Youzhou is not a rich territory, on the contrary, the intersection of the Central Plains farming civilization and the Saiwai civilization makes it seem wild, but since the imperial court migrated population to reclaim the tuntian, Youzhou has been much more prosperous than before.

Since the imperial court consciously migrated to various ethnic groups outside the Seychelles under Turkic pressure, the counties of Youzhou have become lively. The people of Youzhou know right and wrong, so they send off their heroes with the highest courtesy.

Under the leadership of the assassin Shi Di Vollian, the father and the old gentry lined up to welcome the five miles, the victory drum beat the sky, the sound of singing moved, in a sea of happiness, floated out the whole jar of wine, the golden roast lamb dripping with honey......

The heroes in the eyes of the people are not the legendary ministers and famous generals who have learned from the dragon and met the high emperor, but these strong men who are about to go out to fight a hundred battles in front of them. What is the legend of the Xun, what is Shi Yanran, this is too far away from the common people. Guys have lived here for generations, and it's everyone's home. Every Yandi boy will consciously defend it!

Youzhou is the home of the big guys, if there is no home, then what is left of these people who come to go to the red? Property, children, wives, husbands, parents, and dignity will all be reduced to a handful of dust under the hooves of the Turkic horses!

In the earth-shattering drums, the Thorn Shi Di Fulian was the first to raise the wine cup, held his hands above his head, and saluted Gao Yanzong's horse. shouted loudly: "May the king lead me to the strong men of Youzhou and defeat the Turks!" It is wine, it is the father of Youzhou who congratulates the king, and I am willing not to think it is thin, and drink it reluctantly! ”

"May the king not be too thin, and drink it reluctantly!" More than two dozen white-bearded old men in coarse linen clothes said in unison, raising the wine cup with trembling hands and holding it above their heads. Behind the assassin Shi, the shirtless Qilu strong men beat the cowhide drum vigorously, and the rumbling drum resounded in the sky.

Taking the wine cup, Gao Yanzong's face, which had not changed color in front of tens of thousands of enemy troops, slowly turned red, and he blushed more times in the past few days than in the past combined, "Could it be that my skin has become thinner?" It shouldn't be......" Gao Yanzong himself wondered.

The horses followed the group of fat riders, and they saw that the governor's hands were also trembling slightly. Gao Yanzong drank the first cup of Di Fu Lianjing in one gulp, opened his mouth, wanted to say a few polite words, but in the end he didn't say anything, walked up to an old man again, raised the wine cup, turned his head, first showed respect to the brothers behind him, and then drank it all.

“…… If there is no king, Youzhou does not know what to do, let the wolf ride straight under the city of Youzhou, not only the people will not survive, the dignity of the Khan and the court will also be swept away, this wine, is the heart of the father of Youzhou, I hope the king does not dislike it, and drink it again! ”

An old man eagerly picked up the wine cup, his hands raised above his head, his face full of sincerity.

According to the custom of the border states, the fathers and elders were more accustomed to calling the emperor Khan.

"If there is no strong support from the history of the Emperor, if there is no cooperation of all colleagues, if there is no father and fellow villagers to help each other. No matter how great Gao is, he can't get together these 3,000 male soldiers, and the fathers and elders trust each other with their children's lives, and Gao Mou'an dares not to work hard! ”

Gao Yanzong took the wine, immediately bowed down, raised the wine cup to the center of his eyebrows, and then turned over and got on the horse as soon as he drank it. The Liaodong big green horse of the imperial gift has a violent temperament, whistling in a circle in place, and the big hooves of the bowl step on the ground, raising bursts of dust and smoke.

The shirtless men beat the drums again, and the rumbling drums stirred people's hearts.

In the sound of drums, Di Fu Lian led the civil and military forces of Youzhou and the old gentry, and at the same time raised the wine bowl and drank it all. Then turn the bowl upside down, allowing the remaining liquor to drag its trail in the sunlight and fall into the dirt drop by drop......

