On July 26 of the first year of Taining, Bigalo Khan of the Chaer tribe quietly gathered 250,000 horses from nearly 30 tribes and tribes in the entire Modong, and after gathering in the grassland, they officially went south to the Central Plains.

The Zar people attacked the border pass from the old fort between Yunzhou and Wuzhou, and after annihilating hundreds of soldiers in the old fort, the main army approached Wuzhou in one day, less than three hundred miles away from Youzhou.

The reason for this was a little earlier than originally planned was because Picaro was so happy and desperately needed a victory to celebrate.

Just over half a month ago, the Great Desert Golden Horde sent people to officially call Pigalo Khan the Khan of Modong.

This was indeed beyond Picaro's expectations, that is, from now on, Picaro and Shada were in fact the two khans who coexisted in the desert.

Before setting off, Mr. Liu told him several times in a separate way, repeatedly emphasizing that it was best to outwit the old fort, and it was best to sneak attack and occupy it without knowing it.

Of course, if it is discovered, it must be attacked immediately, and the time must not exceed two hours, otherwise once the nearby reinforcements arrive, the army of Zar will be in danger.

In accordance with the arrangement of Mr. Liu's strategist, he sent dozens of soldiers pretending to be merchants to enter the pass, and when it was evening, the inside and outside should be combined, and the hundreds of people in the pass reacted at all, and they were attacked by the Chaer people.

Less than 100 miles out of the old fort is one of the nine sides of Wuzhou, is one of the barriers in the north of Youzhou, and is also a very important fortified city in the border fortress, which has been used as the frontier to resist the desert cavalry for hundreds of years, and has played a very key role in the prosperity and stability of the Central Plains.

At present, Wuzhou has three battalions of the Youzhou Border Army Shenning Institute, and five battalions of the Guards, with Wu Yi General Yang Guodong as the defending general.

These soldiers have been stationed in Wuzhou for many years, and they are not only very familiar with the tactics of the Chaar people, but also have a very strong ability to fight alone, and the quality of the soldiers is very high.

Yes, this is a typical style of the Yang family generals, and the guard general Yang Guodong is the Yang family, after the king of Pingliao, the son of the contemporary Dingguo Gong, and the son-in-law of the king of Zhou County, and the husband of the lord of Songning.

After this series of titles, even a complete stranger can guess how powerful this general is, and he can understand why he is guarding such a fortified city as Wuzhou.

The Yang family's soldiers are still very disciplined, otherwise they would not have handed over such an important border town to the Yang generals.

The 30,000 strikers came out of the old fort and killed Wuzhou overnight, what they wanted was to take Daxia by surprise, and it was best to take advantage of the night to succeed in the sneak attack, and it would be best to take Wuzhou.

But in the face of the Yang generals, they miscalculated, not long after they came out of the old fort, they were discovered by the Yang family defenders as soon as they arrived at a pass in the northwest of Wuzhou.

The old fort was not under the jurisdiction of the defenders of Wuzhou, but for Yang Guodong, all the passes in the north were dangerous.

The front of Wuzhou is a very wide flat land, and there is no danger to defend for dozens of miles, so for Wuzhou, the biggest barrier is the city wall as high as three zhang, which is firmly stuck on the road to Youzhou in the south, and it is almost impossible to cross it.

Yang Guodong is not the kind of personality that is stubborn, nor is he a young and vigorous horseman who just wants to fight, he fights very intelligently, no matter when, he will place three lines of defense at the front of Wuzhou, which is a very cautious habit.

Therefore, when the 3,000 Chaar cavalry rushed all the way, the first two hundred-man teams only resisted for a few breaths, and they were submerged under the iron hooves.

But in just these few breaths, the last team of 100 people was able to turn around and turn around the city to report the news.

The Yang general's contingency force is really not covered, and it was only half a moment after getting the news that the outpost of the Yang family's army of 3,000 people had already prepared for defense at the head of the city, and the other reserve troops had all been assembled.

The three thousand people who were the strikers of the Zar suffered a big loss first, this is the elite soldiers from the Qiyan tribe, they rushed all the way to kill, and they arrived at the city without any stop, looking at the dark city, they actually wanted to kill all the way.

It's not that these people are stupid, it's that they saw that the drawbridge of the city gate outside the Wuzhou city gate hadn't had time to be put away, and they tried in vain to borrow the rapid impact of horses to kill the city gate.

They didn't expect that this was really a trap set by Yang Guodong, thinking of using the arrogant personality of the Char people to kill them.

Most of these soldiers rushed to the drawbridge in just one incense stick, and then rushed into the city along the city gate.

Yang Guodong could already hear the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and only then did he give an order and start sealing the door.

I saw thousands of archers standing up at the head of the city, facing the more than 1,000 people and horses who had not yet entered the city, it was a rain of arrows, shooting in three directions, almost not giving these cavalry a chance to escape, and most of them were directly shot on the spot.

Then the drawbridge was swayed, the gates were closed, and the nearly 2,000 cavalry who had entered the city became ghosts.

What Yang Guodong wants is this effect, this battle seems to take a while, and it can first beat the morale of the Chaer people and build up the confidence of the defenders, so that this battle can be fought.

The general of the 30,000 men in the front of the Zar is the subordinate of the detachment, the Zar warrior Endeke, who is more than nine feet tall and weighs nearly 300 catties, and his blade is a mace weighing 100 catties, which is extremely brave.

