Time flies, Zhao Xun has been in the Landu tribe for more than a month. The battle situation in Qi is still in a stalemate, whether it is the Xuzhou army, the Tang army, the Qi army, or the Yong army, they are all attacking or counterattacking.
Just as Zhao Xun said in reply to Murong Cheng, Zhao Xun appeared in Bingzhou and Xiazhou. Although he did not directly attack the Yong army, it was equivalent to secretly helping the Qi army. More than a month after Zhao Xun appeared in the north,
, Situ Lei slowed down his attack on Qi, and instead focused on guarding the western prefectures of Yongzhou, especially Chang'an.
After the Yanzhou Army occupied Yuzhou, it entered the recovery stage. It was the only prince in the south that did not participate in the war, while the Xuzhou Army and the Qi Army fought hard in Yangzhou.
After all, Yangzhou is Murong Cheng's home base where he has been operating for many years, and Murong Cheng's influence here is deeply rooted. Li Chi had just taken over the four eastern prefectures of Yangzhou and had no time to thoroughly clean up this complicated internal problem. Of course, he did not dare to
At this time, it is easy to cause trouble internally. Therefore, in the process of fighting with Murong Cheng, he is gradually falling into a disadvantage. In fact, the four prefectures occupied by the Xuzhou Army are beginning to become a little unstable.
As for the Tang army, although Tang Xian quickly occupied the northern part of Jingzhou based on his old connections, his subsequent actions were not satisfactory. In other words, he was able to succeed so quickly in the beginning. In addition to his old connections, more importantly
What's more, everyone in Jingzhou thought that King Murong Cheng of Qi was besieged by the princes of the world and trapped to death in Xuzhou, unable to return.
However, Li Chi did not join forces with the Yanzhou Army to besiege the Qi Army in Huaiyin Mansion. Instead, the army went south and blocked the Qi Army's withdrawal route, which was likely to cause a deadly fight between the Qi Army and the Yanzhou Army. Unfortunately,
The Qi army's food and grass were cut off, and there were changes in Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Jiangzhou and other places. Therefore, Murong Cheng did not fight the Yanzhou army as Li Chi expected, but instead withdrew to Yangzhou after struggling in Xuzhou.
The result of this was that the armies of Li Chi and Murong Cheng were at a stalemate in Yangzhou, and the Vietnam War became more and more bitter. Tang Xian was also struggling in the south of Jingzhou, making it difficult to make a profit. For this reason, Tang Xian secretly scolded the Yanzhou army Li Feng and Xuzhou
After all, the biggest mistake of these two men was that they did not delay Murong Cheng in Yuzhou and Xuzhou.
The war in the south was endless, and Zhao Xun was also busy in the north. In one month, the soldiers of the thirty-five tribes were grouped together by Zhao Jun, transferred to Xiazhou, and trained individually. And under the leadership of each tribe, Zhao Jun
They also sent a lot of officials to settle in. Although on the surface they were responsible for taxation, trade, and maintaining commercial order, the leaders of the various tribes trapped in the Landu tribe knew that they had completely lost control of the tribe this time.
In addition to these docile thirty-five tribes that had already been dealt with by Zhao Jun, the nine major tribes have also undergone considerable changes. The Bujia tribe, which became the second largest tribe in Landu, finally lost its leader because of
After a small mistake, Zhao Xun took advantage of it and took away the power of his tribe's army. He became the second tribe among the nine tribes to completely lose power. It was also the second tribe to begin to fully integrate into Zhao's army.
Zhao Xun divided the nine tribes into three, forming three small groups, and each was equipped with the remaining Zhao soldiers to form three defense groups. Although this method did not completely deprive the tribes of their rights, because each tribe
The small group is composed of three tribes plus Zhao Jun. Therefore, in
The commander-in-chief and some military advisors responsible for strategic planning are all served by Zhao Jun. After all, the leaders of these major tribes are still the guardian envoys conferred by King Zhao. And King Zhao is personally on the front line, how can they dare to have any objections? Don't you see it?
, what happened to the seven heads and Ha Gang, the leader of the Bujia tribe?
