The Jialu Pavilion is one hundred and fifty miles away from Shule. The Chihe River, which originates on Alishan, flows through Wucha, Shule, Jialuguan, Bachu and other places.

The Jialu Pavilion is located on the south bank of the Chihe River. This is a small town under the jurisdiction of Shule Town. May is the most beautiful time for the grasslands. The meadow is like a sea of green, as far as the eye can see.

In the early morning of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the morning light slanted down from the sky, reflecting the grasslands and rivers. Soon after, the sound of war drums shattered the silence.

The fierce war drums echoed on the grassland.

In the camp thirty miles away from the Jialuguan, a large number of Shule coalition troops were wearing leather armor, and under the reprimand of the officers, they walked out of the camp and lined up, preparing to attack the Zhou army outside the city of Jialuguan.

In the open space in the middle of the camp, the commander of the coalition forces, Moussa, wearing iron armor, took the golden head pocket handed by his own soldiers, took it on, and turned over on his horse.

On the first day of the fifth month, Jia Huan, the newly appointed envoy of Shule in the Zhou Dynasty, led his troops to attack the city of Jialuguan. The news brought back by the rout at the front: the Zhou army had only 1,000 cavalry. He decided to lead the newly formed coalition of 15,000 troops into battle.

If the Zhou Dynasty army came, he would definitely defend the city of Shule and wait for the warplane. But now it was only 1,000 cavalry plus a few hundred auxiliaries.

He followed the governor of Khorasan, Jalali, to suppress the rebellion of the Turkmen Red Heads and fought for many years. Experienced on the battlefield. I can see through Zhou Jun's intentions at a glance.

This can be seen as a tentative offensive by the Zhou army. The combined forces of Ruoshule could not repel even this thousand cavalry. Next, the Zhou army will definitely attack Shule in a big way. Although the Zhou army did not want to fight on two fronts and waste money, food, and troops, if Shule could be captured soon, they would definitely not mind attacking Shule first. The town of Shule is rich.

"Woo --!"

The sound of the trumpet echoed in the heavens and the earth. Bands of cavalry converged in columns. Form a huge phalanx of war. This is the standard phalanx of the Persian legion.

"May Allah bless us!" Mosa bowed his head and muttered, then raised his head, with a sharp glint in his eyes, drew his sword on his horse, and shouted, "Go!" ”

The herald next to him waved the flag, gathered in the phalanx of the grassland, and slowly moved forward. The footsteps of the army stepped on the grass with the slightest trembling! The momentum is amazing!

At about 8 o'clock in the morning, Musa left 3,000 soldiers and horses to defend Shule. There were 2,000 post-army troops left in the camp. The whole army was escorted, and 10,000 people approached the city of Jialuguan.

The battle has begun!

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At the head of Jialuguan City, Jia Huan was behind a brick wall, holding a clairvoyant mirror in his hand, looking at the battlefield in the west of the city.

There, the Zhou army was already in formation.

Jia Huan was dressed in a stone blue scribe's shirt, tied with a jade belt, and hung with a jade pendant. The posture is tall, his expression is calm, and his emotions are restrained, which makes him look a little solemn! Because, the stone blue navy is almost black.

War is always the most powerful means. In a conversation, bombardment with a cannon is much more effective than words!

Jia Huan was accompanied only by Pang Ze. Everyone else, all of them have gone down to the army. Huang Guan left ten guards and took the rest of the Huaishang men into the army. The command of the army was fully commanded by Shen Qian.

Jia Huan was in Gumo City, discussing ideas with the Sogdian merchant Alibov. Aripov thought he had deceived and bluffed Jia Huan. Ordinary people who are not familiar with the historical changes in West and Central Asia will definitely be bluffed.

But Jia Huan synthesized what he knew, including the world history that the travelers knew, and came to the conclusion that the Persian Empire was simply powerless to look eastward!

In other words, Musa, the Persian general who wanted to be "Ban Dingyuan", did not have a strong backing to support him. He played too big and got off!

After repeated and careful discussion with everyone, Jia Huan changed the original strategy: Xu Tu, to a rush attack!

