The north wind was howling outside the tent, sweeping across the earth like millions of lions.

The Uighur Lanzhou is not going to vomit in the tent but is so stuffy that it can't breathe. It's hot, hot, and hot. He only feels that the air is as stuffy as the rainy summer days, and it surrounds people tightly like a big net, and cannot escape.

Tu Shaodu did not expect that the Zhou army would come so quickly. The scouts discovered the Zhou army on the south bank of Weishui, northeast of Qinzhou, Yerenling and Primordial Ridge. Not only did the food collection passage be cut off, but more serious was that the Uighur army was unable to advance and retreat now. To the south and east are the Zhou army that gathered quickly, and to the west are Khan Renyu, who held heavy troops and stared at them covetously, and to the north are the cavalry of the feudal party. If you are not careful, the entire army may be hidden in a disaster at any time.

The confidants of Tu Shaodu looked at the decisive and heroic commander who was walking around the tent. Tu Shaodu's generation aristocrats, although they were nearly fifty years old, still had a straight figure like a long spear, with golden hair always combed uniquely. They were a superpower who paid attention to appearance and was very stylish. But now their beards were twitching, their eyes were full of blood, and they looked a little sloppy. Tu Shaodu turned around dozens of times while Tu Shaodu was in the tent, and all the eyes of the generals moved with him, and no one dared to disturb him.

Under the gaze of the generals, Tu Shaodu finally stopped and stopped in front of the map, his voice a little sad: "I think about how powerful we Uighurs were, how fresh and tender the water plants in the Tuhutu River and how tender the Xue Lingge River are. 300,000 string-controlling warriors, the whole grassland is crawling at our feet, and our Uighurs's spirit cavalry is the enemy's eternal nightmare."

The glory of the Uighur Khanate has become a thing of the past. Now the Uighurs are floating around and no longer as powerful as they were on the same day. However, any nation will firmly remember the glory of the past and use this glory as the driving force for progress.

After reviewing history, there are always big decisions. The generals are very clear about this. They stared at Tu Shaodu, wondering what wonderful plan would come out of their mouths. For more than ten or even twenty years, Tu Shaodu's wisdom has saved everyone's lives countless times at critical times. Now, it has reached a critical moment.

Tu Shaodu suddenly stopped, made up his mind, and said to the generals with a calm face: "It is better to fight to the death instead of sitting there and waiting for death."

"To the north, it is the territory of the Dangxiang people. We Uighurs and Dangxiang people have fought for many years. It can be said to be a feud. Now that the Dangxiang people are becoming more and more powerful, we cannot survive on the territory of the Dangxiang people."

"In the east and south, the Zhou army is gathering. The more we go east, the stronger the Zhou army is. Our army goes deeper and has no food and grass supply, which is also a dead end."

"Only by going southwest and entering the territory of the Tubo people, although the Tubo people are brave and warlike, they are now a mess. As long as our army can enter Zhuoni and other places and grab a piece of territory on the bank of Bailongshui, the army will have a way of life. After the situation eases, we will go north to capture Lanzhou and regain everything that belongs to us."

He was very eloquent and contagious. A young Uighur general stood up and shouted: "I will beat the original vanguard through the Wei River."

The speaker is the rising star of the Uighur Army - General Ge Sa of the Divine Arrow. He comes from the nine tribes of the Uighurs. He has a noble status and is also a hand-arrowing technique. He has no opponents in Lanzhou, where there are many masters, and has become the idol of the girls in Lanzhou City.

Before going to war, Gesa was immersed in love. Tu Shaodu's youngest daughter Asi had a secret relationship with him. Gesa was originally planning to repel the Khan's army, and officially proposed marriage to Tu Shaodu, but he did not expect that spies would emerge from Lanzhou City. Lanzhou Uighur Army was attacked from the east, south and north from the Khan's army, and was forced to flee into the Zhou territory and avoid the encirclement of Khan Renyu's army. Gesa and other generals did not expect that the Zhou army that had recently defeated the Shu people was quickly attacked. The two Zhou troops had occupied strategic areas, and the Uighur Army could be said to be in danger. The power of love was endless. Gesa was the first to stand up to fight back to Lanzhou and seize his beloved.

