Zhang Ke handed the official document in his hand to Zhang Sheng and said, "The General Secretary ordered us to climb over the mountains and push forward to Yanqi."

Zhang Sheng read the official document and said, "This is a normal thing. More than ten days have passed, and the people in Yanqi have not moved yet. If we don't put military pressure on them, it seems that we will drag it down. But it's winter is coming, can their food and grass stand it?"

Zhang Ji said: "There must be a lot of storage in this kind of frontline, and it may be possible to eat for a few years. We have 400 miles from Yanqi. After the entire army attacks, we must leave 10,000 people to transport food and grass. It is not difficult for 40,000 people to attack Yanqi, but it is inconvenient in winter."

Zhang Sheng said: "In the past, these northern countries fought in winter, so what's the inconvenience? But I have lived well in the past two years and rarely sent troops in autumn and winter. Now it's time to attack Yanqi!"

Zhang Ji said: "Deputy envoy, today is different from the past. It is not easy to use when the army is in the cold. - No matter what, since the General Secretary has sent a document, we will lead troops to cross the mountain. Yanqi on the opposite side has never sent troops to guard the valley entrance. Tomorrow, the army will be sent to occupy the valley entrance first."

Riding on the horse, Zhang Ke looked at the strange rocks on both sides and said to Zhang Sheng: "This road is not easy to move forward. It is really strange. Why didn't Yanqi send troops to guard it? It would be difficult for us to cross it with thousands of troops here."

Zhang Sheng said: "What are thousands of people here? Yanqi has a total of more than 20,000 people. This is the valley entrance to Gaochang. How could they send people here? After we took Gaochang, soldiers occupied both sides of the valley entrance. It was not easy for Yanqi to occupy it."

Zhang Ke nodded silently and moved forward. The attitude of Yanqi's army was very strange. Knowing that Gaochang was lost and Pugu Huaien was captured, he neither sent anyone to Gaochang to demand surrender nor sent troops to guard the surroundings. Everything was quiet. Instead, Hei Khan, on the other side, actively sent troops from Kucha to put pressure on Yanqi after hearing that Gaochang had fallen.

After walking in the mountains for a day, he still did not come out of the mountain. Zhang Ji took his troops and horses to rest in the mountains, looking at the stars in the sky, and could not fall asleep for a while. Since he arrived at Hequ Road, this attack on Yanqi was the first real battle, and he was always a little nervous. Zhang Ji was a powerful general. He made many military achievements in fighting with Dangxiang before and was very famous in the army. He was from the Prefecture, but he had nothing to do with the Zhe family. He was an official position that he had won with his ability after joining the army.

But now it is different. The battle in the army no longer relies on courage, and wisdom is more important in comparison. In two years, Zhang Ke felt that he had learned well, but his strength was not good, and he always had no confidence in his heart. Especially the Hequ Road Army had several other victories, which made Zhang Ke feel even more stressed. This attack on Yanqi, and the success of the battle was the opportunity to prove himself.

After climbing the mountain, there is no more important land in front of you, you can enter Yanqi Pandi.

In Yanqi City, the defending general Long Shi suddenly closed his eyes and sat in his seat without saying a word for a long time. The generals stood on both sides, with anxious expressions.

After a long time, Long Tushi opened his eyes and said, "Kucha to the west has sent troops to Buqier to confront our army. Yesterday, the cavalry report that the Song army had crossed the mountain and came towards Yanqi. Now Gaochang has fallen and the Khan has been captured, and we have no way out. Hei Khan and the Song Dynasty, we must choose one side, otherwise we will not be able to support it. Which side should we surrender?"

The general Backett, who was on the side, crossed his hands: "General, why not give up Yanqi City and take a detour to Yangjibali. As long as we cross the Tianshan Mountains, Yangjibali will not work, we can still enter Beiting and start over again!"

