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In June of the first year of Guangming, the coalition army of the Beihu tribe from the grassland north of Yinshan to the south, under the "invitation" of Li Keyong, was defeated by the Daibei, and half of the money and grain children were taken by the tribes.

In a short period of time, Li Siyuan's tens of thousands of troops have been defeated, and the troops are divided into many ways, successively captured the Jingbian Military City and Wuzhou City in the west of Yunzhou in Datong, as well as the Ulzhou Qingsai Military City and Tiancheng Military City in the east of Yunzhou, and the army is near Yunzhou, at this time Yunzhou is surrounded, and only the outer Cowhide Pass, Baishan Military Village, and Yunzhong Guard are left with three peripheral barriers.

The Khitan Yuyue, the commander of the southward coalition army, Yelu Shilu, surrounded Yunzhou on the one hand, and sent tribal soldiers and horses to continue to search and pursue the remnants of Li Siyuan, and at the same time sent tens of thousands of auxiliary troops into Yunzhou like locusts, looting all materials and plundering all the people in the territory.

After the soldiers and horses on the left and right successfully captured the four cities of Jingbian, Wuzhou, Qingsai, and Tiancheng, Yelu Shilu transferred his brother Yelu to lead his troops to bypass Yunzhou, and directly entered the eastern border of Yunshuo along the Sanggan River, and attacked Jincheng, the base camp of Shatuo, which was run by Li Guochang and Li Keyong for two generations of father and son, and waved his troops to attack Yingcheng, Heyin, and Hunyuan counties near it.

Zhang Zimian stationed here was 10,000 auxiliary troops, which was also the logistics transit point of the Western Expeditionary Army, and under the fierce attack of the 50,000 troops of Jeruza's assassination, 10,000 Qin Auxiliary Army refused to defend the city. The death toll was heavy.

10,000 auxiliaries. At death's door.

Huge changes. It shook the entire Daibei, and also shook Zhang Zimian, the marshal of the Western Expedition, and also shook the entire Qin Domain. Li Jing urgently ordered Zhang Zimian to quickly return to the aid of Jincheng Prefectures, and at the same time urgently dispatched Liu Xun, Qin Zongshou, Gao Rong, Liu Zhijun, and Zhang Yun generals to lead 30,000 light cavalry, and quickly sent troops to Duguan for reinforcements.

Jincheng, Yingcheng and other four cities are in the center of Yunshuo Wei Sanzhou, which is not only the nest of the Shatuo people in the past, but also the only passage between Zhang Zimian's army and the rear of Shuozhou at this time, and Yunzhou is besieged. Daizhou is controlled by the Shatuo people, and if the four cities of Jincheng are lost, then Zhang Zimian's 20,000 soldiers and horses will be blocked in Shuozhou and fall into the north and south of Shatuo and Beihu.

At this time, Zhang Zimian was purging Li Siyuan's rebels in the south of Shuozhou, as well as the Yanmen Shatuo rangers who entered Shuozhou from Daizhou, and at the same time had to face the chaos of the fierce men in the border areas who were constantly taking advantage of the chaos in Shuozhou.

One night in late June, 10,000 Khitan cavalry and 40,000 tribal troops led by Jerusa conquered Huairen City in the south of Yunzhou and quickly reached the south bank of the Sanggan River. Yingcheng at the foot of Longshou Mountain. When the Hu people arrived thirty miles away from Yingcheng, the city got the news.

At this time, the general who was responsible for staying behind in this logistics base camp. But it is Zhang Yu, the son of Zhang Zimian, a young general, in his early twenties, but he has the courage and strict demeanor of his father. Hearing the report from the periphery that the Hu army had arrived, he was not afraid of danger, and immediately ordered Jincheng and the three gangs and four towns in the periphery to immediately close the door.

Jincheng used to be the base camp built by the Shatuo people, and it is located in the center of Yunshuowei.

In terms of geographical situation, this area is located in the northeast of Hedong, the southwest end of the Datong Basin, between the inner and outer Great Wall. The hub of Jin, Yan and grassland, and the north barrier of the Central Plains.

The Great Wall is controlled remotely here, the desert is connected to the outside, the north dwells in the extension and faces Yanjing, the Yellow River on the right and the Yanmen on the left, the mountain with water, the four stops are solid, the ancient dun is wild, the ring is protected, and the northwest is a big choke. Here is the Yellow River in the west, the desert in the north, the guard of the strong Yanmen, the lips and teeth in the clouds, the north of the mountain, the huge defense of the whole Jin. It can be said that it has always been a strategic place for soldiers to fight, the mountain with water, the hub area of the four stops, and the Shatuo tribe can develop and grow rapidly after attaching the Tang Dynasty, which is based on this important base for the dragon and the tiger.

