Outside the Jade Gate.

Luo Zhang's eyes were shining, he had followed Qin Huaidao for the longest time, learned a lot of things, and knew Qin Huaidao the best, if he dared to defend Yangguan, he would definitely have a chance of winning, and he would never fight a battle that he was not sure of, not to mention artillery, so he didn't have to worry about losing Yangguan at all.

In other words, Yangguan can be defended without its own support, but the Turkic transfer of troops is an opportunity, as long as it is his own troops to Loulan, and the Turkic troops are left to do it, the siege of Loulan is not a problem, and then you can join forces with Su Dingfang of Loulan to send troops to relieve the siege of Qitun.

Once the siege of Qitun is lifted, the three sides can join forces in one place, cut off the back road of the Turkic prince, and form a two-sided attack with Yangguan, and the victory is in hand.

One thought flashed through him, Luo Zhang made a decision, and said: "Uncle uses his body as bait to attract the Turkic army and relieve the siege of the three cities of Hanzhou, we can't sit still, is there a road from Loulan here?" ”

"There is a trade road left by the Han Dynasty, the army is feasible, Loulan and the Han Dynasty traded, this road is prosperous and tight, what do you want to do? Count me in. An Guogong smelled the breath of battle and became excited.

"Uncle asked you to guard the city, don't act rashly, if you lose it here, the consequences will be very serious, I will bring the headquarters over enough, once the Turkic soldiers and horses in Loulan are withdrawn, there will not be too much left, rush overnight, the dawn can arrive, and the other party will be caught off guard, then Su Dingfang will definitely attack, and the inside and outside will be combined, and they will win."

An Guogong's eyes lit up: "It's a good way, once the siege of Loulan is lifted, you can come to Qitun, full of life, echoing Yangguan from the periphery, the Turks in Yangguan will inevitably be in turmoil, don't have the old man to help, enter the customs city to eat something and then leave, what equipment do you need, just say, as long as there is, in addition, let the dog bring two hundred elite soldiers with him." ”

The opportunity is rare, and An Guogong did not forget to pave the way for his son.

Luo Zhang understood An Guogong's thoughts, and it was not a big problem to take away two hundred people at Yumen Pass, but it was a big help to himself, the army was in a hurry, people were sleepy and tired, and they urgently needed a full meal, and they did need a batch of arrows to replenish, and nodded and said: "Then there is labor." ”

The army entered the city to rest.

At dusk, the remnant sun is like blood.

Gusts of wind swept over the wasteland, the frightened river ran in a panic on the still water, a few wild birds fluttered and flew away, and in the distance, a desolate wolf howl faintly came.

Luo Zhang walked out of Yumen Pass with the army, walked slowly along the ancient road, and observed this scene over and over again.

Although it was not the first time I came, I was still shocked by the vastness, desolation, and silence.

Night is falling, the moon is in the sky, and the vast land becomes hazy.

The army continued on its way by the moonlight, but it did not go fast.

A few foraging wolves stood in the distance, whimpered, and reluctantly left.

All the way to the stars and the moon, all the way to the wind and disturbances.

Finally, the army arrived five miles east of Loulan City just before dawn, found a shelter to rest, and ate some dry food to replenish their strength, while the war horses gnawed grass on the shore of the Lop Nur water to recover their strength.

After Luo Zhang sent out scouts, he found a place to sit down, eat dry food, and chatted with the soldiers to boost morale, shorten the distance, and increase understanding.

Not long after, a scout hurriedly returned: "General, there are about 10,000 Turks outside Loulan City, blocking three directions, and Loulan is backed by the lake in the other direction, so there is no need to be guarded." ”

"How many people are sure?" Luo Zhang's spirits perked.

The soldiers were also in high spirits, and they all looked at the scouts, 10,000 people, no pressure.

The scout looked determined: "Sure, it won't be more than ten thousand." ”

"Great, it seems that the Turks have mobilized their forces to leave, continue to watch, report the situation at any time, and wait for the brothers to recover their strength." Luo Zhang made a decisive decision.

The scout agreed, and pulled the horse away.

The army sped up eating, ate and drank enough, and began to organize their equipment.

After waiting for a while, Luo Zhang saw that the morale of the troops was high, and their physical strength had almost recovered, so he got up, and just as a red red came over, he greeted him and asked, "How is it?" ”

"My lord, the Turks are cooking on a fire."

"Hahaha, okay, it's the most relaxing when eating, just sneak attack, brothers, get on the horse!" Luo Zhang shouted loudly, turned over on his horse, shook the reins, and rushed forward.

"Drive!"

"Drive!"

