There are four counties in Gaozhou, namely Hepu County, Yulin County, Cangwu County, and Kanghai County.

Hepu County is the seat of Gaozhou Administration, bordering Yulin and Cangwu counties in the north, Jiaozhi County in the west by a mountain, and Kanghai County in the south.

Kanghai County, the southernmost county of Gaozhou, is connected to Qiongzhou.

Among them, the Nandu River traverses Kanghai County, which means "the river that those who go south must cross".

This river is not only the water source for Kanghai County's survival, but also a barrier.

However, this barrier not only blocked the incoming enemy from the north, but also made it difficult for the Han army in the south to expedition north.

The Nandu River is wide, but there are many potholes on both sides of the river.

As a result, neither the ships of Donghu nor the Han army's own sailors could go freely.

Because even if boats can be driven on the river, there are too many potholes on both sides of the river, and it is inconvenient to land.

So much so that after Yue Shaoqian captured Kanghai County, he could only temporarily garrison troops in the county town of Kanghai County.

There was no way, if you wanted to continue the Northern Expedition, you could only cross the Nandu River.

And if you want to cross the Nandu River, you can only pass from Xie Bridge.

Although Xie Bridge is a bridge, it cannot allow the army to pass at one time.

The bridge deck is narrow, feeding up to a dozen people at a time, side by side.

Behind Xie Bridge, there is the Donghu garrison, and it is impossible for the Han army to cross the river so generously.

If Yue Shaoqian wanted to forcibly cross the river from Xie Bridge, Donghu only needed a few hundred soldiers and horses to block the bridge and kill.

It's tantamount to queuing up to commit suicide.

And the guards of Hepu County also have some ability.

After Yue Shaoqian took advantage of the death of Zhang Huaiyang and the annihilation of the Donghu Southern Army to capture Kanghai County.

He sent his troops in time to occupy the north of Xie Bridge.

Seeing that Yue Shaoqian chose to stabilize Kanghai County and did not continue to advance north.

He even directly took down the entire Xie Bridge, and then dug ditches on both sides of the bank and arranged traps.

It almost surrounded the entire bridgehead.

At that time, even if the Han army continued the northern expedition, it only needed to hold the bridgehead and arrange archers and bed crossbows, which would be enough to make the Han army die without a place to bury.

In the second year of Zhaowu, the fifteenth day of the first month.

The Great Khan of Donghu begged Yan Silie, and seven days ago, he had already led his army to arrive at Xie Bridge.

It's just that the offense wasn't particularly smooth.

In Zhuxi County, the closest to Xie Qiao, there were only 1,500 defenders in the county, and it was almost unstoppable in the face of Donghu's 200,000 army.

Qiyan Silie sent generals to attack, and Yue Shaoqian personally led his troops out of Kanghai County to rescue.

After Qiyan Silie learned of this, he also personally led the army to intercept the 3,000 Tiefu Tu.

At the same time, the generals were dispatched again, taking advantage of Yue Shaoqian's rescue of Zhuxi County, and the lack of skills, to attack Zhanjiang Port with a partial division.

Surprisingly, the partial division easily captured Zhanjiang Port, but the main force was stunned that it did not take Yue Shaoqian's 8,000 soldiers and horses to support Zhuxi County.

Boom –

The earth made a sound like it had collapsed.

Three thousand iron floating slaughterhouses roared around the city.

There were more than 6,000 horses alone, one man and two horses.

One horse carries soldiers, and the other horse carries double-layer iron armor weighing nearly 100 catties, as well as iron cast harness.

At the beginning, when Qiyan Silie fought the world, there were only thirteen people in Tiefutu, and it was still a personal guard unit set up to protect its own safety.

Later, as the war evolved, Donghu became more and more powerful, with more and more resources in his hands, and Tiefutu gradually expanded its army.

Gradually, it grew to 3,000 and has remained at that number ever since.

Although there are only 3,000 people, each of them is a carefully selected elite.

Every year, the soldiers who fail to meet the standards in the military exercise will even be eliminated, ensuring the strongest combat power of Tiefutu.

The soldiers of Tiefutu are generally around thirty years old, and they are at the peak of a soldier, and their combat effectiveness is particularly strong.

Coupled with the heavily armed iron armor, the full armament of the Iron Float, almost no one can get close.

The lethality of the impact is even more formidable!

Ordinary soldiers simply do not dare to fight against it!

