Xue Wei's army has arrived near Yanmen Pass. He used his telescope to look at the pass in the distance, then slowly put it down, frowned, looked back at Wanzhong, and said: "There is also Qi's army here."
Yanmen Pass was once the border between the former Central Plains Dynasty and the Northern Dynasty, but now that Youyun and other states have been restored, it is no longer a border.
The real border was pushed further north. The once unified Dachen established guard posts such as Zhenlu Guard, Gaoshan Guard, Yulin Guard and Datong Right Guard in the north to guard the northern border.
At the same time, Shanxi Xingdusi was established in Datong to take charge of these frontier guards.
Later, Northern Xinjiang fell into the hands of the Northern Qi Dynasty. The Northern Qi Dynasty almost copied the organizational system of Da Chen, and the guards here remained the same.
However, it must be mentioned that although this was the place where the Northern Qi frontier troops were stationed, it was not the place where all the frontier troops were stationed. After all, this section in the north of Shanxi was only a part of the northern frontier of the Northern Qi Dynasty.
Based on the calculation of a capital commander, the frontier troops in this section of Shanxi used to be about 25,000 people. However, the sky is high here and the emperor is far away, and Yandu cannot control here. There may be 25,000 people who were paid back then.
But only the military leaders here know how many there are specifically.
Another thing I have to mention is that for the past twenty years, the Tatar tribe and the Northern Qi Dynasty have been fighting endlessly, but most of them were not fighting in Datong. There has been no war here for many years. Instead, Datong Prefecture became one of the places for border trade.
Quite prosperous.
It turns out that there were no troops stationed at Yanmen Pass for a long time, but now, the Qi army is stationed here. Obviously, it is to prevent the Huai'an army from entering Datong from the north.
As the border moved northward, Yanmen Pass was no longer a border pass, but became the dividing line between Taiyuan Prefecture and Datong Prefecture.
Wan Zhong looked at Yanmen Pass in the distance, frowned, and whispered: "General, according to the intelligence, the Tatars have moved south now. At this time, not only did they not guard the north, but they came to guard us.
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Xue Wei touched his chin and thought for a while, then smiled and said: "There has been no war in Datong for many years."
"Although the defense here is empty, it is far away from the capital of Yan, Taiyuan. From the Tatars' point of view, if they want to go south from here, it is better to go directly to the capital of Yan from Xuanfu."
General Xue looked to the north and said slowly: "I don't believe that the Tatars would rather lose their troops and go south from Datong to face our Huai'an army..."
Wan Zhong's eyes were burning: "General, the garrison of Datong is estimated to be less than 20,000 people, and most of them are new soldiers. If we go north to Datong, it won't be of much use. We might as well fight eastward, or we can go to Yandu to take a look.
look."
"In this way, it will be more useful to Mr. Shen."
Xue Wei was silent for a while and did not speak.
He knew very well that Wan Zhong was right. For the current war situation, his vanguard army could play a more important role if it was placed on the frontal battlefield. Going north at this time would not only keep away from the main battlefield, but also make the vanguard army lose control.
The influence on the battlefield will drag the vanguard army back to Datong.
This is undoubtedly detrimental to the vanguard army.
However, Shen Yi's words still ring in his ears.
General Xue finally made up his mind and said in a deep voice: "No need to say more, send troops to attack Datong."
"We will consider everything after we capture Datong!"
He waved to the generals behind him.
"Advance troops!"
At this moment, he took with him the troops of ten thousand-house battalions, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and rushed towards Yanmen Pass in a mighty manner.
Yanmen Pass has been abandoned for a long time, and there are not many defenders here. After being bombarded by dozens of new artillery rounds for several rounds, the Qi people and the new army guarding the gate panicked. Some saw their companions killed in the pass. Under the artillery fire, he was so frightened that he turned around and ran away.
General Xue rode on a war horse, held a long spear, and shot a Qi army at an angle. Then he shouted loudly: "Abandon your weapons and surrender, abandon your weapons and surrender!"
