The snow was frozen, and the Lightning River was on the endless snowfield, quietly, like a frozen corpse, and there was a golden iron horse stepping on the river. On the plateau at the southeast foot of the Great Khing'an Mountains, there is already a scene of slaughter.

This is a very strange team, they carry the banner of the Northern Qi Dynasty on a black background, like a torrent through the snow-covered pastures, among them, in addition to the armored horsemen with armor, there are many herdsmen with hunting bows on their backs and strange hairstyles.

Fur boots, falcon on elbows, shaved on the top of the head, or two long haircuts on the temples, or a shiny rattail braid on the back of the head. The image is very strange, and a wild atmosphere is blowing in the face, there is no doubt that in addition to the regular army of the Northern Qi Dynasty, most of this team are Khitan, Xi, Yan and other servant armies. In the northern frontier of the Qi State, there is no doubt that the only one who can command them is Gao Baoning, the governor of Zhenbei who was sealed by the Northern Qi Emperor.

Gao Baoning took advantage of the Turkic focus on Youzhou, brazenly broke through the siege, tore the Turkic blockade, recovered Anzhou in one fell swoop, and rampaged within the territory of the Turks. With the momentum of ploughing and sweeping the caves, the entire Turkic army on the eastern route was shaken.

It was that many people inside did not expect that things would go so smoothly, and now, Gao Baoning received a battle report, and under the joint attack of Gao Yanzong, Wang Jun, Yang Su, and Di Fulian, it was only a matter of time before the Turkic thieves retreated. But it's not enough to just drive it away, Gao Yanzong and Gao Baoning both know that His Majesty the Emperor wants more than just defending the territory, what he wants is a complete victory in the war!

Therefore, Gao Yanzong and Gao Baoning had to temporarily reach a tacit understanding. The south road is out of the jam and catches up; The northern route was circuitous, trying to avoid the main force of the Turks, and a large circle of soldiers and horses was divided to intercept the Turks' return to the north. Immediately, the Turkic Eastern Route Army, which has more than 100,000 troops, will be surrounded by Qi people! But the complexity of the war dictates that there is still a lot of work to be done to complete it.

"Governor." Gao Gong opened the curtain, and a musty smell came. The furnishings of this camp were very shabby, and it did not look at all like the place where the governor in command of an army of tens of thousands should be. But Gao Baoning just nested here, with a dim kerosene lamp, carefully reading the military newspaper. Under the faint light of the candle flame, the black hair under Gao Baoning's jaw collapsed.

"Zhaoxuan, it's so late, what are you doing here?" Gao Baoning glanced up at him, greeted him very plainly, and then buried his head again.

"The Turks are attacking camp outside." Gao Gong said. In fact, this noise has been going on for half a day, and the war has not stopped since they began to confront the Turks head-on.

Gao Baoning listened attentively for a while, and said without much interest: "It's not surprising, we cut off their retreat." It's normal for them to run to the front of the camp to make trouble, I have heard before that the combat power of this Turkic palace tent army is extraordinary, not to mention the high combat power, the endurance is also very good, sure enough, after a few days of fighting, there is no appearance of fatigue......"

Now is not the time to praise the enemy, Gao Gong was speechless for a while, and reminded: "They are coming fiercely. Our sergeants have been fighting for a long time, but they have been confined by the Metropolitan Governor and are not allowed to go out to fight in the field, and there are some problems with morale......"

"Of course, a dying person is fierce when he fights trapped beasts, but he is only afraid of fierceness and powerless." Gao Baoning glanced at him, a little disapproving: "Do you think he can attack our camp?" ”

"Can't attack. Twenty miles from the camp, our sentinels discovered them. ”

"That is, if you can't get in, what is there to worry about, I sympathize with them. Tossing outside all night, and when you go back, you can only gnaw on the remaining sheep bones, why bother? Gao Baoning casually flipped the page. When I was very young, my grandfather told me not to fight with a group of wolves that were dying of hunger, and I thought it was good to pounce on them and drink blood while the enemy was weak. ”

"The statement of the governor is somewhat similar to some of the thoughts that His Majesty has said." Gao Gong said.

"Oh, what did Your Majesty say?" Gao Baoning was very interested, and Gao Gong recalled and said, "Your Majesty said...... When the enemy retreats, I advance, when the enemy advances, when the enemy retreats, when the enemy is stationed and disturbs, when the enemy is tired, I fight, what is it called...... Guerrilla warfare? ”

"This is Goguryeo's style of playing, how will Your Majesty know?" Gao Baoning's face was different, and he said: "In recent years, Goguryeo has expanded to the west and touched a lot of land, and I have also been in contact with them, so I know their playing style very well......

