Xue Wanche stepped forward, solemnly clasping his fists, his eyes wild and expectant.
Qin Huaidao ordered: "Appoint you as the commander of the Guiyi Army. The troops will be selected from Tyuhun prisoners and captured Tang people. You can ask Chumo more about how to do it. He has been with me for a long time and has rich experience in this area. The Guiyi Army
How about giving it to General Xu to control it?"
When Xue Wanche heard that he was directly appointed as the commander of the army and treated the same as Cheng Chumo and other old people who followed the King of Han, he was overjoyed and solemnly said: "Thank you King Han for trusting me. I will repay you with death. I will never betray you. If you violate this oath, you will be a man and a god."
If we abandon each other together, heaven and earth will not tolerate it!"
In an era when people believed in ghosts and gods, this oath was quite heavy.
Qin Huaidao's eyes fell on Li Jingren: "Arrange carrier pigeons to accompany us to facilitate contact."
Li Jingren quickly agreed and hurriedly made arrangements.
"Three of you, Tuyuhun has been included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and it will never be allowed to split off again. If you can't do it, the history books will scold you and me to death. Please!"
"Please don't worry, King Han, I'm just a dead ear!"
The three of them looked solemn and responded solemnly.
Xiping County is just a small town. Qin Huaidao left a group of soldiers and horses to guard it, and continued eastward with the main force, heading straight to Hezhou, which was later known as Linxia.
Lanzhou, Hezhou, Taozhou, and Minzhou are distributed in a north-south line. Once captured, they will become a military barrier, completely cutting off Tuyuhun's access to the Tang Dynasty, and also blocking the Tubo army from entering the Tang Dynasty.
By then, Tibet could only withdraw further south to Songzhou, which was later known as the Aba area of Sichuan.
"Report——"
Li Jingren caught up with him on horseback and said with cupped hands: "To the King of Han, I have just received a message from Fei Ge. Jincheng County has been captured. General Luo Zhang will march to Hezhou as planned."
"Good fight." Qin Huaidao was overjoyed. Although he had guessed that he would win, he was still very excited when he heard the news. Jincheng County's success meant that he had mastered the gate of the Hexi Corridor, resisting the Turks in the north, defending against the imperial court in the east, and guarding Hezhou in the south.
At the most crucial step of the battle, Qin Huaidao stopped being conservative and shouted loudly: "Send the order and march quickly."
"The King of Han has an order, march quickly!"
"The King of Han has an order, march quickly!"
Loud roars spread, and the army began to accelerate.
All the horses were marching, and soon, the horses' hooves were flying, and the roar was deafening, resounding in all directions.
…
To the north of the Great Wall, there is a military tent in the middle of the Turks.
The Khan was cursing a group of his subordinates, his spittle was flying, and his voice was stern, like a rampaging lion. At his feet lay the body of a young woman. She was half-clothed and killed with a knife. The blood stained the surrounding area red, but there were not many people there.
When I looked at them, they all lowered their heads and said nothing, with ugly expressions on their faces.
"Asshole, damn, why is this happening?" Khan said, flying up and kicking the female corpse away. Unable to understand his hatred, You pulled out his saber and hacked to death the woman who was kneeling next to him and did not dare to move. Her head rolled off.
On the ground, he kicked him away and cursed: "Damn it, everyone in the Tang Dynasty deserves to die. Who can take down the Great Wall? Become the king!"
The words "Become the King" broke into everyone's hearts, and their breathing became rapid.
But when he thought about the strong and difficult defense of the Great Wall, his greed receded like a tide, and he lowered his head and remained silent.
Seeing that the king could not arouse people's bravery and morale, the Khan became even more angry and cursed: "We have been fighting for so long, and even a mere piece of the Great Wall cannot be broken. What use do we need to protect you?"
Everyone was dissatisfied, but they did not dare to refute.
"Report——"
A man rushed in and said urgently: "Report to Khan, the Hanzhou Army has captured Jincheng County."
"What, lost it so quickly? This is impossible." Khan was shocked.
Everyone also looked at the messenger, their eyes full of disbelief.
The Khan stepped forward, pointed a bloody knife at the opponent and yelled: "I'll give you another chance, think about it before you think about it. The city of Jincheng County is strong and guarded by 5,000 Tibetan elites. It can be defended for at least three days. How can it be so fast?"
"
"This... I don't know, but the scout Fei Ying sent a message saying that the city was breached. There are no details."
"Without details, what use are you?" The Khan was furious and slashed hard with his knife, killing him on the spot.
The Khan was particularly resentful and kicked the corpse out of the tent. He asked in front of everyone: "If Jincheng County is lost, the Hanzhou Army may move north at any time. Now that our army cannot break through the Great Wall and enter Chang'an, how should we deal with it?"
"
These words already conveyed the intention of withdrawing troops.
Everyone is not stupid, how can they not hear it, but they are unwilling to accept it. They have fought for so long, suffered heavy losses, and gained nothing. This is such a loss, and I can't explain it when I go back.
A general stepped out from the crowd and said loudly: "Khan, if we make another sneak attack tonight, we will definitely win."