Rushing to the city gate, Endek ordered his soldiers to stop, and at this time, the remnants of the vanguard of more than a dozen people also ran back with wounds.

When it was dark, Tokhtobula and his army all rushed to the city of Wuzhou, and the two sides made it clear at this time.

Yang Guodong checked the enemy's situation, saw the army of the Char people, and then saw the well-prepared siege equipment, and determined that the goal of the Char people this time was not a simple robbery, so he sent people to Youzhou quickly to report that the Chaer tribe went south.

To say that ordinary generals will send people to Youzhou to report for help as soon as possible at night, but Yang Guodong did not, he wanted to confirm how many people came from the Chaer tribe this time, the direction of the attack, and then go to report to Youzhou, so that Youzhou and the court can make a reference for resistance.

Yang Guodong has the bottom in his heart, and now the entire Wuzhou is not only full of soldiers and materials, but also has no morale. Just with these cavalry in front of the city, if they want to break through the fortified city of Wuzhou, it is impossible.

Yang Guodong made adjustments to last night's temporary arrangement, the position of the frontal defense wall is limited, and there is no need to put too many defensive soldiers.

The right side of Wuzhou is the mountain, the left side is the river, and the back thirty miles is the Youzhou North Pass Chicken Singing Station. Yang Guodong also knows that this city is not guarded for ten days and a half months, and he needs to prepare for several months, so the allocation of troops is very critical.

In the past few years, he has stored a large number of materials for defending the city in Wuzhou, not to mention bows and arrows, fire oil, and wood, and even the food he has prepared enough for the whole city to eat for half a year, and it is impossible to trap him.

Youzhou is still too far from the capital!

On the third day, Yan Guogong received an official document from the Chaer people to invade Wuzhou, and he also recognized Yang Guodong's judgment, and the target of the Chaer people this time was most likely Youzhou.

For Yang Guodong, he is also very relieved, this is a general, whether it is a frontal battle or a defensive city, he is one of the most outstanding generals in Great Xia.

For Youzhou, even if the Zar people hit the city, he will not panic, this is where his confidence in this fortified city lies for so many years.

It wasn't for the first time on the throne of the saint, he had already applied for retreat, but he had already handed over the relevant scripts, and the recommended candidate was General Gao Zhen, which was also a general who made him very relieved, both civil and military.

"Someone, please ask General Gao Zhen to come and discuss important matters." Since taking office, Yan Guogong has begun to pay attention to etiquette towards Gao Zhen.

"General, but because of the fact that the Tsar people are going south." After a while, Gao Zhen came to the General's Mansion.

"General Gao, please take a seat, it is exactly, this time to the south, the Zar people are menacing."

"My subordinates just went to check, and at present, Wuzhou has enough soldiers, and General Yang is a good general, so there is no problem at all in the short term."

Gao Zhen also trusts Yang Guodong very much, the Yang family will not eat empty salaries, will not be greedy or occupied, and will take good care of his soldiers, it can be said that in the entire Youzhou, the most capable of fighting is the Yang family's army, and even his own elite can't play them.

"I also believe this, but General Yang reported that the Zar people are almost 100,000 forwards, and the follow-up should not be less than this number, that is to say, this time the Zar people's army will not be less than 200,000 in the south, and the pressure is too great for Wuzhou."

"General, the total number of officers and soldiers in Wuzhou is about 15,000 at present, and the disparity is indeed too great!"

Gao Zhen also gasped, such a high-intensity fierce battle, even if General Yang is good at guarding, how long can he last!

"General, my subordinates ask for orders, and immediately lead the five battalions of Wuning to Wuzhou."

"General Gao, I came to you for this purpose, but it's not you who go, it's me who goes, I take the three battalions of Zhenning and the pro-soldier battalion directly from the Jimingyi." Yan Guogong shook his head and interrupted Gao Zhen's request.

"General, how can this be, no, absolutely not, if you want to go, I will go." Gao Zhen was a little anxious.

"No, no, General Gao, you have to understand, it makes sense for me to go. In the past few years, you know, I'm old, and my energy is really low, whether it's in Youzhou or Wuzhou, I won't be the master, you can rest assured. ”

Gao Zhen was silent, he understood what the general meant, if he was the main general, he would have to play the role of the main general, and staring at the battle situation on the battlefield every day was indeed quite tiring.

Now Yan Guogong's meaning, Youzhou is handed over to himself, and he leads his troops to Wuzhou, but only as a preparation for Wuzhou, the real command will still be handed over to General Yang.

"General, when I go to Wuzhou, I will also focus on General Yang."

"Gao Zhen, what do I have to say to you to understand, I'm old and can't do it anymore, and the future of Youzhou is going to be handed over to you!"

"It's not wrong for you to go to Wuzhou, but Wuzhou has General Yang, so you don't need to go to another general."

"Okay, I'm still a general, follow the order, and you will be responsible for the entire defense of Youzhou."

After the general finished speaking, he didn't care whether Gao Zhen figured it out or not, and directly asked him to get out of the way and arrange the defense of Youzhou.

For Yan Guogong, there is another major event, hurry up and report the border situation to the court and report it to the saint. The situation is unknown now, and if it is true that the Zar people are moving south, then the court must send reinforcements.

In Youzhou now, the troop allocation is only barely supported, and it is indeed difficult to resist the army.