Tu Shaodu looked at Ge Sa, thought for a while, and said, "General Ge, I will give you 4,000 troops. If you go to attack the Zhou army in the eastern part of Qinzhou, you must fight hard and skillfully, attract the attention of the Zhou army to the eastern part of Qinzhou, and reduce the pressure on the army to cross the river."

After receiving the order, Geza brought four thousand Uighur cavalry and rushed straight to Fengxiang Army camp.

Ge Sa observed the Zhou army camp for a while and said to the deputy general: "The Zhou army camp has all fortifications. It seems that it is ready to spend it with us. The attack should be fierce, but don't get too close to the Zhou army camp to avoid being injured by its crossbow arrows."

After receiving the order, the deputy general led the Uighur cavalry to run wildly around the Fengxiang Army camp. After entering the arrow route, he attacked the camp with accurate iron arrows.

Wang Jingfengxiang's army was stationed in the northeast of Qinzhou City. Wang Jingjiu stationed on the border and fought with Shu people, Tubo people, Dangxiang people and Uighurs, and had extremely rich experience. He judged that the Uighur army had insufficient food and grass, and did not want to fight head-on with the Uighur cavalry. It was just one word: drag. Wang Jing ordered the Fengxiang army to build a strong camp on the spot, dig trenches, put on horseback, crossbows and hard bows, and the whole army curled up like a hedgehog. This was the tactics of Shu general Li Tinggui against him, which made him extremely uncomfortable. Wang Jing learned and used Li Tinggui's tactics to deal with the Uighurs.

Under Wang Jing's strict order, the Fengxiang Army refused to leave the camp. As long as the Uighur cavalry approached the camp, they would fight back with long-range weapons such as bed crossbows, hand crossbows and other long-range weapons.

In order to attract the main force of the Zhou army, Gesa used 3,000 people to siege Fengxiang Army camp, and another 1,000 people swept the countryside near Qinzhou, captured many elderly, weak, women and children, and brought them to the front of Fengxiang Army camp. The Uighurs killed the old, weak, women and children in front of Fengxiang Army. Everything Gesa did seemed to incite the Fengxiang Army to fight the decisive battle, but in fact it was an act, with the purpose of making the Great Zhou army think that this crazy team was the main force of the Uighurs, in order to attract heavy troops from the Zhou army and create opportunities for the Uighurs to cross the Wei River south.

The Uighurs bending their horses flashed, and screams sounded in front of the Fengxiang Army's position, and the wailing sounds suddenly turned into a river of blood. Countless old, weak, women and children who were captured were cut off from their bodies and heads. An Uighur soldier used a knife to lift his head and galloped in front of the formation.

The soldiers in front of Fengxiang's military camp were all bleeding from their eyes, and they each held their weapons tightly. The young infantry commander Xiang Shanxing, led the 500 infantry army, guarded the front of the camp. Xiang Shanxing was twenty-two years old, and was the age of youth and passion. He saw the Uighurs acted in a rash manner in front of the large army camp and asked for battle many times in front of Wang Feng, the commander of Fengxiang's infantry commander. Wang Feng, the commander of the infantry commander, followed Wang Jing for many years. He knew that Wang Jing's military order was the strictest and he would never allow him to act without permission. So he sternly refused Xiang Shanxing's request. Xiang Shanxing was brave in fighting, but he was actually the first general under the commander of the infantry commander. Wang Feng did this, which was actually a protection for Xiang Shanxing.

After Xiang Shanxing was rejected, he returned to the position with his anger. The Uighurs were still provoking outside the camp. When the Uighurs killed an old man, Xiang Shanxing finally couldn't bear it anymore. He pulled out his waist and shouted loudly: "The Uighurs are only a few thousand, and our nearly 10,000 troops are huddled in the shell like a turtle. If it is a man, rush for me."

