On the first night of September, the crescent moon hung like a hook in the dark blue blue. The wind blew through the houses inside and outside the city of Dunhuang.

In the post house in the south of the city, Jia Huan fell asleep soundly in his quiet courtyard. His mind was full of thoughts, and his thoughts were resting.

In terms of the entire battle situation, the defeat of the invading Hu cavalry here in Dunhuang was the key to the transformation of the situation, but it was not the end. In the end, it depends on the situation on the front line in Guazhou.

However, for Jia Huan, in this battle, his mission has been completed and the burden has been lifted. Just wait for the expected big win. The crisis of the destruction of Dunhuang City was lifted, and he could sleep peacefully.

In his sleep, Jia Huan dreamed of many people: Sister Bao, Sister Lin, Weiwei, Shishi, Yun'er; and his delicate, beautiful, and lovely maids; There is also a soft, gentle, watery Keqing; There are also three sisters, Sister Yun; There are also teachers, students, and friends; And the hardships, hardships, and beautiful things he has experienced in the past ten years.

After he was tired and tired, he completely relaxed.

The start of the Western Expedition was perfect!

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At the beginning of the station, the lights are lit. The noise continued. Qian Huai and Hu Xiaosi took turns guarding the door of the courtyard, blocking the visitors.

The great victory outside Dunhuang City was enough to make Jia Huan's earlier prestige "cash-in": if Dunhuang City was broken and occupied by the Hu people, Jia Huan's prestige would be useless. Now, a lot of people want to "invest".

At about seven o'clock in the evening, He Yicheng came over with two henchmen, wanting to give Jia Huan the best courtyard: a small courtyard with three entrances, with a small garden, next to the street, which is convenient to enter and exit.

Qian Huai said: "When the third master of my family wakes up, I will report it to the third master to know." And adults, please come back first. ”

Then, Guo Lun, the patriarch of the Guo family, came with his three sons to place an invitation and invited Jia Huan to go to Guo's house for wine. There has never been time. The old man is here, please. ”

Later, Master Wang came to visit, but because Jia Huan had already fallen asleep, he left a few words and left.

Immediately followed by his colleagues of the Political Secretary of the Western Regions.

At the entrance of the small courtyard, there is an endless stream of people visiting. were all blocked back by Qian Huai. At this time, Jia Huan was still asleep. The moonlit night in Dunhuang is quiet and pleasant. It falls on the light gray curtain of the bed in the main room of the small courtyard.

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Compared with the victorious, festive, joyful and exciting atmosphere in Dunhuang City, Guazhou City, which is hundreds of miles away, is full of tension and busy atmosphere.

The news of the great victory of the Zhou army in Dunhuang had already been delivered by a messenger on a fast horse. And the coalition forces of the Bano Ancient Department have not yet received this news. In the evening, Le Bai, the general of the Zhou army, led the Beijing camp under his command to fight at night and attacked the Hu camp in Beishan.

In the Doge's Palace, there were constant messengers.

In the lobby, the staff gathered. Qi Chi was dressed in dark blue clothes, living in the main seat of the lobby, slowly drinking tea.

He has a clear understanding of his position: to govern and civilize. Thus, never interfering with the command of the front. The affairs of the battle formation are all entrusted to the generals, and only the overall situation is controlled.

Guazhou City is not far from Beishan, and the sound of cannons and guns is enough to be heard in the city. But here in the Governor's Palace, the yamen is deep, and there are many houses, but I only faintly hear some sounds. However, from the timing of the attack, it can be inferred that the battle situation did not go well.

Vice General Le has led the army to attack on the back for nearly an hour, and has not yet captured the Wild Horse Peak in Beishan. The Beishan mountain range is in the shape of a goose row. Mustang Peak is a mountain peak in its northwestern section, guarding the main road to Hami.

In short, if the Zhou army captured Yema Peak, with the range of the artillery as the perimeter, it could cut off the main retreat of the allied forces of the Baye Ancient Division.

One of the staff members endured it, but still said loudly: "Marshal, do you want to send a messenger to urge General Le?" ”

Qi Chi thought about it, waved his hand, and said calmly: "Wait a little longer!" ”

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Kitayama is brown all year round. Only the low-lying springs are covered with vegetation such as False Horsetail, Overlord, Ephedra, Small Salt Grass, Needle Grass, Caragana, Artemisia and so on.

However, in this calm mountain range, on the night of the first day of the ninth month, the war was raging and the blood was thick.