"Heh, it's a scoundrel, but it's a real headache. They can't beat us, as soon as the army arrives, they all withdraw, and as soon as the army retreats, they immediately plant the banner again, never confronting us head-on, each time only sending a small group of troops to attack and test on the border, and occasionally behead a few people to go back to count merit......" Gao Baoning's face flashed with ferocity, "If it weren't for the alliance between my dynasty and Goguryeo, I would have raised a army to fight against these barbarians!" A little insect, but its heart is higher than the sky, and it doesn't know whether it is alive or dead! What do you dare to call yourself orthodox? ”

"Then what's the solution, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military want to clean him up, but because of the alliance, for the sake of the country's plan, he has to swallow his anger, and every time he warns about things.

"I went to the end of the year to sue Jinyang, the Son of Heaven was already dissatisfied with Goguryeo, this time my army went out of the fortress, I heard that Goguryeo was moving behind again, this field, can only be found back later, it is useless to say more, don't be angry." Gao Gong got up and prepared to leave, "Then I'll go and inspect to take precautions." ”

Gao Baoning stared at the other party with wide eyes: "You want to leave?" He sighed and said, "It's still early, it's better to play a game of chess with me to relieve your boredom." ”

"Oh, I don't know how to play Go, how about we come to the orange opera that is popular now?" Gao Baoning took out a box, a wooden cake-shaped chess piece, which was very large, and the face was engraved with words such as "pawn" and "horse". Gao Gong said: "This is not chess, it is said that it was created by His Majesty......"

"Oh? You know? Gao Baoning is obviously more energetic.

"I've never played with anyone, but I've seen people play, and the changes are simpler than Go......" Gao Gong looked at the sky, muttered for a while, and sat back down, "Okay, then I'll talk to Du Du Shou for a few games." ”

Rising and falling, both of them were quickly attracted by the tense rhythm.

"Chess has chess theory, soldiers have the art of war, everything in the world can be integrated, and it's okay to talk about a little, but it is too naïve to think that you can learn one thing and understand all things.

"Zhaoxuan, even though you are a genius and have quite attainments in internal affairs, but if you really plan to lay it out, I'm afraid you may not be as good as me." Gao Baoning pressed forward step by step.

"High Theory!" Gao Gong walked and ate the opponent's pawn.

Gao Baoning and Gao Gong have different personalities, and their means of playing chess are naturally different, one only cares about opening up the posture and attacking the city and seizing the land; One is not in a hurry or slow, pondering the overall situation. After losing two games, Gao Gong gradually sorted out some ideas, and the subsequent chess games began to gain the upper hand.

Gao Baoning struggled, and after winning a game, he pushed the chessboard and said, "Okay, that's it, let's fight another day." ”

Gao Gong looked proud, "Dudu, this can be regarded as admitting defeat?" ”

"Throw in the towel? How can this be called a towel? Gao Baoning looked disapproving, "I'm calling it to avoid the enemy for the time being, in order to come to Japan." ”

Gao Gong shook his head and smiled: "The governor is a member of the clan, and this move is a bit of a scoundrel." ”

"Hey, what kind of clan am I? However, I think there are similarities between chess and life. As long as I don't admit it, who dares to say that I am a thrower and admit defeat? Rogue has its own benefits of being a scoundrel. Gao Baoning said, suddenly, there was a noisy voice outside the tent, and Gao Baoning asked unhappily: "Who is making noise outside?" Gao Gong looked out suspiciously, opened the curtain, and a few sergeants were waiting outside the tent.

"How's the battle going?"

"Fifty-two people died, the casualties were about two hundred, and a barracket was broken open, but fortunately the gap was filled in time." The sergeant replied.

Gao Gong frowned, turned back to Gao Baoning and said, "Dudu, this casualty is not small......

"We can't go on, Your Majesty clearly ordered Kaichun to calm the war, and if it drags on, it will be difficult for the Son of Heaven to explain."

Gao Baoning didn't say a word, he was the governor, even if someone was dissatisfied with him, he was still the governor, but the mood of his subordinates couldn't help but take care of it, so he thought for a while and replied cautiously:

"The Turks put the main force here, just to drag us down here, we shouldn't be here to waste with them, I think it's better to spare the river and find a chance to fight with Ashina Anluo, he is the son of Tu Bo, taking him may have a miraculous effect!"

"Capture the thief and capture the king first, the Turks will not be able to attack our camp for a long time, and the morale will inevitably be slack. The policy of the governor of Gaodu, I think it is feasible. Gao Gong looked around and was the first to respond to Gao Baoning's decision.