Shang Jiezan's deployment is that he personally led 15,000 elite troops to build a city in Pingliang, and then divided the remaining troops into two wings, 3,000 people lived in the north to destroy sand castles, and 10,000 people scattered south to guard the passes of Longshan.

The deployment of the Tang army was: most of the Fengxiang army returned, leaving Zhang Jingze to station 5,000 people in Huating, the Shence army Xing Junya army stationed 15,000 in Panyuan, Baicao army stationed 15,000 in Lianyunbao, and Jingyuan camps stationed more than 20,000 in various channels in Jingzhou as reserve forces.

Therefore, Shang Jiezan still believes that the strong enemy in front of him is Xing Junya from Shen Ce Camp.

In late winter, from Panyuan to Pingliang, small-scale scout cavalry battles occurred every day.

But overall, the main players of both sides were silent, frantically and actively repairing barriers without saying a word, waiting for the opportunity to showdown.

Shang Jiezan requested Zanpu to convene a military meeting in the tent at the end of winter, sending Zanpu's headquarters army, a total of five Ruben and 67 Dongdai, to draw Zanpu's imperial guards from them to support the battle situation in Pingliang;

The Tang army was also asking the court for instructions. Now our army is in the dominant number of troops, so we asked the Duzhi Department to allocate sufficient food, fodder and clothes. When spring comes, our army will concentrate its efforts to attack Pingliang and expel Shang Jiezan from east of Longshan.

On December 7, the second year of Xingyuan (784 AD), the scout cavalry of the Shence Army raided the Xifan team that had been transported to Pingliang, intercepted more than a dozen yaks and corresponding supplies, and captured two escorted "tongues".

Xing Junya had recognized Gao Yue as the "think tank" of the various troops, so he sent his "tongue" to the Baicao Army camp for Gao Yue to interrogate.

Gao Yue sat in front of the case and asked Ming Huaiyi to stand beside him. Because the two captured tongues were all Dangxiang Qiang, they acted as the auxiliary soldiers who escorted supplies and wandered around in Shang Jiezan's army.

Ming Huaiyi angrily scolded and asked these two people in Qiang language. After all, he was the chief of the Meiqing clan in Dangxiang, the six prefectures of Qingzhou, and he knew the mood and language of each Dangxiang.

After asking, Gao Yue was quite surprised.

Although both of these two tongues were Dangxiang Qiang, one was from Liankuang Qiang in Dangzhou, Longyou, and the other was actually from Dangxiang in Pingxia.

Longyou was trapped in Xifan very early, so it is not surprising that the local Qiang and Hu acted as the servants of Xifan.

But since Pingxia Dangxiang moved in, he has been settled in Xiazhou and Yinzhou areas controlled by the Tang government, and now he actually appears in Shang Jiezan's team. What does this mean?

"Did you have rebelled against the Tang and surrendered to the Western Fan general Ma Chongying?" Gao Yue couldn't help but ask a stern question.

Ming Huaiyi immediately pulled out his sharp sword and intimidated the Qiang soldier who defended Xia.

This guy quickly told me:

Sure enough, it was exactly what Gao Yue thought. Since Ma Chongying gathered 60,000 foreign soldiers and invaded Lingwu and Yanzhou, many tribes around Nanshan Dangxiang, Liufu Dangxiang, Pingxia Dangxiang and Shizhou Dangxiang, etc., have turned against Xifan to help the evildoers (relatively, the six governments Dangxiang in Qingzhou is more stable, because they respect Cui Ning and Gao Yue's former power), and reached a dirty deal with Ma Chongying and began to occupy the Baiyushan Mountains as a bandit. The number of people was less than 100,000. They plundered and killed the people, soldiers and officials of our Tang, and drove cattle and sheep, gathered the men of the entire clan to provide supplies and servants to the Western Fan invading army.

Han Tan, the governor of Xia Yinsui, and the governor of Qingzhou, Lu Weiming, could only defend the city; the governor of Weibei and Bining was helpless.