The five hundred infantry soldiers shouted in unison, opened the camp gate, and rushed out.

Fengxiang's army saw the 500 infantry army rushing out, regardless of the officer's obstruction, raised its gun and lifted its sword and rushed outward. Five hundred crossbowmen had already taken the crossbow arrows and followed the team heading towards the mountains to break out of the camp gate. The crossbowmen were different from the infantry. After rushing for a while, they stopped. Several crossbowmen tried to shoot arrows, and estimated the distance. Five hundred crossbowmen rushed dozens of steps, and then stood together. At the command command, the five hundred crossbowmen fired at the same time at the Uighur army.

The Uighur army saw the opportunity very quickly. Seeing the enemy rushing out, under Gesa's command, it retreated quickly, but dozens of people still did not escape the attack of crossbow arrows and were caught in the horse. Gesa waited until the first wave of attacks of the enemy crossbowmen ended, and did not give the crossbowmen a chance to fire a second arrow. As soon as the war drum sounded, the whole army rushed towards Fengxiang Army like a storm. The Uighur riders did not contact the infantry, but circled around the infantry. While circled around the circle, the Uighur riders fully utilized their expertise in cavalry and shooting at the enemy infantry with bows and arrows.

When he walked towards the mountain, he saw the enemy's bows and arrows trampled, and ordered: "Form a formation."

Dozens of shields formed a barrier, effectively blocking the shooting of the Uighur cavalry. Behind the shield were dozens of archers, relying on the shield to shoot at the Uighur riders. The crossbowmen took this opportunity to put the second crossbow arrow on. The commander of the crossbow camp did not rush to give the order, but stared at the Uighur cavalry, looking for an opportunity to attack again.

Seeing that his goal was achieved, Geza ordered: "Retreat."

Xiang Shanxing commanded the infantry, and under the cover of the shield soldiers, he braved the rain of arrows and rushed towards the Uighurs. However, the Uighurs did not fight with the infantry at all. After shooting out an iron arrow, they turned their horses and ran cleanly. Xiang Shanxing looked at the Uighur cavalry who was away, and his nose was crooked. The infantry had rushed to the place where the Uighur cavalry fell from horses. Many Uighur cavalry fell to the ground with injuries. Some Uighur cavalry were shot down by the war horses and were not injured. Xiang Shanxing ordered the infantry and rushed over and slashed at the lonely Uighur riders. The Uighur riders were very tough and knew they could not escape, but they still shouted and slashed with the infantry. The ending was self-evident. The head of the Uighur cavalry was soon cut off by the infantry who swarmed up.

The Uighur cavalry came in a fierce manner, but retreated very quickly, leaving only dozens of Uighur cavalry and hundreds of corpses of Qinzhou people in front of the Fengxiang Army's camp.

Wang Jing sat in front of the camp with a blue face. The infantry did not obey the command and acted without authorization. This was absolutely not allowed in the Fengxiang army. Even if he won a battle, he would be severely punished. After returning to the camp, Xiangshanxing was soon tied to the wooden stake outside the camp.

Wang Feng, commander of the infantry commander, commander of the cavalry commander and other generals knelt in the tent. In order to plead with Xiangshanxing, commander of the infantry commander Wang Feng said: "The Uighur cavalry killed the people of Qinzhou in front of the camp. Xiangshanxing had the wish to go against the order. In view of his bravery in combat and repeated merits, I ask the Jiedushi to spare his life and leave a warrior for Fengxiang Army. Let Xiangshanxing kill a few more enemies on the battlefield to atone for his sins."

Wang Jing did not speak for a long time, and finally said coldly: "Military orders are military orders, and there is no reason to violate the order."

After Wang Jing finished speaking, he stopped looking at the generals kneeling on the ground and said to his personal guards: "Kill."

Xiangshanxing was tied to a wooden stake, with his head raised, and the soldiers guarding Xiangshanxing were very sympathetic to the infantry commander.

