Let's say that Gao Bufan was stationed outside Huairou County for two days, and Yuchi Jingde and others also led their troops to join them one after another. In the evening of that day, Huairou County Magistrate Lu Jie rushed to the camp in a panic, and almost fell down when he entered the door.

The horse lies down.

Gao Bufan couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Why is Mr. Lu so panicked?"

Lu Jie said solemnly: "General Gaolang, something bad has happened. The official has just received the news that Xikou has been attacked by the Xi people. The county magistrate Zhong Wantao is fighting against the Li country. Yanle City is surrounded by the Xi people. The situation is extremely dangerous."

, County Governor Song Geng sent people to ask for help from this county, what should we do now?"

Gao Bufan and Yuchi Jingde looked at each other in surprise. The Xi people had always just made small fuss, but this time they directly attacked Xi Kou and surrounded Yanle City, the seat of Anle County. What are they planning to do? Completely follow

Is the Sui Dynasty in disgrace? Will a leopard be brave after eating a bear's heart?

The so-called Xikou refers to Gubeikou. During the Sui Dynasty, it was also called Xikou because it was the main pass from the Sui Dynasty to the territory of the Xi people. It was also the choke point from the Liaodong Plain and the Mongolian Plateau to the Central Plains. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.

It was not until the Tang Dynasty that Xikou was renamed Beikou, and the name Gubeikou was given after the Song and Yuan Dynasties.

During the Sui Dynasty, Xikou also built a wall, but it was just a low rammed earth city. Some places could even be passed by a leaping horse. Compared with the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty in later generations, the defensive power was naturally far behind. Otherwise, the Xi people would definitely

It cannot be easily broken.

Of course, the Sui army stationed in Xikou was not a vegetarian. Since the Xi people were able to attack Xikou, they most likely dispatched a considerable number of troops. Moreover, the Xi people actually surrounded Yanle City. It can be seen that the plan is not small, and

It's not as simple as grabbing a few bags of grain and a few iron pots.

"How many troops did Thief Xi come?" Yuchi Jingde asked murderously.

Magistrate Lu now also had a dark look in his eyes, and said Han Hu: "The exact number of men and horses... I don't know yet, but the Xi people surrounding Yanle City estimate that there are two thousand horses."

When Yuchi Jingde and Wei Zheng heard this, their expressions changed slightly. With two thousand cavalry, this was not a match for Yingyang Mansion's current strength. Gao Bufan decisively ordered: "General Yuchi, immediately send someone to report this matter to Lord Guo.

, ask him to make a decision."

The opponent had at least 2,000 cavalry, but Gao Bufan was not so hot-headed as to think that Yingyang Mansion alone would be enough to cope with it, so he had to ask Guo Xuan, the governor of Zhuo County, to send reinforcements.

At this moment in Ji County City, Zhuo County Governor Guo Xuan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, because something happened to Yang Guang, something big happened!

It turned out that although Yang Guang canceled the third military campaign to conquer Goryeo, he felt extremely unhappy because the King of Goryeo was not summoned to pay homage to him. At this time, the Turks in the north were making trouble again and frequently sent troops to invade the country.

The border of the Sui Dynasty seemed to be about looting property, but in fact it was more like a test.

Yang Guang obviously saw the intention of the Turkic Shibi Khan. In order to boost the morale of the border troops and at the same time frighten the Shibi Khan, he actually drove the northern patrol and led his ministers to patrol the border in a majestic manner. It must be said that Yang Guang's courage is really

It's admirable that he has the courage to sing "Time in an Empty City" with Zhuge Liang. Unfortunately, Yang Guang is not Zhuge Liang, and Shibi Khan is not Sima Yi.

Sima Yi had a complex mind and inevitably thought too much, while Shibi Khan was much more pure, and to put it harshly, he was just a stubborn person. When Yang Guang, the great Sui Emperor, appeared in front of his eyes, he was like a stubborn person.

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Fat pig, he would not think about the ulterior purpose of this fat pig, and Yang Guang's arrogant behavior completely angered him, so regardless of the situation, he immediately led an army of 300,000 to kill

Cross the border and attack Yang Guang's imperial convoy.

Yang Guang originally wanted to scare Shibi Khan, but the latter didn't give up at all and directly knocked on the door. After receiving the news, Yang Guang fled into Yanmen City and held on, and Shibi Khan did not include Hu.

