The yellow sand will never return if you wear golden armor if you don’t destroy Loulan.
In March of the second year of Jiye, the Sui army, composed of five thousand cavalry, marched southwest on the edge of the vast sand sea. This was the Dunhuang cavalry led by Su Dingfang, the general of the Sui Dynasty. Their target was Bushancheng thousands of miles away.
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In the fifth year of Daye, after defeating Tuguxiao, the Sui Dynasty occupied thousands of miles of land, thus establishing four counties including Heyuan-Xihai-Qianmo-Bushan, and sent troops and officials to garrison.
In the ninth year of Daye, the Yuan family took the lead in creating a "Wings Spread without Watermark" rebellion, but was soon suppressed by the "Wings Spread without Watermark" and Yuanshou committed suicide, but the commander-in-chief Yuan Hongsi led 3,000 soldiers to flee west.
He crossed Xihai County and fled to Bushan County. He used deception to kill the defenders and seized two thousand troops from the guards of Junshan County and Qiemo County.
Yuan Dynasty, Hongsi proclaimed himself the King of Tribe Shan, and based on the two counties of Tribe Shanhe and Qiemo, he prepared his troops and waited for the opportunity to return to the Central Plains. However, Tribe Shan—the sparse population and insufficient food made it difficult for him to develop. After four years, he
, his army only has six thousand people.
At this time, news of Li Dou's defeat came. The Tang army was confronting the Western Qin army and was unable to look west. Yuan and Hongsi realized that the time had come. His first goal was Yiwu County in the north. At this time, winter had arrived.
, He decided to take Yiwu County after the beginning of spring next year.
But what Yuanhong Gang did not expect was that in the early winter of this year, Dunhuang County underwent a huge change. The Sui Dynasty army rushed thousands of miles to occupy Dunhuang County, while his subordinate Shan County became the prey of the Sui army.
The road that the Sui army took was Yumen Road. It set out from Yangguan, passed through the northern edge of the Sansha Desert to Puchanghai, and then headed south along the Qiemo River Road from Puchanghai to Bushancheng.
They had marched for more than ten days and gradually arrived at Puchanghai. It was mid-spring and it was the time of strong wind. At noon that day, the army had been leaving for nearly three hours, and the soldiers were a little tired.
At this time, a soldier pointed to the south and shouted to Su Dingfang: "Look, General, the sky has become dark over there!"
Su Dingfang looked at him intently and his face changed drastically. They had the same experience a few days ago. It was a sandstorm, causing more than 20 soldiers to die in the sand. He whipped the horses and whipped the soldiers.
shouted: "Send the orders to the three armies and speed up the march!"
Without his order, five thousand cavalrymen beat their war horses and ran hard. In the boundless desert, the five thousand cavalry seemed extremely small in front of nature. Twenty miles away, the sky was as dark as ink.
,——A dust storm that was shaking the sky and earth was rushing towards them:
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Puchanghai is today's Lop Nur. In the Sui Dynasty, it was still a large lake with vast water surface and lush water and grass. It is also the most important resting place on the southern line of the Silk Road. After passing through the vast Gobi Desert and the vast sand sea, tired business travelers are here.
When I saw the endless water surface, seagulls chirping above my head, and green aquatic plants penetrated lightly in the wind. This would wash away the fatigue of the business and travel, let them rectify their spirits and set off on the road again.
After losing more than a hundred people, the five thousand Sui cavalry finally escaped from the swallowing of the sandstorm and arrived at this refreshing blue sea.
The soldiers jumped off their horses, shouted and ran towards the lake, and the war horses were also excited and ran happily. The blue color of this water of life was so strong that it melted the five thousand soldiers and war horses.
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The cavalry rested in Puchanghai for two days and marched south along the Qiemo River. The team of this section of the road became much lighter. The Qiemo River originated from Kunlun Mountain, flowed through Qiemo County and Bushan County, and finally poured into Puchanghai:
Just after the spring flood, the river flows in the middle of the river. The river is very shallow, and the deepest part is only at the waist. The river water is cold and clear, and the water flows fast. There are dense poplar forests on both sides, stretching for hundreds of miles. They are nourished by the river and grow particularly strong.
Rainy.
After walking for three more days, on that evening, the cavalry team stopped to rest in the poplar forest. It was not far from Bushan City, and it was about thirty miles away.
Bushan City is not close to the Qiemo River. It is still separated from the Qiemo River - a Gobi Desert about thirty miles wide. At this time, five thousand Sui cavalry were located in the northwest of this Gobi Desert.
You can reach Bushan Castle by passing the Gobi Desert
At the beginning of night, the sky was filled with stars and the stars were shining brightly. Su Dingfang stood on a mound, staring into the distance. After nearly twenty days of trekking, he actually knew nothing about the situation of Bushan Castle.
He only knew that Yuan Hongsi occupied Qiemo County and Bushan County. According to the merchants, there were about five or six thousand troops. As for how the army was stationed, how well the equipment was, how many cavalry and infantry were there, he knew nothing.
Su Dingfang sighed. This did not conform to the combat method of the Sui army's intelligence-first battle, but he did not want to alert the enemy. The plan he thought of now was to occupy the Shancheng City of the Ministry first, and then respond to the situation.
"Go and find the guide!"