A guard took a bag and handed it to Xiangshanxing's mouth, saying, "Commander, I admire your courage. These wines are toasted by brothers."

Xiangshanxing drank the wine calmly and whispered, then said, "Good wine, if you have this bag of wine to see you off, I will be a happy ghost as a ghost."

The time for execution was approaching, two tall and fat executioners carrying big swords, swaying to Xiangshanxing. A fat executioner said, "Commander Xiang, offended."

Walking to the mountain: "Zhao Dalang, move more quickly."

Zhao Dalang smiled confidently and said, "Song Commander is a man, and I will use my monk's ability to pass on my skills."

While the two of them were talking, Zhao Dalang took a deep breath, raised his sword, and prepared to chop down.

At this time, the sound of horse hooves sounded in the camp, and a feathered arrow flew over like lightning, and shot into Zhao Dalang's arm holding the knife. Two war horses rushed to the wooden stake. A rider beautifully swung his knife to cut off the rope Xiang Shanxing's body and flew towards the Shanxing. The two horses and three quickly rushed towards the camp gate.

The two executioners and guards at the camp gate bluffed and raised their swords and guns high, allowing the three of them to escape from the camp smoothly.

The second day after the Fengxiang army arrived in Qinzhou, the Black Dragon Army and the Fuhu Army also arrived in Qinzhou one after another and met with the Black Diao Army that arrived earlier. Hou Dayong ordered the Black Dragon Army to defend the Wild Ren Ridge, and the Fuhu Army defended the Cliff Ridge. The main forces of the Black Diao Army were all concentrated on the south bank of the Wei River, and more than 200 Qinzhou cavalry also followed the Black Diao Army to fight.

The Uighur Army and the Fengxiang Army fought fiercely many times on the eastern front, and the two armies fought lively, but the southern front was calm and the Uighurs did not launch any attacks.

Hou Dayong received a secret letter from Wang Jingduo, asking him to send troops to attack the Uighurs to relieve the pressure faced by Fengxiang's army.

The abnormal actions of the Uighurs attacking Fengxiang Army aroused Hou Dayong's vigilance. Logically speaking, the Uighurs' attack on the Fengxiang Army with strong troops did not gain any benefits, and they would face the dilemma of being attacked from both sides at any time. Such a fighting style must have profound meaning. Because the situation was not clear, Hou Dayong still held his troops and did not transfer one army and one soldier to leave the Wei River, but sent someone to send a secret letter to Wang Jing, pointing out that the Uighurs' army might flee south to Zhuoni.

In order to accurately grasp the Uighur movements, Hou Dayong sent out all the most taxable detective cavalry in the Lion Camp, and divided the Lion Camp into several teams to closely monitor the movements of the Uighur camps.

Zhou Qing and Wu Jiaqiang led a team of officers and soldiers to monitor the movements of the Uighurs on the north bank of the Wei River.

Zhou Qing and Wu Jiaqiang and the other two received the order and led their personal guards to sneak into the north bank of the Wei River. The Wei River was not deep, so there were not many areas suitable for a brigade of cavalry to wader. Zhou Qing and Wu Jiaqiang divided the fifty scout cavalry into two groups, one group during the day and one group at night, and took turns lurking in areas where they might wader along the Wei River.

Zhou Qing led a group of people in the daytime, with twenty-five people in eight groups, basically three people in one group, and they cooperated with each other to enter the lurking ground. Since the establishment of the Black Eagle Army, there have been constant wars from Cangzhou, Gaoping to Fengzhou, and the frequent tasks of the Lion Camp's reconnaissance cavalry far exceeds that of other troops, and the comprehensive level of reconnaissance cavalry is even better than that of the entire army.

Tu Shaodu sent Gesa to attack the Fengxiang Army camp in order to attract the attention of the Zhou army. He did not expect to meet two old treacherous guys, and they did not move their troops. This made Tu Shaodu somewhat discouraged. On the one hand, he added 1,000 troops to Gesa, and on the other hand, he stepped up his reconnaissance along the Wei River to find the most suitable ferry crossing.