, the 300,000-strong army swept all the way, with overwhelming force, and captured thirty-nine cities in a row. There were a total of forty-one cities under the jurisdiction of Yanmen County. Only the two cities of Yanmen and Guo County were left unconquered.

Now it’s a lot of fun!

Now Yang Guang and all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were surrounded by Shibi Khan in Yanmen City. The situation was extremely critical. Yang Guang had ordered various places to quickly send troops to serve the king. Guo Xuan, the commander-in-chief of Zhuo County, had naturally received the imperial edict. He couldn't help but be anxious and had already sent troops.

People informed Duan Da, who was left behind in Zhuo County while Zhao Qun was encircling and suppressing Wang Xuba.

As the saying goes, the house leaked but it rained all night, and the ship broke and was hit by a storm. Here Guo Xuan was still having a headache how to mobilize his troops and rush to King Qin of Yanmen County, but the messenger sent by Gao Bufan over there arrived again.

When Guo Xuan learned that the Xi people took advantage of the fire to rob Xikou, and surrounded Yanle City, his heart suddenly sank to the bottom. The Xi people had always submitted to the Sui Dynasty and behaved in a well-behaved manner. However, a series of abnormal behaviors recently have made people with a discerning eye realize that

From the looks of it, you can tell that they are cooperating with the Turks to mess up the Eastern Front of the Sui Dynasty.

It really complied with the saying "Everyone pushes down a wall, beats down a drum". If only a few years earlier, ten people would have dared not show their teeth to the Sui Dynasty even if they were ridiculed. But now it is better, they actually sent troops south to attack the city and plunder the territory.

This is obviously because they want to take advantage of the Sui Dynasty's weakness to get a piece of the pie.

Guo Xuan was still worried about King Qin at this time. How to allocate troops to support Gao Bufan? So he wrote and sent someone to tell Gao Bufan to act expediently. Moreover, all nearby counties were controlled by Gao Bufan and he was fully responsible for resisting the Xi people.

Regarding matters, be sure to guard Changping and Huairou counties.

Guo Xuan's meaning is obvious. There are no troops, but brother, I can delegate the power to you. You have full authority to mobilize the manpower and material resources of several nearby counties. It would be best if you can drive the Xi people out, even if you can't drive them away.

You have to guard it for me, brother, and don't let the Xi people wander into the confines of Zhuojun.

Not long after Gao Bufan received Guo Xuan's letter, he soon received a letter from Duan Da, who was left behind in Zhuojun. The meaning was similar to Guo Xuan's, but Duan Da gave Gao Bufan greater power. Not only the officers and soldiers in Zhuojun, but also

Even all the officers and soldiers in Anle County and Yuyang County were placed at Gao Bufan's disposal!

This was a big deal. Duan Da had handed over half of his power to Gao Bufan at once. In other words, Gao Bufan had the right to mobilize all the troops in the three counties of Zhuojun, Anle and Yuyang.

However, Duan Da's requirements were higher than Guo Xuan's. Guo Xuan only asked Gao Bufan to guard Huairen and Changping counties and not allow Xi people to escape from Anle County to Zhuo County. Duan Da asked Gao Bufan to keep Xi people away.

Defeat until you are driven out of the gate.

This is not difficult to understand. As the saying goes, the butt determines the head. Guo Xuan is just the guardian of Zhuojun. Within the scope of Zhuojun, it is his responsibility. It is none of his business outside Zhuojun. Therefore, he only needs to take care of his own jurisdiction.

If something goes wrong, Duan Da who stays behind in Zhuo County will be much more responsible, because the counties around Zhuo County are all under his control, including Shanggu County, Hejian County, Zhao County, Anle County, Yuyang County and Beiping County.

As the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility. Since Duan Da controls the six counties around Zhuo County, he must also be responsible for these six counties. Anle County is also within his scope of responsibility, so he would rather give up half of his power.

We should also drive the Xi people out of prison.

Now that the main force under Duan Da's command was being restrained by Wang Xuba, who was about to send troops to rush to King Guan Qin of Yanmen, he had no remaining strength to spare the troops to deal with Xi Ren, so he could only place his hopes on Gao Bufan.

Although Gao Bufan is young, he has made great achievements in battle. He seems to have never been defeated since his debut. In recent times, he has also done a great job in suppressing the Xi people, so Duan Da felt relieved and handed over the important task to Gao Bufan. If it were another person, Duan Da might not

He dared to delegate power like this. After all, if something happened, he, Zhuojun, would be the one left behind to bear the responsibility in the end.

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