After taking a sip of tea, Du Zhongxiao put down the teacup and said to Fu Bi: "Deputy envoy, according to the current situation, what should the King of Beiting Khan in Gaochang do?" ”

Fu Bi said: "Now that the army is surrounded, he is cornered, what can he do except surrender!" ”

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "I don't think it's that simple. Two years ago, when the Hequlu was victorious, the King of Beiting Khan should have sent envoys to the court to pay tribute. When our army arrives in Yizhou, he will actively open up trade routes through Yizhou, not as it is now. He didn't do these two things, and now he is surrendering, but he is afraid that he will not be able to turn around psychologically. The army besieged the city, and it was good that there was no way to survive in the city, but it was not necessarily impossible to survive when you came out of the city. If you don't try it a few times, I'm afraid that the King of Beiting Khan will not surrender easily. ”

Fu Bi said: "What if you get out of the city? Zhao Zi has a special killing team there, even if he escapes from the city, he has nowhere to go! ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Yes, even if you escape, there is actually nowhere to go." In the south, Zhang Qi was stationed in Yancheng, blocking the way of the Yanqi rescue soldiers. The north side occupies the city of Whitewater, blocking the road across the Tianshan Mountains. Out of Gaochang, in fact, there is no way out. - The time has come, the battle has come to an end. Ordered Zhao Zi to prepare to attack the city. Occupy Gaochang and attack Yanqi with all its might, and the imperial court will first recapture Xizhou in the Tang Dynasty. ”

Yancheng in the south, just at the mouth of the valley where Yanqi came, Zhang Qi led a large army to occupy it, cutting off the way for Yanqi reinforcements. The Baishui City in the north has a resounding name in later generations, Daban City, which is choking the intersection of Gaochang and Tianshan Mountain. Occupying these two places actually sealed the Gaochang Basin. The Gaochang Basin was the Xizhou of the Tang Dynasty, and after the occupation, the Song Dynasty had the land of Yizhou and Xizhou in the Western Regions.

The population of the Western Regions is not large, and Gaochang occupies a vast area, with a total population of less than 200,000 households and a standing army of only 350,000. If Gaochang and Yanqi are lost, the population is less than 10,000 households, and there is no ability to make a comeback.

The Gaochang Basin was the center of the Western Regions at this time, the most populous place, and the main target of the Song army's attack.

At the head of Gaochang City, Fugu Huaien and Longluo Dusha looked at the Song army outside. Each gate was facing an artillery position, and the infantry was arranged on the basis of an artillery position. Going out of the city, it was hitting the artillery position of the Song army, the deepest place in formation.

After turning around, Fugu Huaien said: "There is no way, go out of the city from the city gate, if the Song army fires cannons, you won't be able to get out at all." Now I can only take advantage of the night, go out from the city wall, choose a weak place, and fight my way out of the encirclement. ”

Long Luo Dusha was a little embarrassed when he heard this: "King, there are not many people who can go down from the city wall. With fewer people, how can they fight their way out of the encirclement of the Song army? Or properly arranged, out of the city to fight fiercely. There were soldiers who followed to fight with the Song army, and it was easy for the king to escape. ”

Fugu Huaien sighed: "How many soldiers in the city are still fighting now?" Choose some henchmen, take the night time, go out of the city, and go to the northwest of Baishui City. At that time, bypass the city, cross the Tianshan Mountains from the mountains, and go straight to Zhangbali. ”

Long Luo Dusha didn't dare to refute, and promised with his forked hands. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Great King, if this is the case, what will happen to the people in the city?" ”

Fugu Huaien looked at the blue sky, and after a while, he said, "Let them go." This time out of the city, the road ahead is long, we don't know what the outcome will be, there is no need to let others risk with us. When we are gone, they will open the city and surrender. ”

Long Luo Dusha listened to it and couldn't help but be stunned for a while. He also thought that Fugu Huaien had gone out of the city to clean up the others.

Back at the royal court, Fugu Huaien and Longluo Dusha prepared their own. Gather the men who are loyal to him, and let them prepare themselves to escape out of the city tonight. Longluo Dusha returned to the barracks, selected loyal warriors, gathered enough 100 men, and prepared to leave the city at night. As for the others, Fugu Huaien just told Fugu Chen, telling him to surrender after he left. If he is lucky, Fugu Huaien has recruited the old department, and there will be a day when he will come back again, regardless of his surrender this time.

Fugu Chen desperately advised, but Fugu Huaien just didn't listen, and left him in the palace and didn't go out.

At night, Fugu Huaien changed his military uniform, and together with Longluo Dusha, he brought a hundred strong guards to the northern city wall. Look at the Song army camp outside the city, except for the watchtower, everywhere is dark and silent, and Fugu Huaien said: "Now that the moon has not risen, it is a good time to go out of the city." Take the rope, we went down quietly and quietly, and went straight to the Song army camp. After rushing out, go all the way north! ”

And they agreed, and took the great rope that had been prepared, and put it on the city. He chose a few brave soldiers and went down from the city.

Seeing that there was silence, Long Luodusha crossed his hand to Fugu Huaien: "King, the last general will go down first, hold it, and the king will go down again!" ”

After speaking, he held the big rope at the head of the city, kicked the city wall, and slowly went down the city. When they got to the ground, together with a few soldiers, they guarded the place and let the people above hurry down. The selected soldiers did not dare to slack off, and one by one, they quickly reached the bottom of the city.