The Uighur scouts sent by Tu Shaodu were obviously not professional. They were often a team of scouts, galloping along the Wei River, saying it was reconnaissance. In Zhou Qing's eyes, it seemed more like he was playing on the edge of the Wei River. Zhou Qing was behind a lump of earth, and the gray clothes were basically integrated with the lump of earth.

Within one day, seven groups of scattered Uighur scouts walked past him.

When Hou Dayong learned of the frequent activities of Uighur cavalry along the Wei River, he further strengthened his previous judgment. The Uighur army would definitely flee to the Tubo territory.

Qian Xiangnan took out a topographic map of the Wei River. The soldiers of the Lion Camp observed the Uighurs' reconnaissance cavalry at eight points. At each point, he found an Uighurs' reconnaissance cavalry. He drew a triangle on the topographic map.

There are already seventeen triangles at the Wei River Fengling Ferry Crossing.

Qian Xiangnan sat on the coffee table and stared at the topographic map of the Wei River. The food sent by his personal guards did not move at all. After sitting for a while, he suddenly stood up and took the soldiers of the Lion Camp to inspect Fengling Ferry in person.

"Fengling Ferry?"

"Yes, I'm sure the Uighurs are going to wade through Fengling Ferry."

Hou Dayong looked at Qian Xiangnan's confident eyes and felt secretly proud, "I am really a Bole, I have dug such a thousand-mile horse." However, his expression was extremely serious, and his tone was even more solemn. He asked again: "The eight ferry crossings in the Wei River are more than 30 miles in the entire line. If the judgment is wrong and the troops are arranged inappropriately, it will not be able to stop the Uighur cavalry."

Qian Xiangnan posed a terrain map with some rough edges and said: "Boats of all sizes and large waters of the Wei River were forcibly detained by our army. If the Uighurs wanted to cross the Wei River, they would have to pass through these shallow ferries. Fengling Du water was the shallowest and the river surface was the narrowest. It was the best place for cavalry to raid. If the Uighurs really wanted to cross the Wei River, this place would be the best place."

Hou Dayong didn't say anything again this time, and took the money to the south to check Fenglingdu. As soon as he arrived at the ferry crossing, another team of Uighur cavalry came to the other side of the shore. The Uighur cavalry had excellent riding skills and ran very vigorously on the north shore. Hou Dayong did not show up, and all dismounted, hid in the grass, observing the Uighur cavalry.

Among this team of Uighur cavalry, there seemed to be one of the very high-ranking positions. He was surrounded by everyone and crossed the Wei River. The Uighur horses were much taller than the horses of the Liao people. The deepest part of the Wei River was only at the belly of the horse. The Uighur cavalry easily crossed the Wei River and walked around the south bank. They did not find Hou Dayong and his party hiding to the north bank of the Wei River.

The Uighur Scout Cavalry kept bringing the situation along the Wei River back to the camp. Tu Shaodu's heart was already in his throat. After summarizing the news brought back by the Scout Cavalry, Tu Shaodu's heart slowly returned to its original position.

The Zhou army had garrisons on the south bank of the Wei River, but through recent reconnaissance, the number of garrisons on the south bank would not be too large, and it was estimated that it was about 2,000 to 3,000 people. This number of people was not enough to pose a fatal threat to the Uighur cavalry with tens of thousands of people, and at most it would cause some minor troubles.

Although the Zhou army stationed in the eastern part of Qinzhou had strong military strength, the two-legged infantry could not catch up with the Uighur cavalry. In order to prevent the Zhou army in the eastern part of Qinzhou from following, Tu Shaodu decided to join 5,000 cavalry and launch a night attack. He fought with the Zhou army with real swords and guns, and made the Zhou army afraid of pain, so that the main force of the Zhou army stationed in the eastern part of Qinzhou did not dare to force the Uighur army, so as not to be attacked on both sides when the Uighur army crossed the river.
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