Long Tushi shook his head slowly: "Now in winter, there are more than 20,000 people, how can we cross the Tianshan Mountains? There is no supply all the way, so it is not a way to seek death!"

Amans on the other side said: "Today, there is no other way, so he has to surrender to the Song Dynasty. I heard that Pu Guen surrendered to the Song Dynasty and treated him well, and he was still the lord of Gaochang."

Long Luoyanluo said: "Why did you surrender to the Song Dynasty? The black sweat on the opposite side can also surrender."

Amans said: "We have fought with Hei Khan for a hundred years. How can we surrender them? Besides, Hei Khan believes in the Green Church, how can he go?"

Long Luoyanluo said nothing, but was displeased on his face.

Long Chushi sighed: "Now is not the time to fight for the best and the worst. Don't fight for the best and the worst in words. For the sake of the present plan, if Gaochang is lost, we cannot support it and must be reduced. There are only two choices, either the Song Dynasty or the Hei Shan on the other side."

Backett crossed his hands and said, "General, if this is necessary, I would like to bring some willing people to turn the world into the mountains and return to Beiting!"

Long Tushi glanced at him lightly and nodded, "Yes. After you decide, you can take someone who is willing to follow you into Tianshan."

In winter, it is not impossible to walk on the Tianshan Mountains. In fact, many nomadic tribes regard Tianshan Mountains as winter pastures. However, they are not easy to find them. They can only follow the small paths in the mountains and pass the Tianshan Mountains by luck. If there are fewer people, they may succeed. It is impossible for Yanqi to have more than 20,000 troops.

Amans said: "Since you want to surrender, you can only surrender to the Song Dynasty. If you surrender to the Black Khan, how could you pass by the two sides' hatred accumulated by many competitions before? They are willing to surrender, but we are not willing to surrender!"

Long Chushi nodded, turned to look at Long Luo Yanluo, and said in a deep voice: "What do you think of General Long Luo?"

Long Luoyanluo said: "We just lost Kucha and retreated to Yanqi. But we didn't fight in a battle and were about to surrender. We were really unwilling to give in!"

Long Tushi said: "If you do not surrender, you can follow Bakrt and cross the Tianshan Mountains to return to Beiting. But one soldier is not allowed to be taken!"

When Long Luoyanluo heard this, he shut up and said nothing. He did not say he would surrender or leave.

Looking at everyone, Long Tushi said, "Depending on what you mean, if you don't want to surrender Hei Khan, you can only surrender the Song army. The Song army has crossed the Tianshan Mountains and will reach the city of Yanqi in five or six days. Let's do this, if you don't want to surrender, follow General Backett and go to the small road in the Tianshan Mountains. I will give you enough supplies. Whatever happens next depends on God's will."

Backett crossed his hands: "Thank you, General! I will repay you for your kindness today!"

Long Shi waved his hand: "What are you doing when you are at the end of your journey? If Gaochang is lost, we can only find a way out. Originally, I thought that relying on more than 20,000 troops could make a fortune. Alas, the news I found out from Gaochang was too different from the Song army, and there was no way. The Song army attacked Gaochang without any casualties. However, General Long Luo led the army to attack and nearly a thousand soldiers were knocked out by a round of artillery. How to fight this battle?"

Speaking of this, Long Tushi said to Batchte: "I heard that after the Song army occupied Gaochang, the army was divided into two routes, north and south, one way south and one way north. If you lead people to overturn the Tianshan Mountains, what if the Northern Court was occupied by the Song army after you came out of the mountain?"

Backett was speechless for a moment. Long Shushi was not said casually, but something very likely to happen. Unlike Yanqi, there were not many soldiers and horses in the north of Tianshan Mountain. How could he resist the Song army? I heard that the Song army had nearly 100,000 people, and the number of cities in the north of Tianshan Mountain was added together, and there were only less than 10,000 soldiers and horses. The strength of the two sides was too different. Moreover, the Song army was powerful and Gaochang's soldiers could not resist at all.
Chapter completed!