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On September 2, 699 in the mainland Gregorian calendar, Lan Bailin, the commander of the 14th Imperial Legion, led his troops to fight fiercely with the Imperial City Guard Legion in the area of Sanwangzhuang in the northwest of Zhongzhou, after a day of fierce fighting, the Imperial City Guard Legion broke through the multiple defense lines of the Imperial 14th Legion, and the 14th Legion was forced to retreat, but on the flank, the Third Legion of the Empire bypassed and intercepted from the south, and the defeated 14th Legion was attacked by the Third Legion of the Empire again, and the entire 14th Legion completely collapsed, the commander of the 14th Legion Lan Bailin was missing, and less than 20,000 of the 100,000 troops were able to safely withdraw from Zhongzhou and flee to the Qinghe River in the west, and the Imperial City Guard Corps and the Third Army Corps captured the Sanwangzhuang fortress group in the northwest corner of Zhongzhou in one fell swoop, and then captured as many as 40,000 surrendered soldiers and rout soldiers of the 14th Legion, which seemed to have been firmly inserted into the hinterland of Longquan Mansion in the west, and also posed a great threat to the Qinghe River in the northwest. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

At the same time, Situ Tai's six divisions advanced westward from Cangzhou, crossed the border between Cangzhou and Qinghe, and successively launched attacks on the headquarters of the Third Army Corps in Western Xinjiang stationed in the eastern part of QingheCui Wenxiu quietly pulled up the only Ranger Regiment left in the Heshuo area, the Sixth Ranger Regiment and the Third Heavy Cavalry Division.

Gao Gao, as the commander of the second division, completely adhered to the intention of his own corps commander. Mochizuki Gorge, a series of key passes, the second division behaved remarkably, sometimes holding on, sometimes counterattacking, sometimes withdrawing without an arrow, sometimes desperately fighting without retreating, so that the three divisions of the Twelfth Army Corps, which Situ Tai placed on the forward line to attack, were at a loss by the inconsistent performance of the Second Division, but in general, it was still steadily advancing, and it also made Liu Ping, the commander of the Twelfth Army Corps, barely settle down.

It seems that the Western Frontier Army was not ready for an all-out confrontation with their own side, at least they did not expect that the Imperial City Guard Legion and the Third Army would suddenly attack the Imperial Fourteenth Army Corps, which had intelligence showing that it was gradually approaching the Western Frontier, and defeated the Fourteenth Army in one fell swoop, occupying the Sanwangzhuang fortress group in the northeast of Zhongzhou, which was enough to pose a considerable threat to both Qinghe and Longquan. The control of Sanwangzhuang in the hands of Yusufu and Bai Shengjian probably also made the Western Xinjiang troops stationed in Longquan and Qinghe feel the pressure, especially the Qinghe Mansion in the northwest, which was originally the strongest barrier in the northwest, but the gap in Sanwangzhuang did have a considerable impact on Qinghe Mansion, forcing Qinghe Mansion to have to station more troops, while its periphery had to shrink its defense to prevent possible harm from this insertion, as well as a chain reaction to the situation in the entire Northern Plains.

Liu Ping likes the current situation very much, the long border line makes Li Wufeng's deployment on the northern front obviously a little stretched, Cui Wenxiu is indeed a strong man, his third army in the western frontier has to admit that it is a very effective army, but in the face of six or seven hundred miles between the three provinces from Qinghe to Longquan, Longquan and then to Jinzhong, it is too arrogant for only one legion to hold this front. It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, Cui Wenxiu is only a human being and not a god, it is impossible to be perfect, there are only five divisions and regiments in Sanfu to defend, even if Qinghe is the focus of defense, it is only three divisions, and he has to take into account Longquan and Jinzhong, so he goes hand in hand step by step, so that the pressure will also press the Western Xinjiang Army in the corner and wait for death.

The Twelfth Army Corps should say that the performance so far is quite good, the three divisions form a parallel shoulder to advance steadily, and respond to each other, when one division encounters stubborn resistance and the other two divisions advance smoothly, the other two divisions will also subconsciously slow down the pace of advance to maintain progress, and Liu Ping is also quite careful, the two divisions are ready to invest at any time as a reserve, and even combine the cavalry of the two divisions to strengthen the mobile surname, in case of encountering the enemy's counterattack, after all, Cui Wenxiu, this guy is impermanent, and in repeated battles, it is a surprise army, which makes people unguardable。

Although Gao Gao tried his best to keep his mentality calm, but the grim reality made him unable to be impatient, the early strategy of luring the enemy did not seem to be of much use, the three divisions of the Twelve Legions of the Empire performed quite well, it seems that Liu Ping is worthy of being the four heavenly kings under Situ Tai, and he actually trained a cadre of subordinates so capable, the distance between each division is only thirty or fifty miles, and he steadily eats his defensive position one by one, and he has to throw out one bait after another, but these guys don't take the bait just by eating the bait, and there are a few times when they see it and are about to enter it, but just a little bit, the enemies on both sides follow up again, making themselves fall short, Seeing that the shallow hill area that had crossed the east was gradually approaching Qinghe Fucheng, there were fewer and fewer opportunities for himself.