And as far as historical reasons are concerned, this place has always been a place where Han people and nomadic tribes live together, since Zhao Wuling King Hufu cavalry shooting, there are people who practice the martial tradition of riding and archery and the fierce folk customs. After the Tang Dynasty, the Shatuo tribe started in Daibei, known as the Shatuo cavalry, the first in the world. But in fact, there are very few real Shatuo people, and the Shatuo people they usually call actually refer more to the border people of the Han Dynasty who are governed by the Shatuo people in the northern land. Not only Zhuhu, but also a large number of generations of Northern Han people, the same is called Shatuo. Shatuo cavalry is the first, and it is actually the horse armor of the North Warrior in the world. Especially in the Tang Dynasty today, all the Dao festivals made full use of the Hu people, and the elite soldiers were in the north. Even the strongest Qin clan in the world has a large number of troops among them.

Jincheng is such a hub place, but it is inhabited by a group of the most powerful border people, even if it suffered a major blow a few years ago, it was breached, but in just a few years, it has been restored again, like a weed on the side, full of strong vitality. After Li Siyuan retreated to Jincheng, he suffered a second betrayal here, and countless subordinates mutinied and counterattacked Li Siyuan. Li Siyuan had to retreat to Yunzhou in embarrassment and handed it over to Zhang Zimian.

Zhang Zimian in this place with iron and bloody means to bloody suppression of the chaos Shatuo, Shatuo rebels with three gangs and four towns to guard Jincheng, the most after Zhang Zimian stormed for seven days and seven nights, beheaded more than 10,000, before pacifying this place. After pacifying this place, he saw that this place was a hub and that there were dangerous guards in three gangs and four towns, so he left his son Zhang Yu to guard Jincheng, and left three generals to guard the other three cities, using this as a material transfer station, transporting grain, grass and ordnance from the rear, and then transferring the prisoners of war gathered here and their families out of Lu together.

Historically, in the three dynasties of Shatuo later, it was divided into a separate state, Yingzhou. The three Shatuo dynasties were all established on this basis.

At this time, Jincheng was already extremely dangerous and strong, with three gangs and four towns.

They are the escort post of thirty miles southeast of the city, because the Northern Wei Dynasty Xiaowen Emperor Yuanhong once stationed here, so it is named. There is also located in the east of the city twenty miles of Longshou Mountain under the north bank of the north bank of the Hunhe River, the terrain is high, the north and south lie horizontally. And located in Huairen, Yingcheng, Shanyin three counties junction of the Huangshan Gang, this post Huanghua Yaojin, is one of the famous scenery in Yingzhou, the gang is high and steep.

In addition, there are four towns, Anbian Town, twenty miles east of the city.

Sima Town, twenty miles west of the city. The whole town is in the shape of a fortress. It is surrounded by an earthen wall two and a half feet high. Jincheng is an important defense town in the west.

Shenwu Town, forty miles north of the city, was built by Li Keyong himself.

Daluo Town, forty miles south of the city, guards the extremely dangerous Dashan Gate Pass.

At this time, the soldiers and horses of Jeruza's thorn drove to the front of Shenwu Town in the north of the city, and he was looking at the terrain of Shenwu Town, and saw that the peak of this place rose from the ground, and the forest was luxuriant, like a big beam stretched here. The yellow flowers on the mountain are all over the place, a dangerous cottage is located in the middle of the yellow flowers, there is a stone town towering not far behind the mountain, a gang and a town echo each other from afar, it is faintly visible to hold on to the closed gate city, the flag is fluttering, and the spear is like a forest.

Jeruzara couldn't help frowning, "Three Gangs and Four Towns Protect the Golden City, and Weizhen Qianghu is shocked!" This is indeed a very dangerous place, but if the place. Why can't the Shatuo people hold it, and they are still being repeated by the Qin army. Repeatedly attacked, it seems that the so-called danger is nothing more than a lie. Since the Qin army can capture them again and again, then our Khitan iron cavalry can do the same. ”