Don't say 3,000 people, even if there are only 1,000 people, they can also be defeated by 10,000 troops!

It's just that although Tiefutu is invincible in the field, there is really nothing to do about the siege.

Behind the sound of horses' hooves, there was the king of Donghu Khan, Qiyan Silie, and a number of Donghu generals.

"King Khan, I heard that Emperor Han has taken Jiaozhi and is about to send troops to Gaozhou."

"The last general believes that most of the Han army wants to threaten our army from the flank after landing by sea from the west."

"Since our army is in a short period of time, it will not be able to take Zhuxi County."

"It's better to send cavalry first, quickly go to the coastal port to block it, and then slowly retreat in the direction of Kanghai County."

"Make it look like the main force of our army is attacking the county seat of Kanghai County."

"Let the Han army think that our army's main force in Zhuxi County is very small, so as to lure the Han Emperor to send troops to rescue the besieged Yue Shaoqian and Zhuxi County."

"When the Han army arrives in Zhuxi County, our army will use its main force and swallow it in one gulp."

It was the guard of Hepu County, Qiyan Zongyuan, who admonished.

The deterrent effect of Tiefutu is very strong, although Yue Shaoqian is quite capable of commanding the army, but when he fought with Tiefutu in the first battle, he also lost his troops.

Although he was able to enter Zhuxi County smoothly and rely on the city wall to defend it, he still did not dare to go out of the city gate for half a step.

To go out of the city is to die.

Qiyan Silie shook his head, if it weren't for the wrinkles on his face, he wouldn't be able to see a little old.

The tall horse, with armor on his body, has a bit of the shadow of his youth.

It seems that you can see the heroic posture of the great khan who dominated the world twenty years ago.

"That's good, it's just too slow."

Qiyan Silie first agreed with Qiyan Zongyuan's statement, but he still felt that it was too slow.

This time, he personally recruited and tried his best to dispel public opinion.

almost suppressed most of the forces of the Qiyan Department, in addition to the 200,000 troops who had exhausted their family resources and gathered enough, there were also most of the generals in the clan.

Many people participated in the Battle of Chang'an that year, without exception, all of them were veteran generals in the army.

Rao is like this, this Qiyan Zongyuan, a beggar tribesman in a foreign place, is in his early twenties, and compared with those generals, he is not the same as the generals.

Qiyan Zongyuan's method is very down-to-earth, and it is nothing more than luring the enemy to attack.

The Donghu people have never been afraid of field battles.

This time, there are still 3,000 Tiefutu with the army, no matter how much your Han army can fight, it will not be able to defeat the disadvantage of the troops.

What's more, the 200,000 army is not at all comparable to the patchwork of soldiers and horses of the Han army.

Although Yue Shaoqian was quite capable and defended Zhuxi County, the siege of Donghu soldiers and horses could use Zhuxi County as a bait to attract the Han army to rescue.

Besiege your cities and fight your reinforcements.

If it had been known earlier that Emperor Han could quickly pacify Jiaozhi and lead troops to help, Donghu would not even have taken Zhanjiang Port.

Instead, Zhanjiang Port was also surrounded, and the same points were encircled to send reinforcements.

The general trend of Donghu is like this.

I can fight better than you, I have more soldiers than you, and I am not afraid of the two armies fighting at all, but I am afraid that the Han army will not dare to fight.

Qiyan Silie was very confident, how the Han army was still uncertain at present, but he did not have the slightest doubt in his heart, he pulled the reins steadily with one hand, and raised it slightly with the other:

"Now in Zhuxi County, we have 150,000 troops, and there are countless good generals in the army."

"After blocking Xie Qiao, the battle situation is for our army. Extremely advantageous. ”

"This Kanghai County is like a pocket, showing a corner, just wait for the Han army to come in, we can tie the pocket and suffocate the Han army."

Qiyan Zongyuan frowned, his face was solemn, and his eyes looked a little confused, as if he was thinking deeply about something:

"It's just that the last general received information that the Han army had incorporated Jiaozhi soldiers and horses, and at this time, the Han Emperor had 90,000 troops in his hands."

"Counting Yue Shaoqian's 8,000 people in Zhuxi County, as well as the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in Kanghai County, there are not a few."

"If we rely on the county town to defend, our army wants to attack the city and destroy the Han, and there is not much advantage."

Qiyan Zongyuan looked worried, after the Han Emperor burned down the Donghu Water Division with a fire earlier, everyone in the world had a prediction in their hearts, but they were afraid that the Han Dynasty would not die within five years.

