Qi Luorong's pursuit and killing of a certain Turkic tribe at the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain was only the tip of the iceberg of the entire Yanbei Army's operations.

Those Turkic leaders thought that this was just a small-scale restlessness of the Qi people, and they didn't care about it at first, until this happened more and more frequently, and more and more small tribes were eradicated, and they faintly felt that something was wrong.

They began to unite to intimidate and coerce the rest of the weak tribes around them to join them, and jointly block the attacks of the Qi people, and the two sides began to enter into a confrontation. They didn't know that in the south, tens of thousands of iron horses had quietly crossed the Huaihuang and Baidao and went straight to the south of the desert on the weeds that turned yellow in autumn...... The butcher's knife is on their necks!

On the way to the march, the big tent of the Qi army, Yang Yan, who was wearing light leather armor, was frowning, and gave orders to the cadres below: "This time, with infantry armor as the main force and cavalry as the auxiliary, this general will command the land of the four states of Yanbei, and have more than 24,000 soldiers who can fight in the field, except for the defensive fortresses, less than 7,000 can be directly driven by the general, and then mobilize the Khitan tribes attached to it, and the number of 10,000 can be gathered." ”

"In this arrangement, the army is divided into five routes in Huaihuang, with our department as the main force, and the Chinese army leading 5,000 troops, setting up a position, approaching the Turkic royal court, forcing the Turkic tribes to fight. The rest of the four men and horses rode two thousand horses each, and immediately dispersed the march after receiving food and grass supplies, you ...... It was possible to harass the Turkic tribes in turn, but each large army was not allowed to break away from the center for fifty miles. ”

Yang Yan said, the generals under his command looked at each other, and one of the Xianbei generals looked embarrassed:

"The governor has an order, so naturally we don't dare to disobey it, but the governor ...... Mo Nan is not more than the Great Wall, there is no road for the army to walk, although a horse is flat, but it is extremely difficult to discern the direction, dare to be the governor, how do we divide the soldiers and horses to get in touch with the governor at any time? And one more thing, in case our army loses contact with the army, where will we get supplies? ”

"If we run out of supplies, we have no choice but to return to the same place or be wiped out."

"You have just moved to the Central Plains for a few years, have you forgotten the hardships of fishing and hunting?" Yang Yan glanced at him with his eyelids, and said lightly: "This year is a good year, the grass is high and the horses are fat, and the Turks don't even have the mind to go south to rob, it can be seen that the Turks are not short of food and drink now, and we broke into Monan, so we naturally follow the customs, eat them, and drink them, this is called fighting to feed war, understand?" ”

The Xianbei Hu general's face was prominent, and he said with a sneering face:

"The last general's skills are naturally not as good as the governor, and I can't think of it so far-reaching."

"No, you reminded me of something." Yang Yan stroked his sparse beard and thoughtfully: "Although the various departments are separated from the Chinese army, although they will be strictly restricted and not allowed to leave fifty miles away, they are also inaccurate in many cases, won't there be that stupid guy who is getting carried away and can't be contacted again...... Wouldn't we give people a chance to break through one by one? ”

“…… No way. ”

"In this way, each army selects a team of sentry spies, who are responsible for liaising with the Chinese army, and liaising with the Chinese army every two hours, so that I can dispatch at any time, in case of a big battle, I want to take back all the soldiers and horses that have been scattered, and I can collect them back at any time......" Saying this, Yang Yan frowned, still looking preoccupied, and someone couldn't help but say:

"Governor...... I have something to think about, but I don't know if it's okay. ”

Yang Yan scolded: "It's okay, it's okay, if it's not right, don't do it, don't spit it out!" ”

He had the courage to speak: "The governor arranged the march in the past to be the most sharp and fast, with his several ways to attack, we only need to run over one by one, why this battle is so wasteful, and it is divided into troops, and it is two hours of all-day contact, we are not just going to fight the Turkic barbarians, as for such a mobilization of the army, the governor has never been like this before." ”

"And...... And......" He carefully looked at the governor's face, turned his heart sideways, and finally said: "And the governor divided the troops in this way, delaying the speed of the march in vain, not to mention, the armies are obviously separated from the main force to fight separately, but they are still constrained, and they can't let go at all, which is a big taboo in the art of war...... The last general is puzzled, please make it clear to the governor! ”

Yang Yan darkened his face and said:

"What's so confusing about that? Isn't it clear in His Majesty's decree? Although our army is in advance, it is only a partial army, and the real main force has to wait for Jinyang. As a partial army, our task is not to annihilate the Turks, but to deal the heaviest blow to the Turks who stand in our way while trying to preserve ourselves, and attract their main forces to come! ”

"—Then aren't we the retinue of those six towns and hills?"

"-That is, why is it always cheap that the Jinyang army always picks it up? Wouldn't we be able to become the main force on behalf of the North boys? ”

The generals reacted at this time, and their faces showed disgruntle. Among them, several generals from Chief Hu were even more dissatisfied, although they belonged to Daqi, but after all, it had not been a few years since they moved inward, not to mention that the tribal system had not been dismantled, and the plundering nature in their bones had not been extinguished. They supported the imperial court so actively, and they sent horses and children to the battlefield, in addition to military merits, there was also a big thing, that is, to get more resources.