The reason for this is that if Shule had the backing of Persia, they would have defended the city of Shule. And the rich Shule area, once the wall is cleared, it is not easy to fight down in a short time. If reinforcements come, the Zhou army will inevitably end in a rout.

However, if there is no Persian as a backup, as long as you defeat the main force of the Shule coalition, you can get Shule! How can Jia Huan tolerate that the other party calmly organized Shule's manpower and material resources? If you beat Shule, it will be much more difficult for him to govern!

To put it simply, Jia Huan's side thought that this was a battle and a big battle. They have limited capital, of course, they have to be cautious, Xu Tu. But in reality, it can be solved in just one or a few battles.

At the end of April, Jia Huan led his army to Bachu. Shen Qian led his troops to attack and capture the city of Jialuguan.

Shen Qian first replaced the 500 miscellaneous soldiers recruited by Jia Huan with tens of thousands of silver dollars, put on firearms, iron knives, and wore the uniforms of the Zhou army, and lined up to attack the city. Not surprisingly, these miscellaneous soldiers were routed by the Tiele cavalry in the city.

The city is controlled by the tribes of Celdan the Tieler. There are about 2,000 Hu riders. However, just as the Tiele cavalry was chasing Jia Huan, Shen Qian led the cavalry troops to kill from the flank, and killed the Hu cavalry with a single charge. How can the militia be an opponent of an elite field army? And still in the case of scattered formations?

Subsequently, Shen Qian led his troops to the city of Jialuguan, showing superb military command art.

Looking at the Shule coalition army approaching from afar, Pang Ze spat nervously and said, "Ziyu, Hu Qi is here." ”

It's impossible not to be nervous! Although he understands military strategy, Shule here, the plain terrain, thousands of miles longitudinal and horizontal, and several cities, there is no room for exertion at all. The victory or defeat depends more on the confrontation and ad-hoc decision of the main general.

One mistake can make the difference between victory and defeat! At this time, it is not good that evil will surely triumph!

The most favorable situation they had created: the Shule coalition army had traveled hundreds of miles to join the battle. The rest is up to Shen Qian!

Mobilizing the Shule coalition army, the strategy of the Zhou army was divided into two aspects. First, send troops to the city of Jialuguan. Hit him guy. The Zhou army has few soldiers, and the Shule coalition army will not send troops?

Second, Jia Huan confiscated the property of the Tiele nobles in the city of Jialuguan, used it as military expenses, and distributed land, pastures, houses and other immovable properties equally to the poor people in the city. The interests of the Shule nobility were damaged.

Jia Huan pursed his lips and said, "Hmm! ”

To defeat the main force of the Shule coalition army, a frontal collision is indispensable. All those who fight, with the right fit, with the odd victory! There is no frontal battlefield, there is no flank battlefield. Frontal battles are indispensable! Have that courage!

The Zhou army was elite, but there were few soldiers. The chance of victory in a quick battle lies in using elite troops to disperse their formations, drive them away and kill them. This was a common trick used by the Liao cavalry to deal with the Song army during the Northern Song Dynasty. Or, capture the thief and capture the king first.

Next, it's up to Shen Qian's command!

On the same day, in the governor's palace, Zeng Jigao opposed the sending of troops. In addition to strategic and tactical, Persian and other factors, there are other trade-offs. The main thing is to conquer Shule, how much vitality is left in Shule? How much can the Governor's Palace replenish from Shule?

This vitality refers to the population, taxes, and food of an area. It's all war consumables!

Eat the enemy for one minute, be me for twenty minutes! However, Shule will be the state and county of the imperial court in the future. The entry of the Zhou army was a liberator, a builder, and it was impossible to loot. Going to fight thousands of miles away, the money and food spent by the army can be imagined!

This is precisely what the army of the Western Expedition cannot accept! The Zhou army was fighting in Beiting.

For this problem, after Jia Huan came into contact with the actual situation in the Shule area, he now has a mature plan!

As long as he defeated the Shule coalition army in front of him, he was sure that he would govern Shule well, mobilize its money, food, and population for the use of the Zhou army. Support the North Court operation.

When Jia Huan was thinking about the city, west of the city, the two armies met on the grassland.

"Kill!"

In the Shule coalition army, the drums vibrated loudly,

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