"Old Gao, how's it going?" the stocky and swarthy man rode his horse to greet him, the spots on his face became more dazzling, and his eyes were full of eagerness, and another yellow-faced and fierce lightly armored officer was also skilled in rounding the horse's head, and the healthy horse spun beautifully in place, and his eyes were also looking at Gao.

"It's still like that, these divisions are really difficult, damn, huddled together, it's far away, I want to eat them together, the strength in our hands is too weak, we want to separate them, these guys are more timid than rabbits, always leaning together, thirty miles, this is too difficult for us. Gao Gao's eyes seemed to be a little anxious, but there seemed to be a hint of expectation in the anxiety, which couldn't hide Mao Jin, who had worked with him for a long time.

"Okay, don't pour cold water on us, you kid must have some ideas, say it quickly, Mao Li and I are waiting until our hearts are burning, seeing these guys showing off their power here, we can only stare dryly, this taste is really going to suffocate us." "The stocky man is wearing thick and heavy armor, perhaps because his face is embarrassed, and the spots on his face are more obvious, it is Mao Jin, the commander of the Third Heavy Cavalry Division of the Third Army Corps, as the only heavy cavalry division in Western Xinjiang, the record of the Third Heavy Cavalry Division seems to be a little incommensurate with the responsibility and pressure he carries, Mao Jin is very angry for this, and has always hoped to use a beautiful performance to prove that the Third Heavy Cavalry Division is definitely not a papier-mâché tiger, purely to pretend to be a façade, to scare and scare the countrymen, these are the words released by some competitors, which make Mao Jin angry, but he can't attack。

"Well, there's a chance, but it's a little risky, but I personally think it's worth the risk. All three of them had already jumped off their horses, but the battle intent in Gao Gao's eyes was getting stronger and stronger, and his teeth were clenched to his lips, as if he wanted to bite his lip to realize his determination.

Whether it was Mao Jin or the commander of the Sixth Ranger Regiment who had been silent, the flame in Mao Li's eyes flashed, and immediately burned, "Let's hear it, seeing Situ Tai and his gang of disciples approaching Qinghe Mansion City, we have nothing to do, how to say that we are also a little reluctant in our hearts, as long as there is a chance, I Mao Jin would rather give it a try." ”

As one of the leaders of the Tubu cavalry, Mauri had no extra words, only nodded resolutely in support of his colleagues, the Tubu were good at fighting rather than words, and he adhered to the consistent style of the Tubu people.

"Well, you guys come and see. Gao squatted down, swept the ground with his feet, and a beautiful snow-swept snow leg of the Snow Mountain School flattened a radius of one zhang, and in the surprised eyes of the two, he picked up a dead branch at any time and drew it on the ground.

"This is where we are, here are the enemy's three divisions in parallel, less than thirty miles apart, if the forced march for two hours can almost be squeezed together, it is difficult for us to start, here, the intelligence shows that Liu Ping combined the two divisions of his reserve, and their light cavalry are placed here, although the distance is a little farther, but don't forget, they are cavalry, sixty miles is simply too simple for cavalry, in the event of a war, they are afraid that they will come faster than the two divisions on this flank. Holding the branches in his hand high, he marked the numbers of the enemy's divisions on the ground one by one, and explained at the same time.

"Our current problem is how to separate these three divisions and eat them one by one, of course the enemy is not a fool, it is already our luck to eat one, Liu Ping is the most timid of the four heavenly kings under Situ Tai, that is to say, the most cautious one, we want to swallow his heart, it will take some work, and some of the foreshadowing we made before can be regarded as a little paralyzing the enemy's mind." ”

"Okay, Lao Gao, don't go around in circles, tell me where the opportunity is, according to you, we don't have a chance at all. Mao Jin yelled angrily.

"Okay, okay, why don't you have a little patience, look at Maoli, how can you achieve great things?" Seeing that Mao Jin was really angry, Gao Gao turned to the topic," I have observed the performance of these three divisions in the past few days, and it should be said that these three guys are quite stable and conservative, but if you insist on comparison, the first division of the 12th Army Corps in the middle of these three divisions should be a little more aggressive or bold, maybe it is because it thinks that it is the first division, and the other two divisions are separated on both sides, and the situation is better, in peacetime, this boldness can be said to be meaningless, but"

Seeing that Mao Jin and Mao Li both looked at each other with a little puzzled eyes, Gao Gao said unhurriedly: "But now, you see," Gao Gao casually drew a shallow line on the left side of the First Division of the Twelfth Army Corps, and drew a small circle on the right side.

(To be continued)