Time flies, and 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 with all their might.

As Zhao Xun replied to Murong Cheng and said, Zhao Xun appeared in the land of Bingzhou and Xiazhou, although he did not directly do anything to the Yongjun, but it was equivalent to secretly helping the Qi army. In the more than a month that Zhao Xun appeared in the north, Situ Lei slowed down the attack on the alignment area, and instead focused on strictly guarding the western provinces of Yongzhou, especially Chang'an.

After the Yanzhou army occupied Yuzhou, it entered the recovery stage, and was the only prince in the south who did not participate in the war, while the Xuzhou army and the Qi army fought hard in Yangzhou.

After all, Yangzhou is the nest that Murong Cheng has been operating for many years, and Murong Cheng's influence here is deep-rooted. Li Chi had just taken the land of the four prefectures in the eastern part of Yangzhou, and he had no time to completely clean up this complex internal problem. Of course, he didn't dare to stir up trouble internally at such a time. Therefore, in the process of competing with Murong Cheng now, he gradually fell into disadvantage. Even, the land of Sifu occupied by the Xuzhou army began to be a little unstable.

As for the Tang army, although Tang Xian quickly occupied the northern part of Jingzhou after following his former connections. However, the next action did not go as expected. Or rather, he was able to succeed so quickly at first. In addition to the relationship in the past, more importantly, everyone in Jingzhou thought that Murong Cheng, the king of Qi, was besieged by the princes of the world and died in Xuzhou and could not return.

However, at the beginning, Li Chi did not join forces with the Yanzhou army to strongly besiege the Qi army in Huaiyin Mansion, but instead moved south, and at the same time blocked the withdrawal route of the Qi army, which had the intention of making the Qi army and the Yanzhou army fight to the death. It is a pity that the grain and grass of the Qi army were cut off, coupled with the changes in Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Jiangzhou and other places. Therefore, Murong Cheng did not fight with the Yanzhou army as Li Chi expected, but withdrew to Yangzhou after tossing and turning in Xuzhou.

The result of this was that Li Chi and Murong Cheng's army was in a stalemate in Yangzhou, and the more they fought, the more bitter they became. And Tang Xian is also struggling in the south of Jingzhou, and it is difficult to make a profit. For this reason, Tang Xian did not scold Li Feng of the Yanzhou Army and Li Chi of the Xuzhou Army. After all, the fact that these two did not delay Murong Cheng in Yuzhou and Xuzhou was the biggest mistake.

The war in the south is endless, and Zhao Xun is also busy in the north. After a month, the soldiers of the thirty-five tribes were all integrated by the Zhao army and transferred to Xiazhou for separate training. And among the lords of various tribes, Zhao Jun also sent a lot of officials to settle in. Although on the surface, they are all responsible for taxation, trade, and maintaining business and security, but the leaders of the various tribes trapped in the Blue Capital tribe know that they have completely lost control of the tribe this time.

In addition to these obedient thirty-five tribes that had already been cleaned up by Zhao Jun, the nine major tribes have also undergone a lot of changes. The Bujia tribe, which became the second tribe of the Landu tribe, was finally grabbed by Zhao Xun because of a small mistake in going to the tribal leader, and took away the power of his tribal army, becoming the second tribe among the nine tribes to completely lose power. It was also the second tribe that began to fully integrate into the Zhao army.

Zhao Xun divided the nine tribes into three and formed three small groups, which were respectively matched with the soldiers of Yu Zhao to form three defense groups. Although this law did not completely deprive the tribes of their rights, it was because each small group was composed of three tribes plus the Zhao army. Therefore, in the commander and some military divisions responsible for strategic planning, Zhao Jun is in charge. After all, the leaders of these major tribes are still the town guards canonized by King Zhao. And King Zhao came to the front line in person, how could they dare to have any objections? Don't you see, what happened to the seven heads and the leader of the Bujia tribe, Hagang?

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Fifty miles to the north of the Landu tribe, the advance of the Turkic army was stationed here. Originally, these Turkic armies would not have been stationed in one place for a long time. However, the irregular sneak attacks of the Zhao army and the nine major tribes made all the northern tribes unstable. And in order to stabilize his rule, Xue Jian Khan, who had gathered an army, could not, so he could only set up a large camp opposite the Landu tribe to oppose the Zhao army and suppress the Zhao army's wanton northward sneak attack.