Yelu Abaoji, the ten-year-old son of Jeruzara, held a strong bow and rode his horse at his side, and said with a smile: "Father, don't be surprised by the danger of this Huanghuagang and Shenwu Town, no matter how strong the fortress is, it must be guarded by good soldiers." The city is dead, but the people are alive. Father, please see, although the banner hunting in the city, if you look closely, it is not difficult to find that there are few soldiers and horses in the city, and there is a suspicion of bluffing. Based on the information we have, the four cities on the line of Jincheng are only 10,000 Qin army auxiliaries, and Jincheng only has half or 5,000 auxiliaries. The leader of the troops is still a son of Zhang Zimian. The young generals are weak, even if they are guarding the strong city, what are they afraid of. With our tens of thousands of warriors, we will definitely be able to break through in one fell swoop, Yingcheng is now the logistics base of the Qin army, where the grain, grass and ordnance are all in it, and even the firearms of the Qin people that make people headaches, there will definitely be a lot. Father, what are you waiting for, immediately order the warriors to tackle the problem! ”

At this time, an emergency military meeting was being held in the Tennoji Temporary Shogun's Mansion in Kinjo.

Zhang Yuzi Daozhi is just twenty this year, but he is already a veteran who has followed Zhang Zimian for many years. Although now he is only commanded by a group of auxiliaries, the Qin army's auxiliaries have always been known for their ferocity and good warfare, and many times, the auxiliaries only indicate that they are from the unity battalion and the township soldiers or the student army, not that their combat effectiveness is not good. In fact, many of the auxiliaries far exceeded the combat effectiveness of the armies of many feudal towns.

Zhang Yu has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, studying the book of war, although he is only twenty years old this year, but in fact, he still has the title of martial arts jinshi, and he has also achieved the top ten rankings in the martial arts examination of the Qin Domain. He began to fight on the battlefield with his father at the age of fifteen, and has been fighting for five years, in the battle to destroy Wang Xianzhi, Wang Xianzhi's head was personally captured by him, which can be described as a young hero.

After receiving the news that the Hu army was coming, Zhang Yu was not only not frightened, but secretly said in his heart that the Hu people had come just in time. Keeping his father here with his auxiliaries, managing logistics and heavy lifting, and keeping care of the captives was a boring and boring job for him. Now that Hu Ren actually came to the door, it was a good time for him to show his skills and make contributions. He still only has the title of a founding viscount, which is too low, you must know that a few days ago, the military newspaper boasted a few days ago, and Guo Tao, who was praised and praised, is only fifteen years old this year, but the King of Qin has issued a special commendation and promotion order, and Guo Tao has been specially promoted to the Marquis of Dingyuan, although this is only a county marquis, but at the age of fifteen, he suddenly won the title of marquis, what a great honor this is. In short, now Guo Tao has almost become the first person in the younger generation, what a little guy who is envied and hated.

To be honest, he doesn't feel that he is worse than Guo Tao, in the imperial court, he is also a 'ten thousand enemies' with brilliant military achievements, and he also hangs the duke title of the Duke of Shouchun County given by the Son of Heaven, but after entering Qin, his father did not let him take out the title of this duke again. Therefore, in the Qin Domain, because there was no outstanding performance, he, the county prince of the imperial court, was only ranked as the founding viscount in the new title of the Qin Domain. But in terms of ability, he is definitely far superior to that little ghost, and even those disciples of King Qin, he thinks that he will definitely not be bad, the only thing he lacks is just the opportunity to make contributions.

Present at the meeting were several auxiliary commanders, commanders, and so on.

Logistics staff officer Zhang Luo first analyzed the situation of the enemy and us at this time, the Hu people had 50,000 horses, and it was found that there were 10,000 Khitan elite cavalry, and then 40,000 tribal soldiers and horses. And they only have a total of 5,000 soldiers and horses on the Jincheng side, and they are all auxiliaries. Most of them were infantry, and only Zhang Yu had a battalion of cavalry under him. Known as a powerhouse. It's a pity that there are too few people.

"Three thousand, though. But we still have to guard three posts and four towns, plus Jincheng is eight gates. Separated, there are too few troops. But if we give up the three gangs and four towns on the periphery, we are afraid that the Hu people will drive straight into it even more, and Jincheng will be difficult to defend. Although this logistics staff officer also has the title of staff officer, he is actually responsible for logistics scheduling, which is equivalent to a bookkeeper, allowing him to deal with those money and food figures. He didn't have the slightest problem. can let him face the army of Hu people ten times his size, it is difficult to hold on until now, which is quite rare. In fact, during this time, Zhang Luo was already frightened, he was a scholar who joined the army as a logistics staff officer, and it was the first time he had encountered a war, and it was such a big battle, from morning to now, he was still in shock.

