In the north, Xuanting encountered the famous kings of Qilian City, the famous kings of Linqiang City, and the nomadic tribal kings in the Datong Mountain area.
Among them, Linqiang City is located in Xiping County. It was first established during the reign of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty. It has always been a key route from the Central Plains to Qinghai in the west.
Before Yang Ming's army set off, the entire Xiping County, except Huangshui County, was occupied by Tuguhun, because the rivers in the territory were intertwined and the pastures were rich and suitable for grazing.
But now, Shi Wansui has been ordered to clean up Xiping County, and all the Tuguhun tribe will be driven out. As soon as Taiping Gong's banner arrives, the main force has already chased Xuanting's Linqiang City, surrendered without a fight, and asked to join the Sui Dynasty.
, but Shi Wansui did not agree and asked them to leave Sui territory immediately.
Six days after Shi Wansui arrived in Xiping County, two counties and one city within the territory fell into the hands of the Sui Dynasty.
At this time, Xuanting had successfully reunited with Gao Yin's tribe and fled northwest along the Qilian Mountains.
When they arrived at the Shule River, they found that the pursuers behind them were gone. Xuanting was worried and sent a hundred cavalry to check back. Finally, they found that the pursuers were indeed gone.
He was a little confused and didn't know what happened.
In fact, Qilian City and Linqiang City were lost one after another. The two cavalrymen who were chasing him were almost destroyed, so they rushed back for reinforcements. The remaining famous kings of Datong Mountain only had 2,000 cavalry, while Xuanting now had more than 3,000 cavalry.
The cavalry were already superior in numbers, so they felt something was wrong and withdrew.
"Given such an advantage, we should give up the pursuit. We are afraid that there may be changes on the rear. After we rest for a while, it is best to return and check. Maybe there is something going on in Zhangye." Gao Yin did not expect that a second son like Dao Xuanting would risk his life to rescue him.
I have a great impression of Xuanting in my heart,
In the military, loyalty is very important. Those who lack loyalty will be scolded or even killed directly.
This is how Yang Su governs the army. He is greedy for life and afraid of death, so don't go to the battlefield and die. I will send you away first.
Xuanting nodded: "There must be something going on behind the scenes, otherwise they wouldn't all have evacuated. Looking at the flags, they should belong to three divisions. Can you be sure?"
At this time, the guide Pei Ju placed next to him nodded and said:
"I can confirm that it should be the Qilian City Tribe, the Linqiang City Tribe and the Datong Mountain Tribe. Of these three tribes, the Linqiang City Tribe is the strongest, with about seven or eight thousand cavalry, maybe more. Judging from the situation in the past few days,
Given the situation, there is obviously no tacit understanding among the three families, which shows that they sent troops in a hurry after discovering our whereabouts."
"If all three troops are used up, how many people can there be?" Sun Kai, an aide, asked.
The guide said: "The three divisions plus the Tuolaihe tribe are the four divisions in the north of Tuguhun King's City. If all the troops are gathered, there should be about 40,000 to 50,000 troops, but half of them must be composed of drafted herdsmen. Their combat effectiveness is worrying, so they encountered a big disaster.
If we have only a small group of troops, we can defeat them, but if they are a small group of elites, they will be the most difficult to defeat."
"Understood, it's more important to have fines than to be rich. It's hard to control more people, not to mention the herdsmen who are not good at fighting." Yang Xuanting then asked about the supply situation, and then under the guidance of the guide, he planned to go to Shule
Loot some tribes in the lower reaches of the river, replenish food and water, and then go east.
Tuguhun was limited by geographical conditions. Although they had been vigorously trading or smuggling with the Sui Dynasty to obtain necessary supplies for life and production, the gains were ultimately limited. Therefore, the armor coverage rate of their troops was not high, and the armor stomach was not very tough.
It's not as good as the Sui Dynasty, it's more flexible.
If there is a head-on contact, the Sui army is obviously stronger than Tuguhun, especially the cavalry army under Xuanting's command. They have purchased weapons and horses from their own pockets, and their combat effectiveness is even more powerful.
There were a total of four thousand people, and they fought and killed for six to seven hundred miles before losing one thousand. And among these one thousand, at least one or two hundred people were separated, so the main force was basically retained.
Robbery must involve killing people. If it were in the Sui Dynasty, even if Xuanting dared to rob people, he would never dare to kill them. But in Tuguhun, he had no such scruples.
After plundering several tribes along the way and replenishing seventy horses, as well as enough dried meat and water, Xuanting began to return in the direction of Yuanchuan.
At the same time, Bamu She, who was chasing Xuanting, rushed back to Qilian City with 1,600 cavalry and rescued him. When he arrived, he found out that his father had been killed and died.
Wang Shuo did not know that he was chasing and killing the king of Qilian City that night because the famous king was wearing the clothes of an ordinary soldier when he ran away.
In anger, Bamushe began to recruit all the tribal men belonging to Qilian City in the upper reaches of Haoqian River. Five days later, he brought 10,000 cavalry to the city.
The offensive and defensive positions were changed, and this time it was Wang Shuo who defended the city.
But Wang Shuo didn't just stick to it. This kid had read the art of war. He was originally illiterate, but he was trained by He Ruobi to be able to read the art of war.
So he ordered the east city gate to be opened and drove the people out of the city. Many of the people in the city were relatives of the soldiers under his command, so they did not dare to take action.
The first batch of expulsions was 2,000 people. Taking advantage of the chaos outside the city, Wu Jinglong led a thousand elite cavalry to fight out of the city. After tearing apart a line of defense, they disappeared without a trace.
