17. The Country of White Yushan
After completing his efforts in one battle, Gao Yue was also very excited and happy in such a situation.
He announced that under the newly completed military city, all the soldiers of the Baicao Army, including the cavalry of friendly troops, held a banquet of Hunyang: the meat was all from the extinct Nanshan Dangxiang Fanluo, and the wine was given by the emperor. In addition to the banquet, each soldier was also given a reward of money and clothes. The whole army was in high spirits, and the cheers shook the entire Hulu River.
But Gao Yue not only wanted to occupy the section of the Hulu River, but he wanted to extend the Tang army's front north to the entire Weiru River, until the surging Yellow River.
In the military city tent, Gao Yue sat in front of the desk and personally gave the generals the opportunity to fight:
The cavalry of the Quanbaicao Army and friendly forces continued to be used in a concentrated manner, with a total of 5,000 cavalry, led by Ming Huaiyi, and continued to take the lead in the vanguard;
Gao Gu, Cai Fengyuan and Tang Jingyan led three Baicao Army infantry and a total of 6,000 people, and joined Wang Qi and Zhang Xi's three thousand earthen regiment crossbowmen as the back. Xingyuan's observation and defense commander Gao Yue and the supervisor Ximen Can personally press the formation, carrying baggage and equipment, ready to follow the cavalry team to attack the city, and remove Mingsha, Zhongwei and other enemy barriers;
Baicao Military City is guarded by Guo Zaizhen and Zhao Guangxian, and a military resource treasury is established to reinforce the war ahead at any time.
Gao Yue was full of confidence and was in great joy when he set off.
Because Zhihui gave birth to a daughter for him, he already had a son, Da'er, and he was thinking about a girl!
On the bookstore sent by my wife, Gao Yue attached a letter paper and sent it back, saying that he would name my daughter "Weiru" to commemorate the battlefield in Xiaoguan, Northwest.
When the Baicao Army's brigade set out in a mighty manner, even if Ma Chongying's message was lagging behind, he knew that he was deeply trapped in the encirclement of various Tang troops.
Under the banner of the red lotus flames rolled in Qingzhou City, "You mean, the Tang army swept away your flocks?" Ma Chongying held a cup full of tea and said to the scout of the Nanshan Dangxiang who came to report the news.
The group of people hurriedly kowtowed and said yes, but they didn't know that their destiny had been destroyed and had been slaughtered to death.
Ma Chongying pondered for a while, his gray eyebrows pressed his eyes and thought for a while, and said in a low voice: "Since the Tang army can go deep into the Kniuling, it means that Shang Jiezan is defeated. It is impossible to destroy the sand castle, and Xiaoguan and even Pingliang fall into the hands of the Tang army." Then he patted his knees and laughed, and said to the deputy generals beside him, "I was trapped by the nameless person. It seems that you can't go to Chang'an City this time. My 60,000 troops are Zanpu, and I have to take you all intact."
At this time, Xiang Fanzi, a Nanshan Dangshan who came to report the news, told Ma Chongying that the person who swept us was not an unknown person. This man was named Gao Yue. He was once the governor of the Tang family and Yuanzhou. He suppressed the pheasant Qiang in Qingzhou. As for Gao Yue's father-in-law, Cui Ning, the former governor of Xichuan.
"Oh, Cui Ning!" Ma Chongying was very familiar with this name. What he regretted was that he failed to fight against famous Tang family generals like Cui Ning and Li Sheng.
It seems that this son-in-law is not an ordinary person. I heard that Cui Ning has retired, but the young Tang family talents have emerged again. After all, they are a great country!
Under the banner, looking at the city walls where five or six out of ten were destroyed, Ma Chongying shook his head regretfully.
"The effort failed."
At this time, several scouts riding fast horses came to report that a large number of Tang troops appeared in the south of Qingzhou City, with distinctive banners and strict clothing. The Economic Investigation found that it was the rule of the Tang Dynasty Prime Minister Xiao Fu, and it seemed that it was necessary to reinforce and rescue Qingzhou City.