Gao Yanzong turned around twice on his horse, inspecting the Youzhou soldiers behind him who were about to go with him, only 300 of these people were the elite "Iron Harriers" of the forbidden army, and the rest were county soldiers and ordinary people who bravely brought weapons and volunteered to join, and many of them did not even have a complete set of armor. There is no complete equipment, no regular training, only the courage and perseverance of the border people in Youzhou, which supports them in making the decision to follow the army, and the only thing that makes Gao Yanzong happy is that there are a considerable number of riders.

“…… Boys! Under the sun, Gao Yanzong, who was riding a big horse and wearing heavy armor, was like a majestic demon god, and hundreds of tower-like cavalry followed behind him, his steps were light and firm, which quieted down many of his uneasy soldiers. Everyone looked back at the past with firm eyes, with a red halo on their faces, Yandi men are not afraid of life and death, they are fighting on the battlefield, and they are not spinning in death!

Gao Yanzong opened his mouth, but found that he was running out of words again. If he is as eloquent as His Majesty, he will definitely be able to fool this group of people into rushing forward with blood, breaking their heads. He had typed all the drafts, but at this moment, he was speechless again.

He tried to calm down and said:

“…… This is the third time I have led the army independently, strictly speaking, I really lack enough experience compared to other generals, this time the Turkic army is pressing, I don't know how to grasp it, I don't know if I can bring you back safely. I can't guarantee more, I can only promise one thing, charge ahead, I will definitely be ahead of you! ”

“…… You may not trust me in your hearts, and think that I have only been granted the power of the governor because I am a member of the royal family...... This is as it should be, and I won't accept it if it were me! Isn't this kid just surnamed Gao, what's there to be proud of? What do you think in your hearts, I'll tell you the truth, Lao Tzu doesn't care at all! You can speculate in your heart, you can scold me, you can despise me, but-" Gao Yanzong's tone suddenly became sharp, "If you dare to disobey my military orders, Lao Tzu will not be spared!" Do you understand! ”

"......" no one spoke.

"Do you understand?" Gao Yanzong's voice was like thunder, and his eardrums buzzed.

“…… Obey the order!! ”

There was no drumming, no singing, everyone closed their mouths and quietly looked at Gao Yanzong with their eyes. Gao Yanzong glanced at them silently and rode away. The army followed with a long dragon, and at some point, a song sounded after the march, and in the song, some people remembered the robes that died in battle, and tears welled up in their eyes, and more people were burned by the strong aroma of wine.

Gao Yanzong, who was at the front of the queue, glanced back, and saw that the morale of the army was high, and he had a few more chances of winning in his heart, and said with a smile: "It's still like it." ”

Several lieutenants behind him said worriedly: "Governor, these people are weak in combat, will it be ...... if they rely on them to save Yuyang?"

Gao Yanzong raised his horsewhip indifferently and said, "Don't worry, if you fight with the wind, even a rabble can fight, they will be wolves if they follow the wolf, and they will be sheep if they follow the sheep." And look at us now...... Isn't this the military heart available? ”

"Ashina took tens of thousands of wolves to ride around Yuyang, but they lack siege experience and can't attack for a long time, so it's time for Gao Baoning and Gao Gong to react.

"They will give me whatever I want, and if you fight a few more battles, the rabble can become an elite force.

"What are you afraid of, who have we not been afraid of on the Iron Harrier battlefield?"

Gao Yanzong glanced at them mockingly, and several captains were so excited that they blushed, and they all stiffened their necks and said: "Don't look down on us, if we put on armor, we can also kill several times in the army!" How do the Turkic barbarians put in our eyes? ”

"That'll be fine."

