Chapter Two Hundred and Twelve
The sixth year of Wude, October 21, morning.
In Shuozhou City, each battalion ordered flag soldiers to go horses on the streets, and the soldiers of the battalion headed from different directions to the north gate under the leadership of the school lieutenant.
Last night, the Uighur tribe led Yao Luoge Bodhisattva secretly sent someone to shoot a secret letter to the head of Mayi City, saying that Jie Li Khan issued an order to withdraw some of the troops. In the early morning of this day, 130,000 troops from the Turkic tribes, including Asina, Ashide, Su Nong, Yan army, who had lost the four tribes and Gao Kaidao, began to dismantle the camps and remove tents, organize the baggage, and prepare to advance towards Heng'an. They also left dozens of tribes, including Bayegu, Tongluo, Sijie, Qie, Huxue, Dubo, etc., continued to surround Mayi.
After hearing this news, Gao Manzheng and Li Yao immediately summoned the generals to analyze the withdrawal route of the Turkic headquarters through intelligence, and selected the ambush location.
Heng'an is the Datong City, Shanxi Province in later generations. In this era, Heng'an was still a military town with a strong city and a dangerous terrain.
Mayi and Heng'an are more than 200 miles apart, and most of the middle areas are plains. The Turks carry their baggage for up to 40 miles a day. Although the Tang army is mostly infantry, if they march lightly, the distance can reach more than 60 miles a day. Theoretically, even if they leave half a day later, the Tang army will catch up with Jie Li Khan within three days.
However, if the Tang army wanted to curb the maneuver and impact advantage of the Turkic cavalry and fully utilize the power of the Central Plains infantry and cavalry formation, they had to choose a dangerous terrain to fight.
After some discussions among the generals in Shuozhou, the ambush was finally selected as Huanghuadui.
The yellow flower pile, called "cucumber pile" in its early years, was located at the junction of Shuozhou and Yunzhou. It was the only place to travel between Mayi and Heng'an. It was 120 miles away from Mayi, and the infantry could reach it in two days.
Li Yao and Gao Manzheng were both decisive people. After making a decision, they did not hesitate and immediately sent people to inform the action plan of Liu Shirang, Qin King Li Shimin, and Qin Wutong of Lanzhou. Then they gathered most of the people in the city and went out of the city to go north to Huanghuadui.
As the Turkic army marched along the banks of the Huishui River, Gao Manzheng's Shuozhou army marched in the northeast of the La River Valley under the intentional release of the Tiel tribe.
Therefore, for Gao Manzheng's Shuozhou Army, as long as the confidentiality is done, the two armies will not have any intersection before arriving at the Huanghuadui.
Two days later, the Shuozhou army arrived at Huanghuadui first. The military situation was urgent. Gao Manzheng made a quick decision. Regardless of the fatigue of the soldiers, he told the entire army to work overnight, dig traps, set up obstacles, and stipulated that those who were built qualified could rest and recuperate.
At the twilight of the sky, the various battalions of the Shuozhou Army completed their fortifications one after another. Several artificial barriers composed of horse-rejected horses, wooden fences and trenches appeared between the ridges and valleys of the yellow flower pile.
Li Yao accompanied Gao Manzheng to inspect the fortifications who had not been sleeping all night. When he climbed a hill, Li Yao found a rammed earth platform more than one foot high. When he approached and looked closely, he recognized the ruins of a large building and asked Gao Manzheng about the origin of the place.
As soon as Li Yao asked, Gao Manzheng excitedly told the story of his ancestors.
About seventy years ago, there was a dirt pass here, which was the northern gateway where the Northern Qi Dynasty communicated with the grasslands. At that time, Northern Qi was frequently attacked by the Rouran people. Emperor Gao Yang of the Northern Qi Dynasty led his army to fight against Rouran Khan Yujiulu Anlu Luochen, and fought with Anluan in Shuofang. Although he won, the Rouran people left with one blow and did not suffer much loss. Therefore, Gao Yang decided to take a risk. When the Northern Qi army was in charge of the army, he personally led the most elite troops of the Northern Qi Dynasty, "Baibaoxianbei", to take charge of the palace, and used Anluan's insatiable nature to lure him into action.