"Sneak attack, sneak attack, you know sneak attack. After so many sneak attacks, in addition to heavy losses, is it another success?" Khan shouted with a pair of angry eyes.
The opponent's neck felt cold and he quickly retreated.
An older general took the opportunity and said: "Khan, our army is good at cavalry and field battles, but not good at infantry and fortified battles. The Tang Dynasty relies on the terrain to take advantage. We are attacking its strengths in a short attack. It is better to go around.
, let go of Helan Mountain, go west into Liangzhou, then go south to Jincheng County, capture Jincheng County, and then continue to attack Chang'an."
"Are you thinking about all the mutton?" Khan retorted unceremoniously: "Although you can avoid the Great Wall by taking the Helan Mountain to the west, it is also time-consuming, not to mention that Jincheng County is as strong as the Great Wall, and even more difficult.
Fight, how sure are you of winning Jincheng County?"
"This?" The other person's face turned red.
A younger general came out and said: "Khan, we can go east and take the Wuding River into Chang'an. If we don't have the chance, we can continue west and loot the northern grasslands and go back."
Everyone's eyes lit up and they were moved.
The purpose of conquering Chang'an was to plunder, not to occupy. There is no chance to break through now. It would be good to go east to loot the entire northern grassland. It has a lot of people, cattle and sheep. Taking it back will double the Turkic national strength.
The Khan also realized that if this was done well, the grassland would be flat and open, suitable for large-scale battles. As long as he brought back enough loot, his status would be rock solid, his domestic voice would be higher, and he would remain a great Khan.
Thoughts flashed through his mind, Khan gradually regained his composure and rationality, looked at the young general and smiled with satisfaction: "This method is feasible, you proposed the plan, and you will be the vanguard."
"Thank you Khan." The other party was overjoyed. Being a vanguard may seem dangerous, but you can grab more property.
Everyone looked at each other with envy, but did not dare to fight for it.
…
Almost at the same time.
Ten miles outside Qizhou City is the Tubo camp.
Lun Qinling, the second prince of Tubo and commander-in-chief of the Right Army, stared at a map for a long time without saying a word, feeling heavy in his heart. He had already moved quickly enough, but he did not expect that the Tang State had already prepared and deployed heavy troops in Qizhou first and deployed troops north of Qizhou.
Longzhou, and Fengzhou to the south are also heavily defended, with three points and one line, distributed from north to south, forming a military barrier.
If any part of the three states was conquered, the army could march to Chang'an. But what Lun Qinling didn't expect was that the Tang army resisted very tenaciously. Seeing that the city was about to be breached, the veteran general Niu Jinda suddenly arrived with his troops and took command. The Tubo army would be hard-pressed.
Take a step east, it's almost.
Lun Qinling punched the map angrily and gritted his teeth in anger. He almost became the first person in Tibet to lead troops to invade Chang'an. This honor was enough to be recorded in the history of Tibet and become a hero sung by everyone.
,Pity.
"It seems that we have to fight hard!" Lun Qinling's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and his gaze fell on Fengzhou in the south.
"Report!" A general came in.
"What's the matter?" Lun Qinling didn't even raise his head, his eyes were fixed on Fengzhou, and a bold plan came to his mind.
"Report to the second prince, the scout Feiying sent a message, saying that Jincheng County has been destroyed, and none of the remaining troops will survive."
"What?" Lun Qinling quickly found the location of Jincheng County on the map and asked: "Who did it? Was it the Turks who betrayed their trust and stabbed our army in the back?"
"No, it's the Hanzhou Army."
"Hanzhou Army? Are they coming?" Lun Qinling's face changed drastically. When he saw the messenger nodding, he continued: "This matter is of great importance. Please quickly send orders to all the generals to come over and discuss the matter."
Soon, more than a dozen generals came in, and everyone gathered in a group without saying anything. Lun Qinling glanced at everyone with a cold look, and said in a cold voice: "Have you heard about the situation? Jincheng County was captured by the Hanzhou Army, and the Han Dynasty
The state army has two choices: attack King Qin of Chang'an in the east, or go south to Hezhou to cut off our army's return path."
"In this case, Tuyuhun will be surrounded and may be in danger." A general reminded.
Another person sneered disdainfully: "Tuyuhun is ambitious and greedy. It is best to be destroyed by the King of Han of the Tang Dynasty. Both sides will suffer. We can take back the others..."
"Don't make any noise. It's too late and unnecessary to go back to rescue Hezhou. I plan to send a large army south to pretend to attack Fengzhou, and leave another army to pretend that the army is still there. To hide the truth, even if exposed, the Qizhou army will only
You will think that our army is really attacking Fengzhou, and the main force will quietly go east along the Wei River, straight to Chang'an, and then find a favorable terrain to ambush. The news that our army is going to Chang'an will definitely not be concealed. Chang'an will be in chaos, and Niu Jinda will be ordered to lead his army back.
Reinforcement, then all the ambush troops will come out, eat the cow Jinda in one bite, and then kill towards Chang'an."
"It's hard to guard against the false and the true. The second prince has a great idea!"
"The second prince is worthy of being my Tubo God of War."
"The second prince is wise, so let's do it!"
Everyone's eyes were bright and they praised him one after another.