Looking at the thick smoke billowing into the sky in the distance, the commander of the Eastern Expedition Army, Aikelamu, was extremely worried.
He and Iron Gate gatekeeper Ibrahim were old partners, and they both played under the same coach back then. Later, the domestic political situation changed, and the coach was convicted and killed. Because of his quick response, he was promoted exceptionally, and Ibrahim
Rahim, however, was forgotten in his post at Iron Gate because he didn't know how to adapt.
Aikelam knew that Ibrahim looked down on him, so he rarely communicated with him other than military matters. So much so that the recent news from Tiemenguan had been interrupted for several days, and he didn't care. Four days ago, when a
When the messenger, covered in blood, stumbled into the city of Kabula, he thought that the Tang army had broken through the blocked valley on the Jiantuoluo side. After careful questioning, he realized that there was a big trouble on his side and behind.
According to the dying messenger, he was the sixth wave of messengers who set out to ask for help. Ibrahim had previously sent a wave of messengers to Gabalo for help every day, but he never received any reply.
A Tang Army scout infiltrated into the south side of Tiemenguan, deliberately robbed and killed the envoy, and cut off his communication with Gabulo!!! The cause of the problem is obvious. Aikailamu didn't need to guess, he also knew that it was the Nian who lived in Zhezhe City.
The young wolf cub had the idea of an iron gate. He couldn't help but regret that he did not take action first and eradicate the wolf before its deciduous teeth faded. If the generals around him hadn't repeatedly stopped him at the beginning of spring,
There is absolutely no way that today's disaster could have happened.
Those unpromising guys were all frightened by Feng Changqing. If you hit the little wolf, the old wolf will be recruited. They would rather maintain the status quo than take the initiative to start a war with the Anxi Army. This time, it’s okay, little wolf cub.
When you grow up and show your fangs, let’s see how everyone regrets it!
Frankly speaking, Aikelam knew that he could not blame the generals under his command for this. Lao Wang died of illness, the prince was imprisoned, and Uncle Wang seized the throne. The entire food political situation was in turmoil. After all the internal fighting, someone will always rise to the top.
High-ranking officials have to sit. There will always be people who will be labeled as heretics and tied to a pyre. At this moment, I am afraid that no one wants to fight desperately with the Tang army at the front, while the official sent to arrest him and imprison him is already on the road.
Until the battle for the throne in the country is completely over, the generals of the Eastern Expeditionary Army will not have the intention to go to war with the enemy. What's more, after the war begins, everyone has no chance of winning.
Using a suspicious crowd to control the newly defeated division, the entire Great Food Eastern Expedition Army will naturally not take the initiative to attack. From Aikelamu down, everyone does not seek merit, but seeks no fault. As long as they do not give in
When Feng Changqing led the Anxi army to the gates of Gabulo City, it was considered a victory. As for the other partial army led by Wang Xun, he just pretended that he did not exist. Anyway, there were only a few thousand people, so he did not dare to start the war easily.
, trouble comes to your door.
Unexpectedly, Wang Xun, a little wolf cub, behaved completely out of line with common sense. He did not provoke in the spring or attack in the summer. However, at the end of autumn, he risked being trapped by a snowstorm halfway and went straight to the iron gate. Received.
On the day of the urgent military report, Aikelamu was so angry that he flew into a rage. He first called his generals to the center of the army and scolded him from head to toe. Then he personally fired up an army of 60,000 men and rushed for reinforcements at starry night.
He doesn't get along with Ibrahim, the gatekeeper at Iron Gate, but he has some admiration for this man's ability and insight. Since the other party said in the emergency document that he can last for three days at most, everyone should not do it for the fourth day.
Think about it. There is a large amount of food, grass and baggage stored in that pass. If it falls into the hands of the Iron Hammer King, it will definitely make it even more powerful. In addition, the unique geographical location of Iron Gate Pass also makes Aikelam have to put aside his personal relationship with Ibrahim.
Gratitude. If the Hammer King succeeds in his attack, he can take advantage of the terrain and overlook the entire river. At that time, the master Feng Changqing will lead the Anxi army to push from east to west, and the disciple Hammer King will lead the partial army to outflank Dashi.
The retreat of the Eastern Expedition Army and the entire Western Region will no longer be owned by the Tianfang Sect forces!
With such serious consequences, even if someone was backing him up, Aikayram might not be able to escape the fate of a glass of poisoned wine. Thinking of his predecessor, Abu Muslim, who was unable to die immediately after being poisoned and was rolling and struggling on the carpet, Aikaylam
Lamu shuddered. He must hurry up and rush over, even if he loses half of his soldiers on the road, he must arrive in time. He must protect the Iron Gate Pass, even if it has fallen into the hands of the Tang army, he must use human lives to bring it back! This
In a battle, either you die or I live. Other than that, there is no other choice.
He was so anxious that he inevitably pushed his soldiers too hard, which led to a lot of resentment behind him. And last year's defeat caused a great loss of his prestige in the army, so before he was even halfway through the journey, some generals had already begun to question him face to face.
his decision.
"Anyone who disobeys the general's orders will be killed!"
"If you delay on purpose, you will be killed!"
"Kill those who challenge the coach's authority!"
Aikelamu swung his sword and chopped one of the troublemakers off his horse, then gritted his teeth and said three words of "kill" in succession. The generals were caught off guard and were stunned. Aikelamu frowned again and shouted loudly.