Although this time the Great Khan's personal expedition was inevitable, and they were also confident that the Great Han would be defeated, it would really take some time.

Moreover, Hepu County is not far from Jiaozhi County, and the information received by Qiyan Zongyuan is even more detailed.

Emperor Han's methods were really too incredible, and he pacified Jiaozhi in only two months, and even replenished money and food, even the soldiers and horses did not decrease but increased.

This forced him to be more cautious.

It's not that he doesn't believe in the ability of the Great Khan, and the combat effectiveness of the Donghu soldiers is also extremely strong, but if it drags on for too long

Qiyan Zongyuan glanced at Qiyan Silie.

Although he hasn't seen the strangeness of the Great Khan in the past few days, a seventy-year-old man, you can't expect him to be as fierce as when he was young, right?

And it has long been rumored that the Great Khan is ill, no matter how he behaves now, if the time drags on for too long, there will inevitably be hidden dangers.

As far as the Qiyan tribesmen themselves are concerned, they are more worried about the health problems of the Great Khan.

After all, once Qiyan is dead, there is no heir to the Qiyan Department, and if the Great Khan has another problem, his status among the eight tribes of Donghu will inevitably plummet.

"You were scared by that Liu Pheasant!"

A smile suddenly appeared on the old face of Qiyan Silie.

"That Liu Pheasant has fewer enemies and more enemies, and he attacks the strong with weakness, so he has to use all kinds of tactics to lure Zhang Yiping to lead Jiaozhi soldiers and horses to attack, so as to take advantage of the favorable time and place, and decide Jiaozhi in a battle."

"This"

Qiyan Zongyuan scratched his head, he was indeed influenced by Emperor Han.

After all, the Battle of Truong Son was a battle against strength with a weak attack, and even in the home field of the indigenous people of South Vietnam, it could still be won in one battle.

It is even more bloodless, capturing tens of thousands of cross-toe soldiers and horses in one go, this kind of ability to use soldiers is really too terrifying.

Even if he was the last king, just by virtue of this battle, it was enough to go down in history and become a typical example of war strategy in later generations.

Therefore, Qiyan Zongyuan also thought about using the way of others to govern his body.

In the case of being sure to break through the enemy's army, it is indeed a good way to lure the enemy deep and attack in multiple ways!

"If Ben Khan is twenty years younger, he will definitely fight with that Liu Pheasant head-on according to your plan."

Qiyan Silie's eyelids drooped slightly, and suddenly his face was a little more red:

"It's a pity, Ben Khan has eight out of seventy, why should he be so when dealing with a junior?"

"Isn't it too hard to blow your self-confidence when a pheasant spreads its wings and wants to fight in the sky, but is hit head-on by an eagle?"

"Hahaha-"

"After all, Ben Khan is not a wicked person, and it is quite gratifying to see that his children and grandchildren are successful!"

Qi Yan Silie's expression suddenly changed, and he said solemnly:

"Although Liu Pheasant has 90,000 soldiers and horses, he seems to have a large number of soldiers, but in fact, the government orders are unclear, and the differentiation is obvious."

"There are South Vietnamese natives in the army, there are prisoners, there are Han troops, and there are Jiaozhi officers and soldiers, and it is not easy to work together."

Qiyan Silie directly ordered loudly:

"The troops are divided into three routes, and Ben Khan continues to attack the river, besiege Yue Shaoqian, and attack as the main attack."

"Another beggar Yan Jinhan was sent to lead an army alone and feint to attack the county seat of Kanghai County."

"Qiyan Daxian also led an army alone, took a detour to Zhanjiang Port, and feinted to attack Xuwen County."

When he boarded, two generals replied loudly:

"Obey the orders of the Khan!"

Qiyan Jinhan and Qiyan Daxian are both veteran generals in the army, holding the bones of the Han army, and they are famous generals in the world.

The two of them naturally understood what Qiyan Silie meant for the first time.

It is to see that your Han army is insufficient, and deliberately attack from all sides, so that you can take care of one and lose the other.

If Liu Pheasant personally led the main force to rescue Zhuxi, it could be temporarily delayed.

At that time, the two sides feinted to attack, and immediately became the main attack, taking the opportunity to attack Kanghai and Xu Wen, who were empty of troops.

Of these two places, one is the seat of Kanghai County, the place where the Han army stored grain in Gaozhou.