If it is really according to what Yang Yan said, they are just a foil, and they don't have many opportunities to fight, and their military exploits are nowhere to be found, not to mention, and they can't even rob their assets, then they will lose a lot of money!

Thinking of this, everyone's faces were gloomy and sullen.

Yang Yan seemed to see through their thoughts, and he didn't break it in person, but said lightly: "They have the credit, and they always have to take something to compensate us, so it is decided, every battle is no more than fifty miles deep, every time it is broken, all its tents will be burned, all its cattle, sheep and livestock will be captured, all its patriarchs will be killed, and all men and women will be dispersed to the north." The looted goods, cattle and sheep, the imperial court got six, the remaining forty percent, and the troops were distributed according to the number of troops. ”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone immediately stopped talking and never mentioned the "unfair" thing again.

Yang Yan struck while the iron was hot, and immediately ordered again: "In front of us is the old nest of the Erfu Khan, we intercept their western road, force the main Turkic force to come, and share the pressure for Ashina and Ashina Daluo, if they can delay it, even if they lose a little combat power, it doesn't matter, we must drag them until Jinyang sends troops out of the fortress!" ”

After saying the strategic intent in one breath, Yang Yan waved his hand, and all the generals present got up one after another, saluted the governor, and then left. Yang Yan was the only one left, silently muttering at the map on the case, because there was no one around, his figure gradually became a little rickety, and the white hair on his head looked particularly eye-catching in the faint light.

The heroes of Rong Ma's life, after all, will grow old one day.

The world's overlordship, Jinyang, green mountains stretch, the peaks of Luliang Mountain are hidden in the hazy clouds and mist, which makes people not see really. Although this important town, which is regarded as the land of Gao's dragon prosperity, has been deliberately weakened by the Yecheng court in this dynasty, it is still the most important lifeblood of the Northern Qi Dynasty and the most powerful military center of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and no one dares to underestimate the weight of Jinyang in the Northern Qi Dynasty.

On this day, the south gate of Jinyang City was opened, and a team of government soldiers rode vigorous war horses from the south gate, and a sturdy young man wearing a mighty red silk helmet was the leader, swept out like a meteor, and looked at the face under the helmet, it was King Ande, the governor of Jinyang. Behind them, more foot soldiers poured out from the south gate, but instead of chasing the group, they lined up on both sides of the road, standing still.

King Ande had already received the news: His Majesty ordered the crown prince to supervise the army in Jinyang.

As the highest local military administrator in Jinyang, if King Ande does not come forward to greet the prince, then I am afraid that someone in the court will give him a "big disrespect" hat, besides, aside from the name of the monarch and ministers, the prince supervises the army of Jinyang, and he must take out the appearance of a subordinate, assemble there, and accept the prince's inspection at the city gate.

They moved quickly, and within an hour they could faintly see the river, and they saw a team approaching them.

The other party was very vigilant, and when he saw a cavalry team coming, he immediately formed a formation by the river, and sent several guards to fight and ask: "Who are you and why are you here?!" Gao Yanzong looked at them as if they were facing a great enemy, and he was slightly unhappy in his heart, but he still arched his hand and said: "I am Gao Yanzong, dare to say that it is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who is sitting in that car?" ”

The guards looked at each other and did not dare to talk rashly.

King Ande had no choice but to take out the seal letter from his bosom and throw it to them.

The guards looked at each other, still standing still, and one of them held the seal and dropped a sentence: "Please wait a moment, the king." Then he pulled out the horse and turned around, and it seemed that he had gone to distinguish the authenticity from the two men dressed as civil officials.

They discussed for a while, one of the scribes put on an official uniform and hat, arranged his sleeves and prepared to greet King Ande, at this time, the carriage suddenly urged, the people in the carriage did not know what to say to the forbidden army driving, but ignored the obstruction of the two masters, and rushed straight to Gao Yanzong, Gao Yanzong's subordinates around him did not know why, out of instinct, they all pulled their blades out of the sheath, Gao Yanzong shouted after the queen:

"—Get down!"

After a word of resignation, Gao Yanzong led a pure white foal, walked to the front of the car, and bowed:

"Greetings to Your Highness, Your Highness Jin'an!"

He was waiting anxiously, a small figure came out of the car, Gao Heng stared at the pure white foal, his eyes lit up, he saw this foal, he couldn't wait to rush over. "Uncle Wang." The prince withdrew his reluctant gaze, returned the salute respectfully, and then couldn't wait to say, "Is this pony for Lonely?" ”

Gao Yanzong glanced at the white pony that was about to be sent, which was as tall as His Highness, which was quite suitable, so he couldn't help but smile and said, "It was the minister who chose it to give it to His Highness!" The prince thanked him, and then got out of the car with joy and went to pet his pony amid the exclamations of his attendants, and Gao Yanzong watched from the sidelines. From time to time, he instructed the prince on how to cultivate a tacit understanding with the horses.

The atmosphere between the uncle and nephew was harmonious.

Pei and Su, who came in a hurry, quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Who would have thought that His Royal Highness, a little child, would act as if the subtle atmosphere between His Majesty and King Ande would become invisible.