Three hundred miles north of the Turkic forward camp was the headquarters of the Khan's army. Xue Jian Khan gathered all the armies together, trained here, followed the example of the Zhao army, and prepared to implement centralized control of the army.

In the recent stalemate, the Turkic army has been tense a lot. Xuepin Khan was worried that the Zhao army would make a move, so he stepped up his defenses.

The face of Mo Huba, the newly sealed left general of Xue Pinch Khan, appeared depressed, and said in a deep voice to Xue Pinch Khan, who was sitting on the main seat and silent: "King, I see, we have been tricked by King Zhao!" When Prince Zhao came to this place, he didn't want to fight a decisive battle with us at all, but to rectify his own forces. ”

A look of annoyance appeared on Xue Khan's face, and he said coldly, "Is the investigation clear?" ”

"The inspection made it clear that during this month, the Zhao army built a walled city a hundred miles away from the left and right of the blue capital, and stationed the Zhao army in three cities, forming a three-way attack. Now, no matter which side we move from, it is possible that we will lead the Zhao army to attack directly at the rear of our army. At that time, the tragic situation of the Moran tribe will appear again. If that happens again, the soldiers under our command will only be afraid of ......," Mo Hubao said with a frown.

As soon as he heard Mo Hubao say this, Xue Jian's face became even more gloomy. King Zhao came in person, he wanted to come to the other party to do something to himself, and strictly ordered his subordinates to attack, but fortunately, after learning that the Moran tribe was attacked, he sent troops to chase and kill the enemy in time. As a result, five tribes in a row were wiped out by the commander of the Zhao army, and the losses of the other party were minimal.

Now, the behavior of Li Chenfeng, the commander of the Zhao army, in his own tribe has spread on both the Zhao army and the Turkic army, and the prestige is great. And those soldiers of the five tribes who were exterminated were also complaining all day long, wanting to avenge their clansmen. More importantly, because of his inaction, many soldiers in the current army are dissatisfied with this.

In addition, after learning of the Zhao army's actions, many tribal leaders began to recall the tribal warriors here. After all, these tribes used the excuse that they were afraid that something like the Moran tribe would also appear, which made it impossible for him to refuse. Who made him fail to send troops in time to encircle and suppress it? In the end, the four tribes with him also encountered the enemy's poisonous hands. The Zhao army that acted was only 20,000 people.

Seeing that his king's face was not good-looking, Mo Hubao naturally understood what was going on, and the recent problems in the camp also made these left and right generals who were close to the Khan also irritable.

"King, we can't go on like this, no matter what, we have to take action against Zhao Jun. We are stationed here, and the amount of food we consume every day is an extremely large amount. We simply can't afford that. ”

"Secondly, because of our inaction during the month, we have gathered Zhao Jun heavily and prepared our opponents. This is extremely detrimental to us. Regardless of whether we attack or withdraw our troops in the future, the longer the delay is, the more prepared the Zhao army will be. ”

Xue Jianhan's face changed, he glanced at Mo Huba, and said in a deep voice: "So, in your opinion, we can beat the Zhao army on the opposite side now?" Their strength, you should know very well. Especially the kind of earth-shattering thunder that makes a loud noise in their hands right now, which is a deadly threat to us. If it weren't for that, wouldn't this king be sitting here? ”

"However, even if you are defeated, you have to fight...... We are deadlocked here, and the tribes are very dissatisfied because they have not gained anything for a long time. And the arrogant soldiers and fierce generals in the battalion were clamoring all day long to compete with the Zhao army. In that case, why don't we fight the Zhao army? Even if it's to calm the internal turmoil and ease our stress. A cold light flashed in Mo Huba's eyes, and he said to Xue Khan.

