?"
Changgong Bian Nan thought for a while and said; "You rush back to Yunzhi City overnight tonight, inform the military advisor, and let him lead the army to retreat back to the city tomorrow."
"The last general obeys!"
Pei Lan didn't say anything more, he believed that Changgong Biannan must also obey orders.
He was about to leave, only to hear Chang Gong Yao speak again; "General, slow down, I have a letter here, you bring it with the military advisor, after he reads it, he will arrange it, but this letter can only be viewed by the military advisor alone, remember."
Seeing Chang Gong Yao handing an envelope in front of him, Pei Yan looked at Chang Gong Bian Nan on the handsome case, and wanted to say something, but he still held back the words, took the letter and withdrew from the handsome tent, and rushed towards Yunzhi City.
After Pei Chao withdrew, Changgong Bian Nan hurriedly got up, pulled Changgong Yao on the side, and asked; "Ah Yao, what is your best strategy for retreating from the enemy? Tell me quickly, this is not a joke. ”
Just now, Changgong Yao transmitted a message to him, saying that there was a strategy to retreat from the enemy, so Changgong Biannan believed him and asked the army to withdraw, if there is no solution at this moment, then it will be a big trouble.
I saw Chang Gong Yao smiling slightly, pretending to be profound; "Brother, don't worry, tell me, how many soldiers and horses are available in your battalion?"
"There are still 12,000 soldiers and horses in Gu City, but this soldiers and horses are used to prevent the Turks from raiding Gu City, and they cannot be transferred."
Although Changgong Biannan didn't know what Changgong Yao meant by asking this, he still told the truth.
You give me 7,000 soldiers and horses, let's ...... like this!
What do you think?
Looking at such an impatient brother, Changgong Haruka told him about his plans one by one.
After listening to Chang Gong Yao's plan, Chang Gong Bian Nan suddenly smiled, gave a thumbs up, and praised; "This plan is really a good policy, if it succeeds, it will avoid the two major troubles in my northern Xinjiang, and my brother should be the first to do so."
When Changgong Yao heard this, he just talked and smiled, and instructed; "Brother, the outcome is not yet known? Don't take it lightly. And this matter must be kept secret, it is best that only you and I know for the time being, if the news is revealed, it will be in vain. ”
Changgong Bian Nan naturally knew the importance of the matter, and nodded heavily.
The two brothers made their own plans.