This is the most terrifying thing, because this way, Ba Mushe can't concentrate on attacking the city. He has to watch out for Wu Jinglong to kill someone with a carbine at any time.
Moreover, at this time, Bamushe's mother, wife and children were also brought to the city wall by Wang Shuo. His intention was very obvious. If you dare to attack the city, I will kill your wife and children.
Bamushe was also a ruthless man. He directly ordered the siege of the city and did not care about the life or death of his wife, children, and children.
Wang Shuo also admired this boy's ruthlessness, but he did not kill anyone. Pei Ju said that women, children and children should not move if they can.
So he threw the beams, wood, furniture and other flammable objects that had been removed from the houses in the city long ago down the city wall. If you attack the city, I will pour kerosene on it. You can try it.
Just try it.
The wall-climbing ladder has already begun to be attached to the city wall.
Don't think that the people are so poor that they don't even know how to use the ladder to climb the wall. They are neighbors in the Sui Dynasty. They have learned many things, including smelting and casting, let alone the ladder to climb the wall.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Wang Shuo gave an order, poured the kerosene, and then ignited it with an arrow. Suddenly, black smoke flew everywhere, the flames rose, and many people were burned to death.
The wall was so smoky that it was impossible to climb up the wall, so Bumushe had no choice but to order the siege troops to withdraw and wait for the fire to burn out before going over.
Behind him, Wu Jinglong was constantly attacking and he was annoyed. In anger, he dispatched two thousand horsemen to chase and chase him.
On Wang Shuo's side, just keep going with him. There are still a lot of flammable materials stored on the city wall. As long as it can be postponed until night, it will be easy.
At night, Wang Shuo sent out the hussar general Yang Wenqian to drive away the people, and then led a thousand cavalry to attack and disrupt the army outside the city.
Wang Shuo directly opened the north city gate and invited you to enter the urn.
Bamushe knew that there was a scam, but how could he miss such a good opportunity, so he ordered a general under his command to lead the cavalry into the north city gate.
On the city wall, arrows missed and shot down.
After entering the city from the north city, there was a straight main road leading directly to the south city gate. After Tuguhun's cavalry entered the city, they did not notice any movement at first. Until about five hundred cavalry entered, the cavalry instantly encountered small houses on both sides of the road.
rain of arrows.
For a while, people were on their backs, and the worst thing was at the gate of the city. They were basically shot dead by crossbow arrows on the city walls and houses, including people and horses.
Now, the corpses blocked the city gate, and the cavalry behind them couldn't get in. They had to dismount and charge inside.
The Mo Dao Shou, who had been ambushing in the surrounding alleys for a long time, also surrounded him and started the most brutal street fighting.
At dusk, the war came to an end.
Although Tuguhun's troops who attacked the north gate retreated, the gate was also broken and blocked by piles of corpses.
In this battle in the first half of the night, the Sui Dynasty suffered very few losses. Only about seventy people died, and five hundred enemy troops were wiped out.
After resting for half the night, Bamushe continued to attack the city early the next morning.
At this time, Yang Xuanting was less than a hundred miles away from Qilian City.
When Xuanting received the battle report from the scouts ahead, he quickly led the main force of the cavalry towards Qilian City without hesitation.
At noon that day, Bamushe also knew that troops were coming from behind. The situation of the siege was not ideal and a lot of losses were suffered. Under such circumstances, he could only withdraw.
As soon as he withdrew, the experienced Wang Shuo immediately organized his army and ordered his remaining thousand riders to leave the city and pursue them one after another.
Suddenly, another big melee broke out.
Xuanting's troops had three thousand, Wu Jinglong's thousand, Chang Yang Wenqian's thousand, Wang Lian's thousand, a total of six thousand horses, rushing back and forth in all directions, tearing apart the defense line of Tumushe.
In the evening, he pulled out wood and shot more than 2,000 of his remaining troops, fleeing to the west.
In this battle, 4,600 horses were captured and more than 3,000 people were captured.
Yang Xuanting's cavalry force instantly expanded to 10,600. The order Yang Ming gave him at the beginning was to prepare his own troops and horses. Now, he has prepared them all.
As for the three thousand prisoners, plus the family records of the King of Qilian City, they will be escorted to Zhangye and handed over to Pei Ju for processing.
In the Sui Dynasty, after capturing foreign captives, they either engaged in farming on the border or went to the Central Plains as slaves. Generally, these two options were available. Under special circumstances, the captives would also be incorporated into the army.
But Bamushe was also unlucky. When he fled to the upper reaches of Haoqian River, to the south foot of Chewozhen Mountain, and took a temporary rest, he encountered Shi Wanbao's five thousand fine cavalry again.
Only Bamushe and his men, more than forty of his clan, escaped from the siege and fled toward the royal city.
At this point, Qilian City, one of the four northern tribes in Tuguhun, was wiped out.
Because transportation and communication methods were not developed in ancient times, Yang Ming, who was in the rear area, could not accurately grasp the changes in the war.
In fact, all he and Gao Jiong can do is strategic planning. The specific implementation depends on the generals ahead.
Pei Ju and Gao Jun were eyeing Qilian City at the same time, which was the unification of strategic intentions. So what Yang Xuanting's troops had to do next was to go south to harass the Datong Mountain tribe and clear the way for Xiping County Shi Wansui's main force to move westward.
After the famous king who lost Linqiang City learned that the famous Shi Wansui occupied Linqiang City, he did not dare to enter Xiping County at all. Instead, he urgently led the tribal herdsmen to migrate to Datong Mountain in the west.
To the southwest of Datong Mountain is the Tuguhun King's City.