"Those who surrender will not be killed; those who surrender will not be killed!"
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Just when the vanguard of the Huai'an army entered Datong, as Xue Wei expected, the Tatars did not go south from Datong, but from Xuanfu, and violently attacked the three guards of Xuanfu in Northern Qi.
The Three Guards of Xuanfu can be said to be the most important frontier army in the northwest of Yandu. In the past, there were more than 10,000 people in the Three Guards of Xuanfu, with strong soldiers and horses. The Tatars invaded many times, but all failed.
But at this time, the elite of the three guards of Xuanfu were all brought to the north by Nuo Yong. Now, of the three guards of Xuanfu, only some new troops are left. Even though most of the generals who command the troops are old people, after all, the new army There was a huge difference in combat effectiveness. In just two or three days, the Tatars repeatedly pushed us to the brink of defeat!
And here, it is only less than four hundred miles away from Yandu!
The three guards of the Xuanfu were in a hurry and asked Yandu for help. After hearing the news, Yandu almost did not hesitate to send the few remaining imperial troops near Yandu to support the three guards of the Xuanfu.
Lang Yan, the general of the Yandu Forbidden Army, was furious and found the Tatar envoy Mu Tuo who was still waiting for news at the Daqi Rites Hall. General Lang grabbed Mu Tuo by the collar and roared: " I asked you to wait here for news. Our emperor hasn’t replied yet, so why are the Tatars starting to move!"
Mu Tuo was not afraid. He looked up at the man in front of him, who was almost the second-largest figure in Northern Qi. He lowered his head slightly and said, "General, if you don't reply at this time, to me, the Great Khan, it is already a reply."
General Lang's face was ashen and he said angrily: "What do you want?"
"Of course we want to cooperate with Daqi to overcome the difficulties together."
Mu Tuo smiled and said: "As long as His Majesty the Emperor of Da Qi nods, the foreign ministers will immediately return to the Great Khan and ask me, the Great Khan, to stop. He can even help Da Qi to recapture Datong and Taiyuan, and then go all the way south to completely wipe out the southerners." Hurry back to the south."
Lang Yan's face was gloomy: "What conditions do you have?"
"Daqi has lost Shanxi."
Muto said with a smile: "If we sweat and take Shanxi back, then Shanxi province should belong to our Tatar tribe."
Lang Yan gritted his teeth and then muttered: "Okay!"
"As long as you can take back Shanxi from the Huai'an army!"
"Leave it to your Tatar department!"
Mu Tuo's eyes lit up: "General, are you serious about what you said?"
Lang Yan's face was expressionless: "The emperor's dragon body is not in good condition and he has entrusted Lang to take full responsibility for this matter. Now, I can represent the court and make a contract with the envoy."
Muto was overjoyed and stretched out his palm.
"High five as an oath, and then we will sign an alliance immediately!"
Lang Yan also extended his palm, and after high-fiving the two of them, they went to the Ministry of Rites to order a document together. Seeing that the official seal of Da Qi was added to the document, Mu Tuo smiled so hard that he couldn't see his eyes, and bowed to Lang Yan repeatedly.
"The foreign minister, please leave the city immediately and return to the Great Khan."
"Don't worry, General. Within three days, the siege of Xuanfu will be lifted."
Lang Yan watched Mu Tuo leave with a dark face without saying a word.
After Muto left, he sneered: "Dog eat dog!"
"When you are in Shanxi, we will fight you to death..."
"When the court frees up its hands..."
General Lang gritted his teeth and did not continue.
He turned around and came to Zhongshu. He first met with several prime ministers, and then called the officials from the Ministry of War. General Lang sat down unceremoniously on the main seat and looked at the prime ministers and several
The officials from the Ministry of War, with dark faces, gave direct instructions in a deep voice.
"In the name of Zhongshu and the Ministry of War, write a letter to Nuo Yong."
"Let him hit faster!"
"Faster!"
"We don't have much time to wait for him, if he procrastinates any longer!"
This uncle of Emperor Zhaowu had anger in his tone.