"Oh, the Emperor of the Tang family has become serious." Ma Chongying stood up, touched the corner of the flag, and then asked all Chiefs of Dangxiang to come to his camp, and there were important things to be announced.
Not long after, dozens of Dangxiang Fandao chiefs, including Pingxia, Liufu, Shizhou, Dongshan, etc., stood densely in front of Ma Chongying.
"The Tang family mobilized 500,000 troops to encircle and suppress us from all directions. Qingzhou City - I am not going to continue to fight." Ma Chongying made the point.
As a result, the chief Dangxiang Fanluo all faced like earth.
They knew that Xifan could leave at any time, but they had to stay here. The Tang army had 500,000 people. If they could not catch Ma Chongying, they would have to slaughter them to vent their anger.
But Ma Chongying smiled and said, "Don't worry, you will be connected together, and there will be no less than 100,000 soldiers. The Tang family town is scattered, and the generals of each festival are uneven. I have a plan to ensure that you are worry-free."
The chiefs hurriedly asked He Ce.
Ma Chongying said that Baiyu Mountain lies across the northern border and the capital. The terrain is surrounded by dangerous obstacles, with many passes, and there are river pastures, copper, iron, gold and silver. It has a fertile land in the north and south, and there are large and large salt ponds next to it, which is enough to support a long-term battle of 100,000 troops. You may take advantage of the Tang army before it has time to encircle, and first occupy the passes of Baiyu Mountain, build fortresses, and keep the Tang army out of the outside. Then, when it is exhausted, you wait for an opportunity to ask for peace talks, and let the Emperor of the Tang family demarcate several states of land, and you will be bound to govern.
"Then you Xifan is just smearing the soles of your feet?" Many Chiefs of Dangxiang questioned in their hearts.
Of course, Ma Chongying was scheming. He told the chiefs that Xifan might retreat temporarily, but between Lingwu and Yuanhui, the Yellow River channel is still in our hands. After we recover our vitality, we will immediately start a large army and enter here. By then, you will no longer be in a mess. We join forces to fight against Tang, and he is worried: I, Ma Chongying, here, swear to all the mountain gods and river gods of Dafan. When we make a comeback and capture the Tang capital, Zanpu will promise to cede Xia, Sui, Yin, Feng, Lin, Yan and other military states to you, and build a huge "Dangxiang Country"!
It seems that Ma Chongying wants to use our hands to hold Tang Jun.
But now that things have come to this point, there seems to be no better choice.
Then Ma Chongying immediately issued dozens or hundreds of confessional seals to the group of chiefs of the Dangxiang Fanluo, including gold, silver and bronze, indicating that they all accepted Zanpu's appointment and entrenched in Baiyushan, and had the power to freely attack and loot the surrounding Tang army states.
After the arrangement was made, Ma Chongying called Shang Jiezan's deputy Lu Xu Li and said to him anxiously: "I must take the 40,000 soldiers of the Dafan clan back, and I will retreat tomorrow."
"That baggage?"
"Articles, supplies, and all the heavy things are discarded. Even if the chain mail and spear are given to these Dangxiang, my life is the most important thing." Ma Chongying said, and he couldn't help but complain to Shang Jiezan in his heart (what an embarrassing battle did you fight in Pingliang), "Tell all the soldiers, whether Gui or Yong, they will be alone and two horses. From tonight to tomorrow, they will be cut and carried in all the mountains in Qingzhou, and then divided into three armies in front, middle and back, and will run back day and night. After arriving in Mingsha, they will immediately cross the Yellow River and go back!"
At this moment, Xu Li looked embarrassed, "Our army has no one or two horses at all."
"What?"
"Our army fought in the territory of the Tang family. Since the spring, war horses have died of illness and almost caused a plague, so there are not so many war horses at all."
"Oh, if we can't do this, it will be difficult for us to cross the dry sea. Maybe we will be completely wiped out." Ma Chongying was shocked.
Chapter completed!