Xue Jian Khan was slightly stunned, and his narrow eyes narrowed into a line: "Calm the internal chaos and relieve the pressure?" So...... It's not impossible. Since...... Since the forward battalion and those tribes are a little unkind to Ben Khan's military orders, let them go to war with the Zhao army. Victory is the best, even if it is defeat, Ben Khan will let them fight to the death with Zhao Jun. ”

"Mo Huba, adjust the garrison of the army. Those warriors who want to fight the Zhao army are all transferred to the forward camp for me. The troops who violated the orders of the Ben Khan's army were also transferred to the front. Immediately, he gave an order to General Jili of the forward battalion, giving him the right to attack the walled city of the Landu tribe, and strive to conquer the passage of our Turkic army to the south as soon as possible. ”

"Obey!"

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At the beginning of June, it is already summer in the south, and 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 move.

The 100,000 troops of the Turkic Forward Battalion pointed directly at the Landu City, the place where the commander of the Zhao Army's Central Army was located, that is, the Landu tribe station. And Xue Jian Khan also sent two detachments of partial divisions to force the two cities on the left and right of the Blue Capital. The Turkic army was mighty, vowing to capture the king of Zhao in the Zhao army and kill him into the territory of the Han people.

The Turkic army moved, and the Zhao army naturally got the news through Guò Tanma a long time ago. When the Turkic army was moving, the Zhao army also mobilized one after another and was ready to face the battle. Zhao Xun personally sat in the Blue Capital City to meet the attack of the Turkic army.

In an instant, the battle clouds were thick in the sky over the Landu tribe, and the original relaxed atmosphere disappeared, and they began to be busy inside and out, and all the people who came and went were Zhao soldiers in armor and logistics teams transporting grain and grass materials. However, Zhao Xun's stay here also makes the atmosphere here not so tense. At the very least, the merchants and tribal herders here are still living a normal life.

Why? That's because the lord of the Zhao army is here. What's more, Zhao Jun can still put Zhao Jun in danger? Therefore, in the eyes of these merchants and the people, it is still safe.

In the General's Mansion of Landu City, the civil and military generals gathered together, and the generals and soldiers discussed the battle in front of them. In the center of the hall, there is a large sand table.

"Wei Zilin, are all the logistical baggage required by the army in place?"

Wei Zilin said in a deep voice: "Back to the Lord, all the needs of the army are in place. Not only us, but also the east and west sides of the city are also well prepared. ”

These nodded with satisfaction, and said to Li Chenfeng, who was at the bottom left: "General Li, send a message to the main generals of the two cities on the left and right, and ask them to be careful of the three major tribes under their respective commands. But there is an abnormality, and the main thing is to protect yourself. Although it is said that these seven tribes will not disagree, no one dares to guarantee that there will be no accidents. ”

"In addition, we have to pay attention not only to the attack and defense of the three cities. Of course, the main one is here. Also be careful in the gap between the three cities. Beware that the Turkic army will break out of the gap and fight to the south, with bad consequences for us. Therefore, the cavalry of our army should strengthen their patrols. ”

Li Chenfeng nodded, his face was solemn, and his voice was solemn.

After arranging a series of wartime arrangements, Zhao Xun breathed a sigh of relief and said in a deep voice: "It's strange, this Turkic army didn't act early or late, why did you choose this time?" At this time, they have no chance of winning. ”

Zhang Yuanjing said: "My lord, according to our spies, General Li's actions in the north a month and a half ago have caused panic among the various tribes on the grassland and near us. And Xue Jian's inaction also made these tribes dissatisfied. In addition, the Turkic armies were stalemate, and their losses were not small. The subordinates guessed that this should be the reason why they took offensive actions in this world. Thinking about it, Xue Jian Khan did not want to engage our army at this time. He would have preferred that his army would be in action while we were busy fighting the southern princes. ”

Zhao Xun said lightly: "No matter what his reason, the war has begun, what we need to do is to completely intercept the low price outside the portal of my war." "Although the Blue Capital City is called a city, it is actually just a walled city, so we also need to increase the fortifications of the city. The life of my Sergeant Zhao is much more noble than that of the Turkic army, and we must use our advantage to kill and injure the living force of the Turkic army. I'd rather see how many people the Turkic army could die. ”

