Chapter 63: Cangling Avenue Combined Forces, Muzhou Wilderness vs.

It is said that the Azerbaijani princess used incomparable courage to marry King Yanhan before the Byzantine princess to reverse the critical situation faced by her parents' country with the power of a girl. Her cleverness and dexterity are similar to that of her mother. She was particularly valued and cultivated by her mother when she was alive. She is not only good at dressing up and dancing, but also knows how to please men and how to face various challenges. However, although she knows it, she hasn't practiced it yet. Can it work? Chao Muila is not very in the bottom of her heart, but the situation is no longer hesitating. She is determined to go to a foreign country anyway and take her mother as an example. No matter how stormy life is, she will resolve it with charm and intelligence.

When taking a boat from Jaya to an unknown country, he was worried and looking forward to it. Life is like gambling. She uses her fate and national fortune as a bargaining chip and bet on this long journey. The waves rippled gently, the ship creaked, and the soft moonlight was like her mother's gaze, sending her to the future of fate.

The moon is born on the sea, and the world is at this time. At this moment, Byzantine, Princess Sufia, who has been raised since childhood, and is particularly naive, knows nothing about what will happen in the future. She didn't know that someone had regarded herself as her biggest competitor and took the lead. She didn't even think about such a thing. On the terrace of the palace by the Marmara Sea, she listened to the sound of the tide, enjoyed the bright moon, and recalled the love drama she saw during the day, and her heart was full of joy. She raised the monocular given by her fiance with her hand in silk gloves and looked far east. In addition to the stars and the moon, she is more eager to see him and throw himself into his arms. Since her brother has reinstated the marriage contract, she feels that the day of marriage is not far away and she is looking forward to it. At this time, I couldn't help thinking of my own sister Julia. Thinking of my sister marrying a dying old man, the old man soon died, and then turned to another half old man... It's really pathetic and pitiful! Su Feiya sighed for it again and again, prayed to God to bless her sister, and hoped that she and her sister would meet again in her life.

The moon is bright. At this time, the king who kept emerging in the hearts of Muila and Su Feiya was on another emergency expedition. The tents are stacked, shouting in the night wind. He put his arms around, and the scabbard of the sword rubbed the golden lock armor, making a sound.

"Lord." Hu Benwei and military general Li Qingxi came to see: "The lord summoned the last general, I don't know what to order?"

"It's like this. The great enemy is suddenly coming, and it will take time for our army to mobilage troops to fight. I'm afraid that when the army arrives, Muzhou will no longer guard it. Therefore, I want you to lead a man to go on a starry night and block it for a while. What do you think?

"How can you not obey the lord's orders? The last general will take orders!"

"Very good, you take a thousand tigers and leave tomorrow morning. The horses along the road are available for you to transfer. When you arrive in Muzhou, remember not to fight in a hurry to avoid unnecessary grievances. Procrastinate as much as possible until I come in person. I think you are brave and resourceful and can take on heavy responsibilities, so I will send you there. Don't disobey my instructions and make a fuss.

"The last general knows!"

Li Qingxi received Zhao's order and set out early the next morning, changed horses along the way, and rushed to Muzhou as soon as possible.

Zhao Jin led the main force and pulled out at a slightly slower speed than normal, waiting for the troops of the Bong brothers in Kuangzhou and the Tie Er Ge in Zezhou to come together. This year, the battles were frequent, and the soldiers of the Beijing camp were quite tired and the horses were thin. I really didn't want to fight again, but I really didn't expect that a strong enemy would emerge from the east and I had to fight. According to the urgent report of Gao Jinghe, the general of Muzhou, the enemy is huge. Zhao Jin then dispatched two nomadic cavalry that had not been used to help the battle. In addition, another meteor fast horse was sent to order Yezhou Zhenfu Du Longhan and Yuzhou Zhenfu Lin Mi to lead the new recruits in the north to meet in Cangzhou. In a word, try your best to use all the power you can to fight against the enemy.

What kind of enemy is it, so serious?

This starts with Muzhou. Muzhou, one of the most remote states in Yanhan, is located thousands of miles away to the northeast of Cangling Pass. It is not so much a city as a large fortress. This is a border city built from nothing since the founding of the Han Dynasty. Up to now, it has a population of less than 1,000 households and about 2,000 troops. The Zhenfu envoy is Gao Jinghe, a general of Weidong, who belongs to the governor's office in Zhendong. Because the main warning target of the Zhendong Governor's Office is the Haidu Khanate, and the focus is on the Cangling Pass, Muzhou did not expect that there would be enemies. However, the Han army still patrolled conscientiously, and suddenly someone found that a large number of people appeared east of Muzhou! There are tens of thousands at least!

tan ma urgently reported to General Gao Jinghe. Gao Jinghe hurriedly ordered troops to prepare for the war, sent a horse report, and reported to Canglingguan and Anhanfu. The master of Cangling will be rewarded with Qi Jin, and there must be arrangements. The problem is that the tens of thousands of people in Qi Jin's headquarters may not be enough to meet the enemy. Zhao Jin was happily waiting for the princess to come to the door after sending away the Azerbaijani envoy Wang Hassan in Anhan. Unexpectedly, he was shocked to hear about the enemy. This matter really can't be ignored! Zhao Jin hurriedly issued an order to mobilization all kinds of troops and horses, and he also led the troops on the road himself.

On the way, there was a further report from Gao Jinghe. It turned out that those people were Khitans. The number that has been proven is about 100,000, including tens of thousands of people who can control the strings! Their entire tribal cluster migrated vastly, slowly bringing men, women, old and young, cattle, sheep and horses.