Changping fell, tens of thousands of Turkic wolves rode south, north of the Chaobai River, the shadow of the Turkic raids could be seen everywhere, causing a lot of losses to the northern frontier of the Qi State, which had finally increased its vitality, Gao Yanzong was indignant, but he did not dare to act rashly. He went out of Youzhou to the south and east, crossed two rivers, and made several bends, and then led hundreds of elites to the side of the Yuyang Turkic camp.

The neighing of war horses was heard from time to time, campfires flickered, spear-wielding soldiers shuttled back and forth, and Gao Yanzong lay on a boulder, staring at the Turkic camp below. Yesterday, he led his troops on patrol as usual, but he did not expect to run into the large camp of the Turks, but this was expected, and it was even a matter of time.

The greedy wolf's desire is like a ravine, which can never be filled. The Turks tore open a gap and were stepping up the scale of their southward movement, observing for a few days, Gao Yanzong saw with his own eyes a cart of wealth, grain, and grass transported to the Turkic camp, looking at the scattered and barbaric Turks below, Gao Yanzong's heart suddenly swelled up with a bold idea, which made him feel a sense of revenge.

Only a head-on blow can convince a wolf that it is a mistake to encroach on someone else's territory, and constant bribes are nothing more than pouring cold water into a boiling hot soup, and there is no other use than to let go of the wolves' appetites.

"There are quite a few of them." The sentinels who had been ordered to go to the camp quietly returned, and at this moment they were dressed in tattered fur jackets and dressed as Turks.

"Hmph, I'm afraid this time it's not an ordinary raid, but a deep into the south."

"Deep? Fan Yang? ”

Take Youzhou, the wolf rode straight down, and then it was wireless and defensible, basically a flat river.

The main forces are enough, no one is restrained, they can fight all the way to the Huai River!

"I'm afraid it's not that simple. Either way, they are gathering in my Yuyang, and I can't sit idly by. ”

Gao Yanzong stretched his neck forward, as if counting the tents like mushrooms blooming in the meadow.

"At least 10,000 cavalry!" The Sentinel said.

“…… There should be so many that this flag never comes in and out of the light horse. ”

Gao Yanzong pointed to the black wolf flag in the distance, and the wolf's head flickered under the campfire, like a demon. "Ten thousand ......" Gao Yanzong glanced at the camp below, except for Ma Ming, there was no sound in the camp. The moonlight poured down, and there was an occasional reflection of the cold light of the armor, and he rolled his eyes twice, and said, "Or we can raid." ”

"We?" The lieutenant was taken aback, and couldn't help but glance back, "We're only a few hundred!" ”

Gao Yanzong also looked back, behind him were a thousand soldiers in armor, and the moonlight was dim, illuminating everyone's faces.

"A few hundred people is enough, as long as you take it by surprise, you may be able to hit it with one blow."

Gao Yanzong looked down the mountain again, and when the war horse stepped on it and the blade swept over, it would become a sea of fire.

"It's too risky, we can go back to the city first." The lieutenant said, "If you gather more soldiers and horses, there may be hope." ”

"Opportunity doesn't wait for us. What battalion will you attack with 3,000 men? Dispatch a few hundred more people to respond at any time! Gao Yanzong responded to him impatiently. The very tall body straightened up, and the momentum was a little stronger, "...... Now the Turks are still dreaming, the night will protect us, and we will dominate them in our sleep! The night is dark and the wind is high, we suddenly attack, they don't know how many of us there are, the formation will be chaotic, this is our chance! ”

The light of excitement flashed in the eyes of the soldiers, and Gao Yanzong pulled out his long knife, and the narrow blade flashed with a cold light: "Kill with me." In the mountain wind rushing from the north, the sound of drawing a knife sounded, and Gao Yanzong didn't see anyone timid, only perseverance.

The moon is like a knife, the wind hides the blade, and a cloud covers the moonlight, it's now! Gao Yanzong rushed down the mountain, followed by hundreds of soldiers. The wind swept through the ears like a night song, and the campfire at the bottom of the mountain started as a point and then grew larger!