Zhang Yuanjing looked at the sand table, pondered for a moment, and said coldly: "Lord, it is not right to blindly stick to it. After all, there is no way to retreat from the Blue Capital City. In the humble opinion of his subordinates, why not ambush the opponent in front of Weizi Lake, which can kill the prestige of the Turkic army. ”

When Zhao Xun heard this, he immediately looked at the map, his eyes lit up at the moment, and he smiled: "Oh? Yuan Jing, tell me what you think? ”

Zhang Yuanjing pointed to the sand table and said in a deep voice: "My lord, please see, this Weizi Lake is a necessary place for the Turkic army to go south to us. Also, there is no water nearby. If nothing else, the other side will have to slow down here so that the army can temporarily get water and the livestock to drink. And in front of the side of the lake, that is the big ridge ditch, if we set up an ambush here......"

"Okay, General Li, go down and arrange it immediately, it's here!"

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Arruda, one of the most trusted generals under General Gilly. He is the head of the five lieutenants of the forward battalion and the vanguard of the army.

This time, Xue Jian Khan finally agreed to send troops. Geely immediately sent 15,000 men to lead the army to set off first, approaching the blue capital city, and wanted to set up camp under the blue capital city. The main purpose of Arruda's department is to open the way for the army and ensure that the follow-up army can smoothly enter the camp outside the Blue Capital City.

Naturally, Arruda gladly agreed, and even a little impatient. Because he had a hunch that this would be an opportunity for him to build up his merits. If he can catch it, he will be able to go one step further and be valued by Xue Jian Khan.

Arruda's troops left the Turkic forward camp, stayed overnight all the way, and finally approached the Blue Capital City.

"General, in front of you is the Tail Lake very close to the Blue Capital City. Here, we need to hydrate the war horse under the crotch. The soldiers also need to replenish the water supply. The general said to Arruda.

"Command the three armies, slow down and quickly replenish the water source. Later, we will rush to the city of Blue Capital immediately. Arruda clenched the scimitar in his hand and shouted sharply on his horse: "All soldiers, do not delay, we must arrive at the city of Blue Capital before dark, and camp under the city of Blue Capital." Anyone who delays is to be killed on the spot. ”

The Tang Army's vanguard slowed down slightly, providing time for the horses to drink water and the soldiers to fill water with water bladders, but they did not rest here. However, the slowdown of the army made the whole messy a lot, and the soldiers relaxed a lot.

Three miles away from the south of the tail lake, there is a place that resembles a canyon. On both sides are small dirt hills that slope upward, but they spread out to the surrounding area, forming small valleys of uneven heights. Only in one of them, there is a flat land with a width of more than 200 meters as the way to pass. Yutu Mountain is not a complete obstruction of traffic, so it is not a dangerous place.

"Hurry up, the sooner we arrive, the better." Arruda looked at the setting sun and shouted.

The coach has an order, and the soldiers naturally dare not delay. The cavalry at the front immediately accelerated forward. However, just as the valley of the big gully was passed, a field of arrows was picked up from behind the valley on both sides, which was like a rain of rain and viciously fell on the heads of the advancing Turkic cavalry. Countless Turkic cavalry didn't understand what was going on, and they couldn't dodge, and in an instant, they were shot by a rain of arrows flying from both sides to kill more than six or seven hundred horsemen, and the fall of these soldiers also led to a commotion in the army.

"What's going on?" Aruda in the middle army looked at the rain of arrows on both sides and immediately roared.

However, this sneak attack did not end there, and the forward, the Turkic cavalry, which continued to advance rapidly, could not run as fast as Lixu. Suddenly, without warning, the empty wilderness collapsed, and thousands of archers emerged from the ground like ghosts.

"Damn, there's an ambush!"

The centurion at the vanguard of the army secretly cursed angrily, and then wanted to drive his horse to assault and kill the archers on the opposite side, but at this moment, the war horse under the centurion's crotch suddenly sank down, and viciously lifted these Turkic cavalry out of the horse.

The centurion tossed dozens of steps forward in the air before falling heavily to the ground. This fall knocked the centurion half to death, and before he could get up, he felt a chill behind his back, and then he gradually lost his ......

"Uh...... It's a trap! The centurion groaned weakly before falling into darkness.