"Staff Officer Zhang doesn't need to panic." The young commander Zhang Yu said with a smile on his face. He had been on the battlefield for a long time, and he thought that now was his chance to use his talents. "Open the treasury now. Swords and guns were distributed on one side, and silver coins were distributed on the other. All the prisoners who were not convicted of rebellion and their families in Jincheng, and all the remaining men under the age of 50 and over the age of 15 were all arranged and divided into several shifts to take turns to defend the city. As long as they are willing to assist in defending against the enemy, then they will not be blamed for whether they have had any relationship with the Shatuo people in the past, and at the same time, those who go to the city to assist in the defense will be rewarded with five hundred dollars per day each, and another bucket of millet will be rewarded. If you can kill the enemy, each head will be rewarded with five dollars, and the more you kill, the more you will be rewarded. There must be brave men under the heavy reward, this new city plus four towns, there are many residents of Fanhan, and it is definitely not a problem to raise 10,000 8,000. ”

Zhang Luo is always a little uneasy about Zhang Yu, the main general, he is too young, a few years younger than his son, especially the handsome white face, if he changes his armor and puts on a robe, he is actually more like a scholar. Especially at this time, not only did he not have the slightest panic on his face, but there was a kind of excitement on his face, which made him feel more and more worried about his fate.

"The general's idea is very good, but although this generation of northern border citizens are all fierce and capable of fighting, they are born warriors. But the general should not forget that this was once the lair of the Shatuo people, and these people turned their hearts to Shatuo, if they came to mutiny and counterattack, wouldn't it be worse for us? ”

"This place was indeed the lair of the Shatuo people in the past, but don't forget that the King of Qin once attacked this place and brought the vast majority of the Shatuo people here to the Qin Domain. Later, the three divisions of Datong occupied this place, and they were never polite to the Shatuo people. Although after Li Siyuan conquered Datong, many Shatuo people and the border people of the Han Dynasty returned here, but my father attacked here for seven days and seven nights, killing tens of thousands of people who tried to defend Shatuo's lair. The rest are still in our prisoner-of-war camps, along with their families. As for the others, since they didn't fight us last time, I don't think they're going to be our enemies this time. Although our situation is a little tense at the moment, don't forget that my father will soon lead his troops back to help, and the King of Qin has already decided to personally lead his troops into Daibei. So, you don't have to worry. On the contrary, I think this is a great opportunity, and as long as we can hold on, then, everyone, your future is limitless! ”

"Do you want to withdraw the soldiers from the three gangs and four towns?"

Zhang Yu chuckled and shook his head: "No, not only will we not withdraw the soldiers and horses of the three gangs and four towns, but we will also transfer the soldiers of Jincheng and the newly recruited soldiers to the three gangs and four towns." ”

"What?" The lords and commanders present could not believe this.

Zhang Yu explained with a smile, "We don't want to fight the enemy to the end, we just need to hold out until the reinforcements arrive." And the three gangs and four towns of Jincheng are the best outer barriers, the Hu people came from the south, and the field battle was fierce, but if it was about attacking the city and pulling out the village, it was a layman. Let's defend against danger and defend the seven passes, which can not only disperse the enemy army, but also better play the dangerous advantages of these three posts and three towns. If you want to fight with the Hu people, you will naturally be able to fight the battle of Guancheng with them. If we directly abandon Guancheng and retreat to Jincheng, this is undoubtedly taking the initiative to give up our advantage, which is not what a wise man does. ”

"But will this be broken by each one?"

"No, this is called reasonable dispersion of pressure, don't forget, in addition to our Jincheng, this time facing the Hu people is also Yingcheng, Hunyuan, and Heyin. We are like nails firmly nailed to the Hu people on the way south, and if they want to pass, they have to pull up the nails one by one. Zhang Yu sneered, "But this nail is so easy to pull?" Each nail is a strong castle, and the Hu people who came in a hurry were not good siegers. Wait, let's teach the Hu people a profound lesson this time, so that they don't always think that war is such a simple thing! ”

After so many years of fighting, Zhang Yu can be regarded as experienced. The advantage of the Hu people is mobility, it is their field capabilities. But if you avoid field battles with the Hu people, and fight offensive and defensive battles with them, and defend them by relying on the pass, then the Hu people will have no advantage at all.

If the Hu people did not divide their troops to attack the various passes, but concentrated his tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to attack the gates one by one, although in this way, there will be a danger of breaking through, but the Hu people will have to spend more time to pull out the nails, and Zhang Yu believes that the Hu people definitely do not have the time to pull out all the nails, because he firmly believes that the Qin army of the Qin army is coming in a hurry.

With each additional moment of perseverance, the scales of victory tipped a little more in their favor. (To be continued......)