Several soldiers led Shangcai. The guide was an old man over 60 years old, a native of Gaochang, named Su A. In Su Dingfang's words, they were home five hundred years ago, and the old man Su A had once been.
He has been a businessman and can speak fluent Chinese. After he was forty, he made a living in Puchanghai. He went to Bushancheng to sell sheep every year and knew everything about Bushancheng.
"General Su, it's already dark. Are you going to act?" Su A walked up and smiled.
Su Dingfang smiled and nodded, "I want to ask about the city walls of Bushan City first."
"General Su, although the city of Bushan is known as the Great City in the south of the desert, it is actually not worth it compared to the cities in the mainland of the Sui Dynasty. The city wall is very short, and the big crazy one is just a tall one! It is mainly to guard against wolves,
And it is an earthen wall, not made of stones, there are a few green treasures over there, and the 12 people are distributed relatively widely. There are not many people in the city, and there are only a thousand families, so the city is not big, with a history of hundreds of years.
Now, the city has long been weathered and worn out."
Su Dingfang listened very attentively and asked again: "Can there be sentry towers or beacons nearby?"
Su Ahehe-Laughing: "There are several beacons, but they are all beacons of the Han Dynasty, and they have long become mounds. Here you rarely think of enemies coming to attack "spread wings without watermarks" unless it is Tuguhun
But the Tuyuhun people have never been here since they were crippled by the Emperor of Sui Dynasty. Anyway, if it was a night attack, the defenders might regard you as wolves: "
"How are their armor and equipment?"
"There is no difference from the Sui army. They were originally Sui army. If they were mingling with you in war, they would probably not be able to tell the difference between us. Qi, it seems that your helmets are a little different."
Su Dingfang pondered again, then bowed and said, "Thank you, my father-in-law."
At this time, several scouts rushed from a distance. Su Dingfang was overjoyed and urged his horse to meet him, "How is it, have you noticed?"
"Report to the general that the enemy's army is not entirely stationed in the city, most of them are stationed outside the city, as if they are preparing to set out tomorrow, and a lot of weapons and supplies are tied up."
"Where are there any camps or spears outside the military camp?"
"No, there are only a few hundred tents, and there are only circles of baggage chariots around to re-camp them."
Although Su Dingfang knew that this was because there were not many spears as the camp, he was still very careful. Qi and Hongsi had served as the Youzhou general manager for many years and had rich representative experience. He could not be careless at all. Su Dingfang looked up at Yekong.
, turned around and said to several personal soldiers, "Go to inform General Li, brothers, rest again - and then raise an army: "
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The night gradually became deeper, and the central army's tent was in the big tent. Hongsi had no one sleeping yet. He walked back and forth in the big tent with his hands behind his back, thinking about the next strategy. It was undoubtedly the first step to seize Yiwu County.
Steps are to seize Dunhuang County, and then the third step - the fourth step...
Tooth, Hongsi is nearly sixty years old, his hair is half white, and his face has become particularly rough due to the erosion of wind and sand for several years, but his burly body is still straight like a green pine, and his eyes are bright,
As sharp as an eagle, his heart was as ambitious as twenty years ago.
On his commander's case, there is a map, and the Hexi region on the map has been completely painted red, which is his ambition. He will take two years to occupy Hexi and then march towards Longyou to Guanzhong to achieve Yuan Dynasty
The family failed with a small plan, established a new Wei Dynasty, expelled Li Tang, and destroyed Yang Yun... Qing, fought for the Central Plains, and revived the glory of the Tuoba family.
Tomorrow is the day for him to rise up. He has been waiting for a long time. He is so excited that he can't fall asleep with a "spread wings without a watermark".
At this time, a soldier from a foreign tent reported, "Your Majesty, there seemed to be a pack of wolves appearing on the Gobi Desert, and a brother heard the howl of wolves."
It was common for Wolf Cong to appear near the military camp. Yuan Hongsi had already been used to it. He knew very well that it was the breath of horse cake that attracted the wolves, so he waved his hand impatiently, "Catch more than a dozen horses out!"
This is a way to deal with Lang Cong. Use a single war horse to lead Lang Cong away. Lang Cake often chases more than a hundred miles away to kill the war horses of Leiya, but it is difficult to come back.
The soldier agreed and turned around and left. Yuan Hongsi slowly rushed out of the battle knife, stared at the sharp blade, and waved his hand to the east.
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At this time, the Sui army had appeared several miles away, and soldiers kept pretending to be the howling of wild wolves. This was also the way the guide Su A taught them. At night, the other party would see them, but it was difficult to tell them.
Horses are still wolfs.
At this time, more than a dozen horses rushed out of the camp and rushed to the south. Su A smiled at Su Dingfang and said, "They treat you as wolf cakes, and let the horses attract you to chase you."
Su Dingfang urged his war horses to continue to move closer to the enemy camp. He also had rich experience and would not launch an attack until the enemy alarm bell rang.
The Sui army was getting closer and closer, less than three miles from the enemy camp. At this moment, the defenders finally discovered an abnormality, not Lang Cong, but cavalry cong.
"Do!Do!Do!"
The alarm sounded fiercely, and Su Dingfang pulled out his "spread wings without a watermark" and shouted, "Kill!"
"Kill!" The Sui army suddenly launched, five thousand iron scoundrels rushing, waving their swords and spears, sweeping towards the enemy camp like a storm.