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Fifty miles to the north of the Landu tribe, the forwards of the Turkic army were stationed here. Originally, these Turkic armies would not camp in one place for a long time. However, the sporadic sneak attacks by the Zhao army and the nine tribes made the northern ministries
There was no peace for them. But Xue Nie Khan, who wanted to stabilize his rule and summoned an army, had no choice but to build a large camp opposite the Landu tribe to face the Zhao army and suppress the Zhao army's wanton northward sneak attack.
Three hundred miles north of the Turkic forward camp is the headquarters of Xue Nie Khan's army. Xue Nie Khan gathered all the armies together and trained here, imitating the Zhao army, and preparing to implement centralized control of the army.
During the recent stalemate, the Turkic army was very nervous. Xue Nie Khan was worried about Zhao Jun's actions, so he stepped up his preparations.
In the headquarters of the Turkic army, Xue Nie Khan's newly appointed general of the left, Mo Huba, had a depressed look on his face. He said in a deep voice to Xue Nie Khan, who was sitting silently on the main seat: "Your Majesty, I see, we
We were tricked by King Zhao! King Zhao came here personally not to fight us, but to rectify his own forces."
A look of anger appeared on Xue Nie Khan's face, and he said coldly: "Have you checked clearly?"
"It has been found out that during this month, the Zhao army built a walled city a hundred miles away from Landu City, and divided the Zhao army into three cities to form a three-way attack. Now, regardless of whether we start from
Actions on either side may cause the Zhao army to directly attack the rear of our army. At that time, the tragic situation of the Moran tribe will appear again. If it happens again, our soldiers are afraid..." Mo Huba wrinkled
He said with a frown.
Hearing what Mo Huba said, Xue Nie Khan's face became even more gloomy. When King Zhao arrived in person, he thought that the enemy was going to attack him, so he strictly ordered his subordinates to attack without warning. Finally, after learning that the Moran tribe was attacked, he could not respond in time.
They sent troops to hunt down the enemy. As a result, five tribes were exterminated by the leader of the Zhao army, while the opponent's losses were minimal.
Now, the behavior of the Zhao army's commander Li Chenfeng in his own tribe has spread to both the Zhao army and the Turkic army, and his reputation is greatly shaken. And the soldiers of the five tribes whose tribes were exterminated have been complaining all day long and want to avenge their tribesmen.
More importantly, because of his inaction, many soldiers in the army are now dissatisfied.
In addition, after learning about Zhao Jun's actions, many tribal leaders began to recall the tribal warriors here. After all, these tribes were afraid that something like the Moran tribe would happen to them as an excuse, which made him unable to refuse. Who made him fail to do so in the first place?
How to send troops to encircle and suppress them in time? In the end, the four tribes they fought with also encountered the enemy's poisonous hands. However, the Zhao army in action only had 20,000 people.
Seeing that the king's face was not good-looking, Mo Huba naturally understood what was going on. The recent problems in the camp also made the generals who were close to Xue Nie Khan extremely irritable.
"Your Majesty, we can't go on like this. No matter what, we have to take action against Zhao Jun. When we are stationed here, we consume an extremely huge amount of food every day. This is something we simply cannot afford.
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"Secondly, because we did nothing during this month, the Zhao army gathered heavily and prepared the opponent. This is extremely detrimental to us. Regardless of whether we attack or withdraw in the future, the time will be delayed
The longer it takes, the more prepared this Zhao army will be."
Xue Nie Khan's expression changed, he glanced at Mo Huba, and said solemnly: "So, in your opinion, can we beat the Zhao army on the opposite side now? You should be very clear about their strength. Especially now.
The loud thunder in their hands is a fatal threat to us. If not for this, why would I be sitting here?"
"However, even if we are defeated, we still have to fight... We are in a stalemate here, and all the tribes are very dissatisfied because they have not gained anything for a long time. And the proud soldiers and generals in the camp are clamoring for peace all day long.
Zhao Jun has a showdown. In this case, why don't we fight with Zhao Jun? Even if it is to calm down the internal chaos and reduce our pressure." Mo Huba suggested to Xue Nie Khan with a cold light in his eyes.
