。 When the sound of the horn was carried into the city by the evening breeze in the twilight, an old general happened to patrol the top of the city. Ascending high and looking into the distance, through the vast twilight, he seemed to see countless banners and horses rushing from the north.

"Whew! - Whew! ~”

There was a wolf howl in the dim sky, but the old general listened closely, and he heard that it was not a real wolf howl, but a warning signal from a ranger lurking outside the north of the city, and a large group of men and horses had arrived.

The vigilance cultivated by years of war made the old general's eyes instantly awe-inspiring, and he quickly picked up the clairvoyant mirror from his chest and looked at it carefully.

The twilight was dull, and everything seemed to be normal again in the distance. The howl of the wolf was no longer heard, except for the whirring of the wind, and it seemed that only the swaying of countless withered yellow weeds remained between heaven and earth.

The old general had some suspicions that he was too nervous and had auditory hallucinations, but the thought only flashed through his mind. The next moment, the old general had already drawn out his waist knife and shouted: "Pass the order, the whole army will be hidden, extinguish the fireworks, throw down the flag, prohibit drums and horns, and strictly prohibit noise!" ”

The military order is like a mountain, and as soon as the old general's military order is issued, the entire city has been silent for a while, just like half a day ago, it seems to be just an empty ghost town.

A few powerful footsteps came, and several generals with black armor and black cloaks walked over.

"General, what did you find?"

"Nothing was found." The old general said slowly.

The general who asked the question was very young, and even looked a little similar to the old general. Hearing this answer of the veteran, they were a little more puzzled, they went all the way from the Central Plains to the north, and finally desperately grabbed this opportunity among many generals, for a young general, this is a golden opportunity. Especially for the Xue uncle and nephew who are now a little embarrassed in the DPRK and China.

The young general was Xue Wanche, the son of Xue Shixiong, the marshal of Hebei, and the old general was his uncle Xue Dingguo. Behind him. There are also three Xue brothers. At the beginning, Xue Jianai was the frontier general of the Great Sui River, and Xue Shixiong was one of the twelve generals of the imperial court, not only commanding the army. He also served as the official of Zhuo County's Taishou and the people of the north. Xue Shixiong is brave and good at fighting, and his younger brother Xue Dingguo is also known as a fierce general. Xue Shixiong's fourth son is the son of the gate. As early as that year, he was already up-and-coming, and he was known as the Xue Four Heroes in the army.

Back then, Xue Shixiong was sitting in Zhuo County, and the grassland tribes did not dare to peep. Xue Dingguo is even more known as a fierce general with Luo Yi, and has taken the initiative to enter the outside of the fortress countless times and plunder the grassland tribes. Although the four brothers of the Xue family are young, they are brave and good at fighting, but they have always been praised by the army for the style of the Xue Shixiong brothers, and he will inevitably be a handsome man in the empire one day.

Although Xue Wanche, one of the four brothers of the Xue family, is not the bravest. But he is the most warlike, brave and good at strategy, and has always been regarded by Xue Shixiong as the future leader. It's a pity that the end of the Sui Dynasty was turbulent. The Xue family is the guardian of the north. ran into Chen Pojun of Liaodong Hualong. Although Xue Shixiong had no choice but to take the Xue family to Chen, he finally died at the hands of Dou Jiande Caokou. It can be said that the Xue family has lost face and is a great shame.

After the death of the head of the family, the Xue family was also completely attached to Chen Kefu, and for several years for Chen Kefu to fight in the south and the north, encircled and suppressed Dou Jiande, exterminated Wang Shichong's remaining party, and sent troops to the Hanshui River to monitor Yang Yong

Although Xue Dingguo was also named one of the top ten marshals, the four brothers of the Xue family were also named county dukes for a long time. But in fact, Xue Wanche has always had a feeling of trepidation. Although his father died at the hands of Dou Jiande back then, he also somewhat understood that there was a deliberate reason for Chen Pojun. Although the uncles and nephews of the Xue family are in high positions in the army, they are far from the generals who started from the dragon in Liaodong at the beginning. Although they have some advantages over Li Xiaochang, Chai Shao, Pei Lin and other people who surrendered later, this advantage is not much. …,

Xue Wanche is brave on the battlefield, but on the other hand, he is also very scheming. Xue Dingguo and his brothers could not think about those deep things, but he had to think about them. He has been observing the emperor's behavior for several years, and he thinks that he has also figured out some of Chen Kefu's thoughts. Chen Kefu is a person who is difficult for others to control, and he is very tolerant, as can be seen from his approach to his father Xue Shixiong and the generals of Hebei at the beginning. Chen Kefu is always such a person, he can always accept the available people, no matter how he has dealt with him before. On the other hand, if the person's use value is not high, that is when he settles old debts. Now that the Central Plains is undecided, Chen Kefu wantonly conferred official titles and bought people's hearts, but Xue Wanche knows very well that once Chen Kefu sweeps the world in the future, it is estimated that it will be another bloody battle of the people in Hebei.

The Xue family is not Liaodong Conglong Yuanzuo, when Chen Pojun was about to enter the customs, the Xue family resisted in every possible way, and finally Chen was also after the Linyu Pass was broken. In addition, the head of the family, Xue Shixiong, was killed by Chen Pojun's plot, and the Xue family and Chen Pojun already had an old account. In the past few years, although the south and the north have been fighting, but when Dou Jiande was encircled and suppressed, the uncles and nephews also disregarded the emperor's will and wantonly slaughtered the rebel prisoners.