When An Luo Chen learned about this information, he was overjoyed. Sure enough, he led his army back and chased him, intending to take down the Northern Qi emperor and make a big fortune.
At that time, Rouran surrounded Gao Yang in this pass located on the Huanghuadui. The soldiers of the Qi army did not dare to sleep at night. Only Gao Yang was calm and comforted the soldiers of the entire army. He also said that Rouran did not know the strength of our army and did not dare to attack at night, so he asked everyone to rest with peace of mind. As a result, Rouran did not attack at night. Early the next morning, Gao Yang led more than a thousand "Hundred Baoxianbei" to suddenly break out of the pass. An Luo Chen was caught off guard and was killed by the Qi army and buried twenty miles in a corpse. Tens of thousands of soldiers were captured. Even his wife, children, and young people were captured. After fleeing back to Mobei in a panic, he did not dare to invade the south until his death.
The most interesting thing is that the year after this battle, the remaining tribes of Rouran were completely destroyed by the Turks at the peak of their lives. Because they were afraid of Gao Yang's reputation, they swept across the grasslands at that time. The Turkic Khanate in the Western Regions did not dare to make the Northern Qi Dynasty, so they took the initiative to send envoys to show their goodwill and once had constant exchanges with the Northern Qi Dynasty.
When talking about these history, Gao Manzheng felt extremely proud. He looked into the distance, clasped his fists, waved his hands heavily into the air, and said passionately: "Today, in this place where our ancestors once created gloriousness, I, Gao Manzheng, will prove himself with the blood of the Turks."
It is true that Gao Yang is suspected to be suffering from mental illness, and his cruelty and lewdness are comparable to Jie and Zhou, but it cannot cover up the fact that his civil and military achievements are also outstanding. Therefore, in the minds of the descendants of the Northern Qi royal family, Gao Yang, who was half-life wise and half-life tyrant, was not only their ancestors whom they commemorated, but also an idol worthy of their worship.
The two walked back to the military tent, and a personal soldier ran over excitedly and reported: "Report to the general, Liu Shirang led the 20,000 Dianzhou troops across the Huangshui River, and has now entered the preset ambush site."
Gao Manzheng smiled and said, "It's so amazing that Liu Shirang's march did not disappoint Gao."
Li Yao pondered for a moment, frowned and said, "Including the general manager's troops, our army currently has 45,000 troops, which is still a big gap with the four Turkic troops. I just don't know if the Qin King's Army and the Lanzhou Army can come in time."
As soon as she finished speaking, two flying cavalry with small flags on their backs ran to the front of the tent and reported urgently:
"Reported that General Qin Wutong, the general of Lanzhou, and his 10,000 troops have arrived near the local area and are resting on the spot at this moment."
"I am hereby the order of the King of Qin to inform the general manager of Shuozhou Gao Manzheng. The King of Qin led 50,000 troops to the west bank of Muddy Waters, and is expected to arrive in the local area within an hour."
Li Yao said happily: "In this way, the momentum of striking the corner has been achieved, and we at least have the chance of winning."
Gao Manzheng smiled at the sky and said firmly: "Our army will win."
Immediately afterwards, he ordered his personal soldiers around him: "Send the order, the scout camp strengthens monitoring of the enemy situation, and other battalions form formations and standby."
Most of the hour later, just when Gao Manzheng and Li Yao learned that the Qin King Li Shimin had arrived as scheduled, a dusty scout rushed to the two of them and panted, saying, "The Turks are here."
Gao Manzheng stepped onto a war horse, holding a spear in one hand and tyrannizing the reins in the other, and said enthusiastically: "I'll order the entire army to be prepared to attack the captives and avenge their previous shame."
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Chapter completed!