The other is the closest county town to Qiongzhou, which can easily endanger Qiongzhou.

In the end, the troops and horses of the Donghu Three Routes can be combined to attack from three directions and fight a beautiful "central flowering" annihilation battle.

If Liu Pheasant chooses to divide his troops to rescue Kanghai County and Xuwen County, then there will not be enough troops to rescue Zhuxi County.

Even, dividing troops to rescue is the most stupid trick.

The Great Khan had just said it clearly.

In Liu Pheasant's hands, it seems that there are 90,000 soldiers and horses, but in fact, they are each forming an army.

40,000 Han troops, 20,000 South Vietnamese natives, more than 10,000 prisoner troops, and more than 20,000 Jiaozhi officers and soldiers.

This faction is as chaotic as the Donghu Babu.

No matter how the troops are divided, there is no guarantee of harmony in the army.

That Liu Pheasant, as the son of heaven of the Han Dynasty, and the terrifying achievements he made in Jiaozhi, can naturally guarantee that when 90,000 soldiers and horses are in his hands, they will advance and retreat for a while.

But if the troops are divided and other generals are allowed to lead the army, it may not be necessarily.

What's more, the prisoner army and the Jiaozhi official army may still have grudges.

If one doesn't get it right, it will mess up, and before the Donghu people fight, they will fight on their own!

Taking a step back, even after the division of troops, it is still possible to maintain harmony in the army and fight the enemy together.

But everywhere has to be taken into account, that is, everywhere is not taken into account.

When the follow-up eight divisions looked at the wind and moved, as soon as the reinforcements arrived, the Han army had to be besieged.

There is no need to even besiege, I am afraid that as long as the Han Emperor divides his troops and uses a small number of soldiers and horses to relieve the siege of Zhuxi, the Great Khan can directly lead his troops to eat him.

Qiyan Silie slowly reined in the horse's head and beckoned.

Thousands of troops, under the guidance of the command banner, seemed to feel the depression and tension of the entire battlefield, and the sound of horses' hooves gradually slowed down and began to slow down gradually.

Outside the city, a cloud of dust and smoke was billowing.

The jet-black East Jackal Flag, hunting in the wind, stands like a forest.

As far as the eye can see, there is a sea of people who oppress and surround the entire city.

The galloping momentum, like a torrent, will not disperse for a long time.

If it was a timid general, seeing such momentum, I was afraid that he would have already surrendered to the wind.

The smoke and dust gradually dissipated, and the sky took on a deep orange-red color.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, everything becomes dim and unclear.

The outlines of the trees and the city began to blur, and the scenery gradually lost its vivid brightness, presenting a bleak sense of desolation.

Occasionally, horses snort, and every now and then, a few birds, flickering through the branches.

A view of the waning western mountains.

Qiyan Silie's eyes lit up.

Dahan, the sun is thin!

"Spread the Khan's military order, cast an earthen wall, build a fortress, and connect it with the Xie Qiao bridgehead."

Qiyan Silie shouted, subconsciously reached out and took it to his right waist.

found that the saber that had accompanied him for many years had already been lost with Zhang Huaiyang's death.

He closed his eyes and slowed down, took the longbow from his back, and stretched out his arms like a falcon spreading its wings.

Facing the banner of the Han at the head of the river-chasing city, it is to fire three arrows in a row.

Qi Yan Silie's entire body trembled slightly with the bowstring.

At the same time, he drew the saber on his left waist and raised it high.

At the moment when the saber was raised, all three arrows were hit.

"The Khan King is mighty!!"

"Donghu will win!!"

Immediately, there was a loud shout, and the morale of the three armed forces was high.

Countless soldiers of the Beggar Department were menacing, as if they had seen the invincible Great Khan twenty years ago.

Bows and sabers, fighting on the battlefield for decades, that terrifying aura has reached its peak.

Even those Han soldiers were also excited for a while.

Several core generals of the Qiyan Department even saw the majesty and arbitrariness of the year in that back.

Everyone has an inexplicable confidence in their hearts, as long as the Great Khan is still there, it is impossible for Liu Pheasant to break through Xie Qiao and regain half an inch of his homeland!

Qiyan Silie withdrew his bow and took a breath, his face suddenly flushed, but he forcibly hid it.

Except for Qiyan Zongyuan, no one saw the clue.

He looked at the Han army at the head of the city and said sharply:

"Ben Khan is old and sick, not dead!"

(End of chapter)