Xue Wanche has been calculating in the past few years, the Xue family has already boarded the ship of the Chen Dynasty, and it is impossible to think about it. If the Xue family wants to not be liquidated in the future, it is only possible to avoid liquidation in the future only by making great contributions to Chen Kefu. He knew that as long as there was great merit, Chen Kefu would still be blamed in the past.

It's just that although Da Chen only owns half of the world, he started with soldiers and horses, and although Da Chen's army has always been a crack strategy, there are countless generals in the DPRK and China, and there are thousands of generals. It is not easy to make great achievements independently among these thousands of generals. Since the surrender of Chen, although the Xue family has fought dozens of battles, they have not made many meritorious contributions.

This time the Turks invaded the south, and the emperor urgently transferred troops and horses from all over the country to the north of Hedong, but Xue Wanche saw a hope. When he arrived at Yanmen, he knew that the old marshal Wang Rengong led 50,000 light horsemen out of the fortress, and after hearing the good news of the raid on Dali City, he immediately consulted with his uncle Xue Dingguo, and finally asked to see the marshal Li Jing and took the initiative to ask to go out of the fortress to meet Marshal Wang Rengong.

Although it is dangerous to get out of the plug, in Xue Wanche's view, this is an opportunity to make great contributions. Staying in Yanmen, it is difficult to have the opportunity to obtain great merit and be appreciated by Chen Kefu.

Tonight is the first night out of the plug.

Xue Dingguo was only in his early forties and less than fifty, but the smoke of gunpowder on the battlefield made this general who once terrified the Xi people of the grassland full of vicissitudes, and his white temples were like wind and frost. He understands the significance of this outing. This is not only a life-and-death battle between Da Chen and the Turks, but also a life-and-death battle between his Xue family. If the Xue family can achieve a big victory in this way, the Xue family does not have to worry about the future, if it is defeated, he knows very well what the Xue family will face in the future.

"I think I heard a horn! It seemed like two, and it seemed like there was only one. Xue Dingguo looked at the gradually dark night and said softly. Wanche, haven't the scouts sent out have come back yet? ”

Xue Wanche is still just past the age of his establishment, but with a long beard and a heroic face, coupled with that deep eyes, he seems to be like Xue Shixiong reincarnated. Although Xue Dingguo is the general of the army, in fact, it is one of the four heroes of the Xue family who really makes decisions in the army.

"The scouts haven't come back yet, this is a day away from the Turkic camp north of Yinshan, we have arrived here with a kind of rapid march, and the scouts may not have crossed Yinshan at this time. What I can be sure of, however, is that Marshal Wang left Dali early yesterday morning, and must have arrived near the Turkic camp last night. It's just that it's not certain that Marshal Wang is going here? Marshal Wang was only 50,000 horses, and he set out from Yanmen all the way day and night, and annihilated 5,000 Turks in Dali City, so it was not wise to march so quickly to Baidaochuan and deal with the 200,000 Turkic army with 50,000 tired troops. ”…,

Xue Dingguo smiled, turned his head and patted his more mature nephew on the shoulder, and said, "Wang Rengong is not an ordinary person, Wan Che, extraordinary people will do extraordinary things when they are extraordinary." Although Wang Rengong is old, his ambition is there. I think at the beginning, he was the same generation as your father, and he was known as the Eight Tigers of Northern Xinjiang. At that time, I was only a forward general, and now Marshal Li Jing, the head of the generals of the Great Sui, is just a small secretary in Yang Sufu. You must not underestimate Wang Rengong, Wang Rengong has always been cautious and cautious in the use of troops, but he is often very able to seize the opportunity, march more treacherous, pay attention to preemptive strikes, and is very bold. But on the other hand, they are very cautious and often retreat with one blow. Like a poisonous snake hiding in the grass, you never know when he will suddenly attack you, and you don't know where he will hide after the attack. ”

"The old marshal rushed thousands of miles from Yanmen to Dali and annihilated five thousand Turkic forwards in one fell swoop. From this point of view, it is indeed in line with his method of using troops, uncle, if it is calculated in this way, the old marshal will definitely repeat his old tricks and attack the Turks again. It's just that there are 200,000 Turks, what are the odds of winning? Uncle, let's go and pick it up right away! Xue Wanjun said with some concern.

"No!" Xue Wanche shook his head and rejected his brother's proposal.

"Why?" Xue Wanjun was a little puzzled and said: "The old marshal is only 50,000 light cavalry, with one enemy and four, obviously outnumbered, this is a move to hit a stone with an egg." What's more, these 50,000 soldiers and horses galloped for several days, day and night, and they were already a tired army. Even if the surprise attack can catch its unpreparedness, but on the steppe, the Turks will also fight on horseback, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to retreat. We are waiting to ask the marshal to go out of the plug to respond, this is the right time, do you want to wait for Marshal Wang to be defeated? ”

"Sit and wait, we can only sit and wait." Xue Wanche looked at the north and sighed and nodded.

When he said this, his heart was also very complicated and heavy. But he understood that they were a day away from Wang Rengong, and even if they rushed desperately at this time, the war was over. Moreover, all the infantry they brought out of the fortress this time were infantry, and they left the city and relied on the fortress, even if they received Wang Rengong's troops and horses, they could not cope with the light cavalry pursuit of the Turks.

(Hospitalized for a week and just went home.) I don't have a few days to update it, so I'm sorry. Originally, I was going to Shanghai to attend an advanced training course for authors in the past few days, and I was very depressed. The book will not be a eunuch, and Muzi will work hard to finish. ）