Not far from the foot of Mustang Peak, the flag of Deputy General Le Bai has been planted here. In the moonlit night, more than a dozen generals and colonels surrounded him, "General, the artillery has been transported." ”

Le Bai was dressed in armor and had blood on his face, he was a fierce general on the battlefield, and he had killed a lot of Hu Qi just now. There was a sharp sparkle in the eyes.

Hundreds of meters away, on a hillside behind the peak, the Chinese army's tent of Baye Gutumen was set up here, and at this time, many Hu cavalry generals were kneeling on the ground and begging for their lives. A general pleaded: "Taiji, withdraw!" From the morning to now, my Xue Yanbu has killed and injured tens of thousands of children. If this continues, the army will collapse. ”

Tongluo's general Po Shi also knelt on one knee and persuaded: "Taiji, the Zhou army is storming Yema Peak. And there is no news from Dunhuang. If this continues, the army will be blocked between Beishan, Guazhou, and the desert! ”

Baye Gutumen sat behind the poplar case, pondered for a while, sighed bitterly, and had to reluctantly give up the idea in his heart: he pinned his hopes on Dunhuang to win. However, at this hour, no news has come.

Baye Gutumen gave an order in a low voice, and said: "Po Shi, you take 20,000 people from your headquarters to withdraw first to protect the rear road of the army." The rest of the divisions disengaged from the Zhou army in turn. Evacuate Beishan first. ”

In fact, he admitted that the plan to attack the grain route had failed. After a day of fierce fighting, the allied forces of the ancient tribe of Baye were defeated by the Zhou army: after taking the initiative to attack during the day, 50,000 people were disabled; During the night, the defensive line is constantly being breached, and there is a risk that the back road will be broken. He had to give the order to withdraw his troops.

In a sense, Bayegu's strategic intention: the strategic goal of driving the Zhou army back into Jiayuguan before the arrival of this winter has failed.

As the commander of an army of 200,000, how can he not suffer in his heart? My heart is bleeding. But, he had to face reality. If you are still lucky, I am afraid that the hundreds of thousands of troops in your hands will not be able to return to Beiting.

The generals in the big tent breathed a sigh of relief: fortunately, the marshal was not stubborn, and they took the order and left. However, just half an hour later, a piece of news spread throughout the Hu cavalry coalition army: Wild Horse Peak was lost and blocked by the Zhou artillery. The retreat of the army has been cut off.

For Bayo Gubu, the situation is a thousand miles away!

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Beishan, late at night on the first day of the ninth lunar month, the roar of the god of war: artillery, runs through the main theme of the night. Cover the wails of countless wolves and hu'er. The entire Beishan Mountain Range is red!

The sound of artillery made the logistics tribe of the Bayegu coalition army behind the northern mountain suspicious. Then the messenger came, weeping bitterly, driving the cattle and sheep, and retreated, ready to cross the desert and retreat to Hami. This cannon sound is a gorgeous movement for the Zhou army and for the Han people who were slaughtered in the Western Regions!

Between the mountain cols, in the valleys, countless beards are running in a panic, escaping. There were even countless Great Zhou soldiers who rushed over and chased and killed.

Inside and outside the city of Guazhou, at the moment of learning that Wild Horse Peak was captured, the sound of victory was endless. There is no need to describe the glory of that night. This fierce collision between Han and Hu, so far, there is no suspense!

"Quack! Wail! ”

At dawn, a breeze blew through the slightly silent battlefield. The flags of the fiasco, the ownerless wild horses, and the corpses of the dead in battle lay down in the wilderness, in the ravines, and on the Gobi. Vultures and crows hovered in the air.

Tens of thousands of requisitioned men are cleaning up the battlefield. Counting the data. Also, carry out the Jingguan orders of the Governor of Qi.

The war is over, and the afterglow of war is drifting away.

In the city of Guazhou, in the study of the governor's palace, the noise in the city can still be heard. Qi Chi, the governor of the Western Regions, on his desk, personally drafted a chapter to the imperial court:

Great Zhou Tianwei, on the first day of September in the 18th year, Chen Qichi led the army to fight with the barbarians in Guazhou, Beishan, and Dunhuang, and won a great victory! More than 50,000 were beheaded, nearly 100,000 were captured, and millions of cattle, sheep, camels, and horses were captured. Victory in front of Your Majesty...

On the eighth day of September, the Western Regions reported to Beijing. The government and the opposition caused a sensation.