Xue Nie Khan was slightly startled, and his narrow eyes narrowed into a line: "Calm down the internal chaos and reduce the pressure? So... it is not impossible. Since... Since the forward battalion and those tribes do not like this Khan's military order,
Then let them go to war with the Zhao army. Victory is the best, even if they fail, I will let them fight to the death with the Zhao army."
"Mo Huba, adjust the army's garrison. Those warriors who want to fight the Zhao army will be transferred to the forward camp. Those who violate the military orders of the Khan will also be transferred to the front line. Then I will give good luck to the forward camp.
The general sent an order to give him the right to attack the fortress of the Landu tribe and strive to capture the passage for our Turkic army to move south as quickly as possible."
"Follow the order!"
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In early June, summer has arrived in the south, but the weather in the northern grasslands is still refreshing and comfortable. After a month and a half of stalemate between the Zhao army and the Turkic army, the Turkic army finally began to take action.
The Turkic Forward Battalion's 100,000-strong army was directed towards Landu City, where the Zhao army's central army was commanded, which was also where the Landu tribe was stationed. Xue Nie Khan also sent two partial divisions to attack the two cities on the left and right of Landu City. The Turkic army was mighty.
, vowing to capture the King of Zhao among the Zhao army and advance into Han territory.
Of course, Zhao Jun had already received news of the Turkic army's action through Tan Ma. When the Turkic army moved, Zhao Jun also mobilized one after another and prepared for the battle. Zhao Xun personally sat in Landu City to face the incoming Turkic army.
In an instant, battle clouds filled the sky above the Landu tribe. The original relaxed atmosphere disappeared. Instead, everything became busy inside and outside. All the people coming and going were soldiers from Zhao in armor and logistics teams transporting food and supplies. However,
, Zhao Xun's stay here also made the atmosphere here less tense. At least, the businessmen and tribal herdsmen here are still living a normal life.
Why is this? That's because the leader of the Zhao army is here. No matter what, how can the Zhao army put Zhao army in danger? Therefore, in the eyes of these businessmen and people, this place is still safe.
In the General's Mansion in Landu City, all the civil and military generals gathered together to discuss the war at hand. In the center of the hall, there was a large sand table.
"Wei Zilin, are all the logistical equipment required by the army in place?"
Wei Zilin said in a deep voice: "Reporting to your lord, all the army's needs are in place. Not only our place, but also the cities on the east and west sides are also well prepared."
They nodded with satisfaction and said to Li Chenfeng, who was on the lower left: "General Li, send a message to the generals of the two cities on the left and right, asking them to be careful of the three large tribes under their respective command. But if there is an abnormality, the main thing is to protect yourself.
Although it is said that these seven tribes will not have any objections, no one can guarantee that there will be no changes."
"In addition, we must not only pay attention to the attack and defense of the three cities. Of course, the most important one is here. We must also pay attention to the gaps between the three cities. Be careful that the Turkic army will rush out from the gaps and kill
Entering the south will bring bad consequences to us. Therefore, our cavalry must strengthen patrols."
Li Chenfeng nodded, his face solemn and his voice deep.
After arranging a series of wartime arrangements, Zhao Xuncai breathed a sigh of relief and said in a deep voice: "It's strange. The Turkic army has not taken action earlier or later. Why did they choose this time? Attack at this time.
They have no chance of winning."
Zhang Yuanjing said: "My lord, according to reports from our spies, General Li's actions in the north a month and a half ago panicked all the tribes near us on the grassland. And Xue Nie Khan's inaction also made these tribes dissatisfied.
.In addition, the Turkic army was in a stalemate.
Their losses were also considerable. My subordinates speculated that this should be the reason why they took offensive actions in this world. Thinking about it, Xue Nie Khan did not want to fight our army at this time. He would rather have a large army under his command.
At the time of the operation, we were busy fighting with the southern princes."
Zhao Xun said quietly: "No matter what his reasons are, the war has begun. What we need to do is to completely block the low price from our war portal." Although Landu City is called a city, it is actually just a proposed walled city.
, Therefore, we still need to increase the city defense fortifications. The life of my sergeant in Dazhao is much nobler than that of the Turkic army. We must use the land to kill the effective strength of the Turkic army. I want to see how many people of the Turkic army can be sacrificed."