When Qin Huaidao allocated 20,000 imperial troops, he deliberately arranged for those who were good at riding to be under the command of Luo Zhang, just to rebuild the light cavalry, and at this moment the advantage of riding came into play.

The army roared away, and soon formed an attack triangle with Luo Zhang as an arrow.

The distance of five miles does not take long for a war horse.

It didn't take long for everyone to see a city standing by the lake, and a large army was stationed in front of the city, with smoke and birds in the army, defending in front and rear.

This scene made everyone happy, and Luo Zhang shouted excitedly: "If you give the order, you will run with me, don't rush around, and prepare bows and arrows." ”

The time for incorporation was too short, and there was no time to train all the way, but Luo Zhang had led light cavalry and was experienced, so he knew too well how to fight.

The order was quickly passed from the front of the line to the rear, and one by one the bows and arrows were drawn.

The sudden appearance of the army immediately aroused the alarm of the Turks, who stopped watching, and after making sure that it was not their own people, they quickly took action, turned on their horses, and shouted a warning.

However, the defense of the soldiers is deployed in the front, and the rear is only a baggage army, a firehead army, which is like an emptiness, and it takes time for the soldiers to rush to the rear.

This time has become a fatal loophole.

When the Turkic soldiers rushed to the rear, before they could form an effective organization, Luo Zhang led people to rush murderously and shouted: "Bow and arrow, shoot!" ”

"Hugh Hugh!"

Countless bows and arrows were shot at the chaotic Turks, forming a dark cloud in the void, and when the head fell, blood arrows were set off, and there were screams and falling horses.

The distance was already very close, and the soldiers habitually put down their bows and arrows, ready to draw their swords, when Luo Zhang's roar sounded in their ears: "Shoot again!" ”

The soldiers were habitually obedient to orders, and everyone again drew their bows and arrows and shot forward.

Another rain of arrows fell, killing the Turkic soldiers one after another, not caring about counterattacks, and the scene became even more chaotic.

"Shoot freely!"

Luo Zhang's voice sounded again, like thunder, and the shocked soldiers instinctively drew arrows, put on the big bow, and instinctively pulled away again and shot out.

The war horse was driven by the owner, and under the control of the herd mentality, it followed the front and galloped wildly.

Luo Zhang took the lead, and did not directly rush into the enemy group, 10,000 people is not a small number, although he can take it by attacking hard, but the losses on his side will not be less, do not convert, run along the Turkic rear with a large army, and keep a distance of more than 30 meters to facilitate archery.

In this way, the enemy and the enemy are like two parallel tracks, and the soldiers shoot and kill as much as they want.

But the Turks reacted quickly, and a large army rushed up in an organized manner, with a large number of people, Luo Zhangyi pulled the horse's head and ran in the other direction with the army, breaking away from the Turkic array.

The people behind followed, invisibly running out of an arc, like a scimitar, and the arrows were like rain, constantly cutting through the Turks who rushed up.

Soon, the army rushed out for some distance and ran out of a circle with Luo Zhang.

The soldiers looked back, and the Turkic cavalry that rushed up to block them was almost shot in pieces, and suddenly Tong Kong shrank - this style of play is a bit sloppy.

At this moment, everyone looked at Luo Zhang, who led the team, and became fanatical.

Luo Zhang's expression was cold, his attention was all on the Turkic army, and he found a relatively weak link and rushed over again, also not directly rushing in, but also slanting on the side, cutting with the army like a knife, and bleeding the Turks from a long distance with arrows.

The shouts of killing alarmed Loulan City.

Su Dingfang was originally eating breakfast, and when he heard the report of the people below, he rushed out of the house after losing the food, rushed to the city wall, and put his hand on the pergola to check, the distance was a little far, and he couldn't see the identity of the person who came, but the light cavalry tactics had seen it, and Luo Zhang's figure couldn't help but appear in his mind, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Haha, reinforcements have arrived, order, the army is ready to leave the city!"

"Whoa!" A lieutenant clasped his fists and hurried away.

The news of the arrival of reinforcements soon spread throughout Loulan City, and the morale immediately soared, and they quickly assembled without taking care of breakfast.

Su Dingfang's eyes were like torches, staring ahead without blinking, no matter who came, as long as he killed the Turks, the enemy's enemy was a friend, and it was worth going out of the city to fight.

Seeing that most of the Turkic soldiers deployed at the front line ran to the rear, Su Dingfang knew that the opportunity had come, hurriedly got off the city wall, turned over his horse, and took the horse lance handed by the guards and shouted: "Brothers, what is the Turkic outside?" ”

Everyone was stunned, isn't it Turkic? What else could it be?