In the end, Fugu Huaien looked at the city behind him and sighed: "At that time, I refused to send an envoy, thinking it was a trivial matter, but I didn't expect to cause the disaster of destroying the country!" Hateful! I don't know when I'll be back! ”

After speaking, he no longer hesitated, and with the help of the soldiers around him, he slowly walked to the city with a tight grip on the big rope.

Everyone gathered under the city wall, and Fugu Huaien looked at the military camp in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "There is a watchtower over there, let's avoid it from afar." In the dark night, Song Jun couldn't see anything clearly, so he picked a dark place and rushed over! If someone is left behind, they are not allowed to turn back to rescue them, just escape! ”

Everyone whispered a promise, avoided the watchtower, and slowly approached the darkest place.

As he was walking, someone suddenly shouted, "Who is it?" Password? ”

Fugu Huaien was startled, and when he didn't know how to answer, Long Luo Dusha drew his sword and stabbed it in the man's chest. The sentry was stabbed in the chest, and knowing that he was under attack, he shouted before he fell: "Be careful, the enemy is coming!" ”

Long Luo Dusha pulled out his sword suddenly, kicked the person to the ground, and said sharply: "It's exposed, rush forward!" ”

One hundred soldiers, guarding the servant and Huaisha, rushed straight to the Song army camp in the shadows. The Song army was densely packed, facing the city gate in the main direction, and there were only sparse barracks between the city gates, accompanied by some sentinels. Gao Changbing's impact was on the sparse place, and he was not hindered much.

Cui Dutian was lying high in the barracks, when suddenly his own soldiers rushed in and said in a loud voice: "General, there are enemy troops out of the city!" ”

Cui Dutian suddenly got up and asked sharply, "Which city gate did you come out of?" ”

"It was not the city gate, but it came down from the wall and went in the direction of the north of the city. It is said that there are not many people, and there are more than 100 people in formation! ”

Cui Dutian listened and said, "Prepare the horse, and lead people to catch up!" It's easy for them to get out of town, but it's hard to get rid of us! ”

The soldiers agreed and ran out quickly to recruit men and horses, preparing to pursue the Gaochang soldiers out of the city. In Zhao Zijun, there are several such teams on duty at night, and it is Cui Dutian who is in charge of Beicheng.

Hurriedly put on his military uniform, Cui Dutian went out of the barracks door, got on the horse, and led the team to chase in the direction that the soldiers said.

Fugu Huaien and his entourage encountered few obstacles, and soon passed through the barracks of the Song army, and when they looked around, no one was chasing them, and they couldn't help but rejoice in their hearts. Long Luo Dusha said: "King, the defense of the Song army is not strict, and we have already escaped!" ”

At this moment, he heard the sound of horses' hooves, and Fu Guen's face couldn't help but change: "Don't say it, the enemy is chasing after you!" Send fifty soldiers to resist here, and we'll take advantage of the night to leave quickly! ”

Long Luo Dusha gritted his teeth and said loudly: "The king will take people away, and I will lead people to fight!" ”

Hearing the sound of the horse's hooves gradually becoming clearer, Fugu Huaien did not dare to hesitate, and said to Long Luodusha: "The general's kindness, I have written it down!" After blocking the enemy army that is coming after you, come to me! When we arrive at the North Garden, we share the glory! ”

After saying that, he took about half of the soldiers with him and hurried forward to the north.

Long Luo Dusha held a long sword in his hand, looked at the direction where the sound of horses' hooves came from, and said to the people behind him: "Array!" You don't have to set up a formation at night, just kill! ”

And they answered the promise, and they gathered themselves together in the open place.

Cui Dutian led the people to gallop and said to the soldiers behind him: "The enemy has come out of the city, there are no horses, hurry up and catch up!"

After chasing for a short distance, he saw a group of soldiers in the dark shadow in front of him, and said sharply: "This is not our military camp, there must be enemy troops in front!" ”

After saying that, he drew his riding gun and fired a shot at the black shadow in front of him. With a scream, one of the soldiers fell to the ground.

Cui Dutian said loudly: "You don't have to come forward to fight, just hit them with a gun!" Two hundred men gathered around the group, and the rest followed me. They finally came out, how could they wait here to fight? ”

Everyone said yes, and when the next general came out, he brought his own 200 men and horses, and surrounded Long Luodusha and others.

At this time, the moon had just risen in the east, and it could be seen clearly in the night light, and a group of people in front was rushing to the north. Cui Dutian took the rest of the more than 300 horses, bypassed Longluo Dusha, and chased there.

Long Luo Dusha couldn't help but be taken aback when he saw it, shouted loudly, and led his men to rush towards the Song army that was surrounding him. But he heard a gunshot, was shot in the leg, and fell to his knees. Since the siege of the Song army, this is the first time that Longluo Dusha has seen the arsoning gun, and he doesn't know what it is, so he only said to the rest of the soldiers around him: "I am injured in the leg somehow, I can't stand up, you go forward and kill!" ”

Before he could finish speaking, he heard the crackling sound of gunfire, and most of the soldiers fell. The remaining ten or twenty people, seeing that there was no longer a chance, could only hold long knives in their hands and watch the Song cavalry circling around them.

Longluo Dusha did not know why, seeing that the Song army was only surrounded, and did not come forward to fight, he was so angry that his teeth itched.

It didn't take long for the Song army to reload again, and the gunfire rang out again, and all the Gao Chang soldiers fell.

(There is something today, only one more, forgive me.) ）