However, Zhang Guangsheng, the governor of Zhenwu Army, actively sought a war with the court, hoping to lead 10,000 Zhenwu Army to the south and sweep the rebel Qiang.

However, the court's handling plan has been delayed and seems to be hesitating.

After all, for the court, the focus of the problem lies in the struggle between the Western Fan general Ma Chongying and the Yanzhou governor Du Xiquan - as long as Du Xi can repel Ma Chongying and the Western Fan army retreats, then the internal migration of the Dangxiang will naturally accept the sancang's peace.

Therefore, in the end, the emperor only had to lower the system, and wanted the governor of Bining, Han Yougui, the left army general of Shence, Gao Chongwen, to lead 20,000 elite troops to the north, trying to meet with the governor of Qingzhou, Lu Weiming, to open up the passage to Yanzhou, and reinforce Du Xiquan who was defending Yanzhou City to regain the battle situation on the front line of Shuofang.

"What are you doing to suppress the slaughter? Every time Xifan comes to invade, Shuofang, Hedong, and Tuyuhun tribes will take the opportunity to "scrape the city gate" to encourage the enemy's fierce flames. According to my opinion, Xifan is a life-and-death enemy. These groups of party members are a confidant. After Ma Chongying retreats, they will not suppress the slaughter, but will suppress the suppression!" In front of Ming Huaiyi, Gao Yue said angrily, and Gao Yue said the following words as if he was saying to Ming Huaiyi: "Only keep the loyal and good people, those with stains do not need to be left behind. Seventy percent of the entire Ling, Yan, Qing, Yan, Xia, Yin and other states will be wiped out and solved, not 70 percent, at least half." Gao Yue's words were a bit terrifying.

But Ming Huaiyi asked, "Dad, when we fight for the tribe, our sons are willing to be pioneers."

The strategy of using Qiang to control Qiang is always effective.

However, Gao Yue sighed next, stroked General Ming's back and said, "Of course I understand your wishes. It would be best that the Meiqing clan can be the most powerful foreign cavalry in the Tang Dynasty in the future. However, the suppression is still not suppression. The dominance is not in our hands. Let's wait for the changes of the times.

Just when Gao Lian's concern moved from Jingyuan to Shuofang, the battle to defend the city under Wuyuan City in Yanzhou was indeed in a state of intense heat.

Tens of thousands of Xifan army circled around Wuyuan City, Yanzhou for several turns, the flag of the Red Lotus Fire Tongue Emblem floated, and a string of red lanterns were tied under the flagpole, which was particularly eye-catching. Under it, Xifan general Ma Chongying stared at the Yanzhou City Tower with a circumference of seven miles, and kept issuing orders to transfer the troops under his command to attack in turn.

There is no north gate in Yanzhou City, only three gates in the southeast, south and west. Ma Chongying ordered Shatuo Xiaowang Zhu Xie to lead the ten thousand home troops to block the east gate; Tuyuhun Xiaowang Murong Junchao led the ten thousand home troops to besiege the south gate; while Ma Chongying supervised 40,000 foreign troops to attack the west gate of Wuyuan City.

The Western British soldiers erected several huge turrets, each with hundreds of people pulling ropes, and shot stone bombs at the west gate of Wuyuan City day and night. The sound was as loud as thunder. The tower on the city gate and the horse-faced war shed were ravaged during this period and were destroyed.

"The Yanzhou City was attacked by our Dafan before. Although it was not captured, it was destroyed almost all the city walls with flying cannons. Now Yanzhou City is only temporarily repaired and will never be solid. If it can't last long, I will take it down with one go." Ma Chongying was full of confidence.

At this moment, countless places of Dangxiang Fandao drove out endless cattle and sheep to Ma Chongying's camp, and wanted to assist the Western Fan army in attacking Yanzhou.

To these chiefs who were Dangxiang Fanluo, Ma Chongying intended to establish his authority, so he smiled and said to them: "With the blessing of our Dafan mountain god, and the prayers and cheers of many Bon wizards, God told me that when the crescent moon is about half a day after tomorrow, this Yanzhou City will welcome my victory!"
Chapter completed!