Zhang Yuanjing looked at the sand table, pondered for a moment, and said coldly: "My lord, it is not right to defend blindly. After all, there is no way to retreat in Landu City. In my humble opinion, why not ambush the opponent in front of Weizi Lake, where he can be killed?"
The majesty of killing the Turkic army."
When Zhao Xun heard this, he immediately looked at the map, his eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "Oh? Yuan Jing, tell me what you think?"
Zhang Yuanjing pointed at the sand table and said in a deep voice: "Lord, please see, this Weizi Lake is the only place where the Turkic army must pass when they go south to reach us. Moreover, there are no water sources around. If nothing happens, the other side will definitely have to stop here.
The speed is convenient for the army to temporarily obtain water and for livestock to drink. And in front of Weizi Lake is Dalinggou. If we set up an ambush here..."
"Okay, General Li, go down and make arrangements immediately, right here!"
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Arruda, the most trustworthy general under General Geely. He is the head of the five lieutenants of the forward battalion and the vanguard of the army.
This time, Xue Nie Khan finally agreed to send out the army. Geely immediately sent out 15,000 troops to lead the army, approaching Landu City, and wanted to set up camp under Landu City. The main purpose of Arruda's troops was to prepare for the army.
Open the way to ensure that the subsequent army can smoothly enter the camp outside Landu City.
Arruda was naturally happy to accept the order, even a little impatient. Because he had a premonition that this would be an opportunity for him to establish his merits. If he could seize it, he would be able to take a step forward and be valued by Xue Nie Khan.
Arruda's troops left the Turkic forward camp, traveled all the way at dawn and stayed overnight, and finally approached the city of Landu.
"General, ahead is Weizi Lake, which is very close to Land City. Here, we need to replenish the water of the horses. The soldiers also need to replenish their water sources." The general said to Arruda.
"Command the three armies to slow down and quickly replenish the water supply. Later, we will rush to Landu City immediately." Arruda clenched the scimitar in his hand and shouted sternly on the horse: "All soldiers, please do not delay, we must
Arrive at Landu City before dark and set up camp under Landu City. Anyone who delays will be killed on the spot."
The forward troops of the Tang Army slowed down slightly to provide time for the war horses to drink water and for the soldiers to fill their water bags with water, but they did not rest here. However, such a slowdown of the army made the whole army a lot messier and the soldiers relaxed a lot.
Three miles south of Weizi Lake, there is a place that looks like a canyon. On both sides are small hills that slope upward, but they spread out to the surroundings, forming a small and uneven valley. Only in it is a flat area more than 200 meters wide.
The land is a road for passage. The remaining earth mountains do not completely obstruct the passage, so this is not a dangerous place.
"Speed up, the sooner we arrive, the better." Arruda looked at the sunset and shouted sternly.
With the commander's order, the soldiers naturally did not dare to delay. The cavalry at the front immediately accelerated and charged forward. However, just as they were passing through the large valleys and small valleys, a bunch of arrows were picked up from behind the low valleys on both sides.
, just like the sudden rain in the sky heading towards the sudden
The Turkic cavalrymen fell viciously on their heads. Countless Turkic cavalrymen did not understand what was going on and were unable to dodge. In an instant, more than 600 to 700 Turkic cavalrymen were killed by arrows flying from both sides. The falling of these soldiers also caused
There was a commotion in the army.
"What's going on?" Arruda, who was in the center of the army, looked at the rain of arrows on both sides and immediately roared.
However, the sneak attack did not end there. The forwards, the Turkic cavalry who continued to advance rapidly, could not reach Li Xu. The empty wilderness suddenly collapsed without warning, and thousands of archers emerged from the ground like ghosts.
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"Damn it, there's an ambush!"
The centurion at the vanguard of the army cursed secretly, and then wanted to attack with his horse and kill the archers on the opposite side. However, at this moment, the horse under the centurion's crotch suddenly sank, knocking these Turkic cavalry off their horses.
He was violently pushed out from his back.
The centurion was thrown forward dozens of steps in the air before he fell heavily to the ground. This fall knocked the centurion almost to death. Before he could get up, he felt a cold feeling on his back, and immediately his whole body was numb.
Leaving and gradually losing...
"Uh... it's a horse trap!" the centurion groaned feebly before falling into darkness.