"Khdan people? Hundreds of thousands? Where did it come from?" Zhao Jin asked the horse.

The horse said, "I don't know yet."

Zhao Jin was full of doubts. He took the army for a few more days, and the horse arrived again. At this time, I understood that the Khitan people were originally remnants of Western Liao. They were originally driven to the far north by the Mongols and lived a difficult life. This year, they suffered a natural disaster and were unable to survive, so they migrated. They knew that there was a country of Yanhan, and asked Yanhan to give up a thousand miles of land to settle them, otherwise they would use force to seize it.

"A thousand miles of land?" Zhao Jin shook his head and thought, "Isn't that half of the Wudong area? How can this work! Moreover, if they are given a thousand miles of land, Muzhou will definitely belong to them. Mugogaru Mountain has become their territory. If they go deep into our country from the north of the Cangling Pass and the upper reaches of the Ural River, there will be no danger for our country. It is absolutely impossible to agree to this request!"

Zhao Jin analyzed the other party's intentions and felt that if they put forward conditions instead of an immediate war, there must be their difficulties. The Han army found that their tribesmen were hungry and sleepy, and it seemed that they did not have the confidence to fight fiercely.

So Zhao Jin made a decision to send Li Qingxi to rush to Muzhou, cooperate with Gao Jing and stick to it; and then mobilize as many militias as possible, each with three months of grain, as a large-scale training, to drive to Muzhou. Although the newly trained militia has no combat effectiveness, as long as the other party sees that there are many people here and they dare not move troops easily, it will be fine.

Before Li Qingxi's reinforcements arrived, the governor of Zhendong and the former general Qi Jin had sent the partial general Gong Li'ao, the general Tober and Xibur Tao to lead 5,000 troops to Muzhou. Gong Liao received Qi Jin's advice: "The enemy situation is unknown, and the Cangling Pass is also in danger. I can't move lightly yet. Be careful and stick to it and wait for the lord.

Gong Li is the ancient surname of the long-standing Han people, and Gong Li Ao is from the Western Han Dynasty. Longxi Han people were quite married to the Qiang people. Gong Li'ao's son Gong Liji was of Han Qiang mixed blood. At the age of 15, he was very strong and powerful, making a long knife and excellent in equestrianism. Now he has just come out of the hut and work as a primary school under his father's account. Tober and Sibr Tao are all warriors in the north. They joined when the Han army took over the north. Now after training, they have become generals.

At this time, the Khitan tribe had occupied the field east of Muzhou City, scattering cattle, sheep and horses to eat grass. The original Yanhan herdsmen in the pastoral area fled to the city, and Gao Jinghe sent people to lead them to the mainland for temporary grazing. Gong Liao led reinforcements and went down to the village ten miles away from the city to help defend Muzhou. Due to the large number of Khitan tribes, the Han army persisted.

A few days later, the main force of the Khitan people gradually converged, and the situation was amazing. Although they only have a small number of elite soldiers, and the rest are chaotic soldiers, after all, there are a lot of people. Gao Jinghe and Gong Liao were facing each other about five times with 7,000 horses, and the pressure increased sharply. The two were very loyal and brave, but they were not afraid and were ready to fight to the death in the city.

The Khitans sent envoys to ask the Han army to give up Muzhou City. Gao Jinghe refused to comply. The messenger went back to report and soon came again. With their patriarch's words, he asked the Han army to leave the city and the two armies fought against the generals. The Khitan army lost and was willing to retreat; if the Han army lost, it would give up Muzhou City. The messenger threatened, "If you don't agree, our family will besiege the city, and you will regret it!"

Gao Jinghe thought that it would be better to fight, so as not to be outnumbered in the melee. So he asked Gong Liao to come to the city to discuss. Tober and Siber are willing to go out, and the primary school bow is also eager to try. Gong Liao was more cautious and said, "If we lose the battle and lose Muzhou, what can we do? In the opinion of the last general, it is not as good as a plan to slow down the troops. You can be happy if you win, and you don't worry about losing.

Gao Jinghe said, "What's the good strategy of General Gongli?"

Gong Li'ao said, "It's better to go out of the city for 30 miles and fight against the other army. Make an appointment with him, fight for five days, and the loser retreats ten miles. In this way, it can be at least 15 days. The lord must have a general to come first to save me, and then it will be worry-free.

Gao Jinghe smiled and said, "It's a wonderful plan! I don't know that General Gongli can also use tricks.

Gong Li'ao bowed and said, "General Gao is flattered. The Lord ordered me to read more or less as generals. The last general was not talented, and he was publicly guided by the Lord Du, and his mind was quite lively.

The general and captains present laughed and went according to the plan.

The Khitans don't know the situation here and only care about the settled down of their tribes. Their original area has suffered frequent disasters this year. At the beginning of the year, they were hit by snow and drought in the middle of the year. People and animals are hungry and their combat effectiveness has been seriously reduced. The fighting general is to avoid fighting the strong soldiers and horses of the Han army with weak soldiers and horses. After all, their generals are still full, and it seems that they are quite sure of the combat effectiveness of their generals.

The Han army deliberately delayed the time again. On the third day, Gao Jinghe, Gong Liao, Tober and Sibrutao led their troops to line up in the wilderness 30 miles east of the city. The Khitan army also dispatched thousands of elite military horses to form a relatively decent formation. The two sides made an appointment, and the soldiers can only cheer, not fight; the generals must be one-on-one, not besieged, and cannot be fired by bystanders.

In this way, with ten miles as the bet, the first battle is about to unfold...

(to be continued in the next section)