The confidants around him shouted, "If you pass the order, you will die or die under the iron gate wall. Who dares to deliberately fall behind and let the centurion of his own team kill him directly without reporting to the centurion. If the centurion
If military discipline is not strictly enforced, the commander will go down and kill the straggler along with the centurion of the unit. If the commander is unable to restrain the brothers under his command, I will go down personally and kill them one by one from top to bottom!"
"Yes!" The confidants on the left and right hadn't seen Aikelamu be so ruthless for a long time, so they quickly agreed and hurriedly went around to pass on orders. After a while, curses and cries broke out in the team, but no one dared to do it deliberately.
Holding back the large group of people.
After Kankan had run three-quarters of the way, Aikelamu saw thick smoke in the direction of Tiemenguan. If there was thick smoke, it meant that Tiemenguan had not changed hands yet and the fierce battle was still going on. If the smoke suddenly went out,
, is the real waterlogged situation that is difficult to recover. This made him more and more anxious, and he wanted to put on his wings and fly over immediately. However, the brothers under his command failed to live up to their expectations, and the moving speed became slower and slower, and they were dragged out four or five miles sparsely.
Even if the officers pulled out their knives and threatened him, it would have no effect.
"Just hold on for one more day, just one more day. When the Iron Gate is closed, I will personally give rewards to everyone. No one will be short of it!" Aikelamu had no choice but to use his last trick. Not only did the Eastern Expeditionary Army
There are only devout believers who are ready to build the Kingdom of Heaven on earth, and most of them are veterans and scoundrels who plan to come to the East to make war fortune. Because they suffered a defeat last year and did not receive the planned war dividends, everyone has to live in poverty this year.
Japan. And the tax interception in the hands of Aikelamu is the only hope for the soldiers to "preserve their capital".
When the news of the reward came out, the team moved faster. But in Aikailamu's eyes, it was still like a worm crawling. As a last resort, he changed his approach again and ordered the generals to remove the old people in the team who seemed to have no strength to go on the road.
The weak, sick and disabled were removed and thrown on the roadside, waiting for the army to gather them when they returned. The extra mounts that were freed up were distributed to those who could still go on their way, in order to save the physical strength of their own mounts.
After some preparations, out of the 60,000-strong army that set out, only less than 40,000 were left in the end. The remaining 20,000 could only wait helplessly on the roadside for the team to triumph and sleep in the open air. However, these 40,000 soldiers and horses
, but it looked much neater than before. The whole team rumbled across the wilderness, like a wild beast out of its cage.
"Four against one, I don't believe I can't beat you, a rookie who has just started training! If I catch you, I will tie you to a horse's tail and drag you from Iron Gate Pass to Kabulo!" Looking at his home!
The murderous team, Aikelamu thought fiercely. As for whether Feng Changqing would retaliate afterwards, he no longer dared to think about it. Anyway, once the Iron Gate is lost, even if Feng Changqing does not come, he
He couldn't save his own life either.
Just as he was gnashing his teeth, a scout suddenly came from a distance to report that a spy from the Tang Army was found in front of him. Ai Kailamu waved his saber and shouted in a low voice, "Disperse the problem, there is no need to pursue them. They just want to delay our army's advance.
Speed, I will not let him succeed!"
The scout leader saluted and left. After a while, he turned back and reported loudly, "We found a second wave of Tang Army spies, about thirty in number. They are guarding our troops on the flanks!"
"Disperse. Come back as far away as possible and ignore him!" Aikelamu frowned impatiently and yelled loudly, "If you find a Tang Army scout in the future, you don't need to report it. Just treat it like this! A few came over the mountains.
What a big storm a monkey can cause!"
"Yes!" The scout leader made a fuss, agreed, and carried out the order in frustration. Aikelamu was irritable in his heart, and his patience became extremely poor. He muttered to himself, "Trash, they are all trash.
, I asked you two years ago to explore if there are any other trails nearby. You all told me there were no. If not, did the Tang Army scouts fly over?!"
The cronies on the left and right did not dare to pick up on him, and turned their heads to the side, pretending not to hear. Exploring the path is easy to say, but in practice it requires lives. The nearby barren mountains and ridges have not existed for hundreds of years.
People come in and out. Tigers, leopards, and wild wolves come in groups. And when exploring the road, the scouts cannot go together with hundreds of people. They accidentally encounter a herd of animals, and they are outnumbered.
To become the other person's snack...
"On your own territory, let the Tang army rob and kill the messenger." Seeing that everyone refused to pick up the blame, Aikailamu was furious. "What do you do for food? What if the last one in the company
The two couriers were all deliberately released by the Tang Dynasty. Don’t we have to fall into the trap ourselves..."
Just in the middle of speaking, he suddenly woke up. He stretched out his hand to pull the reins of the war horse, and then raised his scimitar high, "Stop, everyone is here, stop, stay where you are!"
The soldiers on the left and right didn't know what was going on, so they tightened their mounts one after another. The group behind also stopped in a panic, and people and horses collided, creating a mess.
Aikailamu didn't bother to explain to everyone. He raised his scimitar and roared loudly, "Pass my order. All scouts are sent out to search within five miles of the army. If any abnormality is found, report it immediately! Who dares to be perfunctory?
Things, I…….”
"Woo, woo - woo - woo!" A series of sirens came from the front, interrupting his roar. Not far away, a large plume of yellow smoke and dust rose up between the sky and the earth. There was a scarlet battle flag.
Picked out from behind the hills, followed closely by tens of thousands of cavalry, Feng Ying was pointing to his main formation.
